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Sleeping Koala
Hans&Judy Beste

Sleeping Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

These animals are very rarely seen in our area and are disappearing all over the country,mainly due to destruction of their habitat.They sleep for 18-22 hours a day,conserving energy,which is required for their digestion of eucalypt leaves.
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Habitat
Mixed Eucalypt/Rainforest
Location
Emu Creek, Benarkin, Queensland, Australia
Date taken
21st November 2018
Scientific name
Phascolarctos cinereus
Equipment used
Canon 7D mark II with 100-400mm mark II
delia todd
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LOL he's well away, isn't he. It's great to see him so relaxed in your presence Hans.

A wonderful image - very well spotted and photographed to.

Many thanks for showing him to us my friends.
 
Kits
Such a shame about their decline. A lovely capture of this snoozing koala.
 
bievreJJ
such a sweet-looking teddy-bear!!! unfortunately I never managed to see one of them in the wild. superb photo, many tfs!!!
 
jbpixels
Guess whole Australia loves this unique and wonderful/lazy (LOL) animal.
Difficult environments (eucalyptus, urbanization, climate).
Lovely animals and capture.
 

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