I think I may have been remiss in never once posting to the Dog Blog the most iconic of all Australian animals – the Koala.
So here’s one.
There are no Koalas in Tasmania, except for those in Wildlife Parks, which is where I photographed this fellow.
Koalas eat eucalyptus leaves, which are extremely tough and very low in nutritional value. In order to get any food value out of them Koalas’ stomachs are basically a big fermentation vat. And the rest of the Koala is basically a slow moving and slow thinking (brains eat up lots of energy) transport mechanism for that vat. But, they are very cute.
Oh, and Happy Birthday Andi. What did the dogs get you?