The word Koala is thought to originate from one of the Australian Aboriginal languages, Dharug, which roughly translates to ‘no drink’ or ‘no water’. Why?! Well, in the Australian bush, koalas rarely drink water as the majority of their water intake comes from eating fresh eucalyptus leaves. Koalas drinking water is uncommon in the wild, although they can do so if necessary, especially during heat waves, droughts or bushfires. | Symbio Wildlife Park

Ancient Aboriginal art 'unlike anything seen before'

KOALA RESCUE Inc received a call from a most concerned member of the public, who reported that they had found a koala on the ground at the base of a tree. However, there was also a second koala involved. On arrival the rescuer located both a deceased adult female koala and a second adult male koala. It is always devastating to attend a rescue involving a deceased koala, but it was even more heartbreaking to witness the male koala actually holding and hugging the deceased koala. This type of beha

Zi, a little girl currently in care with amazing KOALA RESCUE Inc volunteers. This beautiful young koala was found hanging onto a tree after being hit on a busy suburban street. Luckily she had no broken bones, however needed to stay at the vet for a number of weeks due to internal bleeding, deflated lungs and impact trauma. Zi is now taking a well deserved rest while being monitored and will hopefully be released back into the wild in the next few weeks 🐨 SAVING KOALAS FOR TOMORROW 🐨.To suppo

Spotted during koala rescue training recently. 👀🧐 This joey, and mum, were across the road from Friends of the Koala. 🐨❤️ The joey is finding its way on its own, with mum in a nearby tree keeping watch. 🙌✨🐨 This joey will now spend more and more time away from mum. Please help us keep them safe, so we don’t need to apply our rescue skills! #wildkoala #koalahabitat #australianwildlife | Friends of the Koala Inc.