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Uploaded 14-Mar-08
Taken 8-Mar-08
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"Traditional Koala" Koala or Phascolarctos cinereus

Well, since Koalas sleep 18 - 20 hours each day, this tends to be the "Traditional Koala Pose" most people get to see....

They're not bears, they're marsupials from Australia. They have a pouch for their joey (their baby). There the joey stays for about 6 months. At seven months the joey is slowly weaned off milk to eucalyptus leaves, which is their food. I've learned from the Science Channel that they don't drink water, but I don't know that for sure....
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D300, f/8 @ 270 mm, 1/60, ISO 400, Flash