That is until this week when a co-worker came to my desk excitedly wanting to show me something in a thicket of gum tree saplings just outside the back door of the office building. When despite my best efforts I couldn't see at what he was pointing, we moved closer. And what did I see clinging to the bole of a sapling doing its best imitation of Demi Moore's pole dance in the movie Striptease but none other than a juvenile koala!
As my guide was telling me things like "Oh, they sleep 19 hours a day," this one's head swiveled rather alertly in our direction and STARED.
Did you know koala bears look all cuddly and cute just like all the plush toys you've seen? Did you also know that those cuddly representation leave off a set of very lethal looking claws? Did you also know they make strong eucalyptus smelling urine and even spit when disturbed, possibly explaining why you've never seen a "live action" koala doll?Needless to say I just observed this one from a respectable distance. And I'm sure that suited Mr/Ms Koala just fine.
- Farmer Ted
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