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  1. 10-14-2010, 06:12 PM #1
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    Orphaned Koalas

    It is not common for a Koala to bear twins, and regrettable in this instance the Mum was struck and killed by a passing car. Fortunately, the driver stopped, and took the mother to the local vet, unbeknown she was dead, - where it was discovered she had these twins in her pouch.



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    Awwww! What adorable babies, thank goodness they were rescued. They are so so so so cute!
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    Oh my goodness, Wom! I agree with Karen, thank goodness they were rescued -- they are so adorable! Where will they live, will they go to a zoo?
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    Awwwwwww . . . .

    So lucky they were "found." Thanks, Wom, for sharing this lovely tale.
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    Thanks for sharing. What a happy ending for these 2 sweethearts...
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    Quote Originally Posted by cassiesmom View Post
    Oh my goodness, Wom! I agree with Karen, thank goodness they were rescued -- they are so adorable! Where will they live, will they go to a zoo?
    They'll probably go to a wildlife park. They'll get looked after there.
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    TOO cute! I am so glad they survived...must have meant lots of sleepless nights for the fosters.
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    OMG the 2nd and 3rd pics...SO CUTE!
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    Awww! So cute! And beautiful!

    I have heard it was very tricky to have marsupial babies survive out of the pouch. I don't know for koalas specifically, I guess it also depends on their development stage. But when I see them, I am convinced they were extremely lucky A pity the mom is not here anymore
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sonia59 View Post
    Awww! So cute! And beautiful!

    I have heard it was very tricky to have marsupial babies survive out of the pouch. I don't know for koalas specifically, I guess it also depends on their development stage. But when I see them, I am convinced they were extremely lucky A pity the mom is not here anymore
    Yes, it has a lot to do with development. Because when they are born, they are so small, almost the size of a bean, and they sort of wriggle and crawl until they get into the pouch and lock onto a teet.
    We raised a very young kangaroo once, he was pretty small, and was rejected by his mother. We nursed him and when he was big enough we nailed a sugar bag to a fence post and the joey would use that as his pouch.
    He never went far from our house, until he matured, then he must have thought about all those girl kangaroos he was missing out on......we seen him less and less then, until finally he just went away.
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    Oh. My. Goodness. They are so adorable. Thankfully, they were rescued and thank you for sharing this, Wom.
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    The 3rd baby picture nearly killed me with cuteness!!!

    Actually, I was hoping they were up for adoption!! hee hee!

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    So tiny to start with & then so cudley & sweet.
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