Two's company or is it?

This morning was no different to any other morning......left home and headed to the shop. Stopped and put the OPEN sign out.....drove in to the carpark......backed the vw into position and cut the engine. What on earth was that noise!!!!!!!! ..........it sounded like someone was trying to skin a live cat! On closer and rather hesitant inspection I found not one but two of these fellows in the tree.

 
They were only about 3 metres off the ground. The larger Mr Koala was trying to get to the shy Miss Koala further up the tree. She was having no part in his advances.........obviously the animal attraction just wasn't there! Later in the day I heard more noises, this time closer to the shop......so I went for another look. The pair had moved further along the tree belt but Mr Koala had not given up on his mission. This time the pair were wrestling around, almost falling out of the tree. He retreated and then started his grunting / snorting noises. To the untrained ear these noises are terrifying, especially at night (and when fishing at the dam.....isn't that right Emma!).

Here are some facts:

Koalas breed once a year.
Mating normally occurs from September to March
Gestation lasts 35 days, after which one koala is born.
The baby koala, "joey", is blind, hairless, less than one inch long and weighs less than 1 gram (0.035 oz).
It then crawls into its mothers pouch completely unaided, relying on its sense of smell, strong forelimbs and claws. Once inside the pouch, baby koala attaches itself to one of the two teats and stays there drinking milk for the next six months.

So maybe, if things go Mr Koala's way tonight and he gets 'lucky' we might get to see a new addition in about 7 months time!

Linda   :)

Comments

[jodie]

Well he'll have to stop grunting...

[Emma]

I've been replaced by horny koalas :(