Added on Thursday 03 April 2008 04:06:57
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Noah was finished his tick check. Now Amanda was returning him to an indoor unit for staff to keep an eye on his tick burden. Trouble is, we weren't sure which unit he was supposed to go to and he started using his claws....
@koalawrangler
Lol, you're right about how it's the correct way to hold a koala, but not sure why you said physiognomy. Physiognomy is the crack-pot science of the Middle-Ages that sought to tell a person's character by their face. I think you must been physiology.
@abvmoose87 No, you can't. They are protected wildlife. They would be possible to feed anyway. They need to eat nothing but select eucalyptus leaves in great abundance. This would be very hard to source. They are also not tame animals.
@koalawrangler Right. They are cute, but after all they are still wild animals. The hold is correct, no harm to koala, no harm to handler. Win-win situation.
Because of their "lifestyle", koalas happen to have extremely strong limbs with strong joints, ligaments, etc...kind of eucalyptus-ninjas? ;)
They look soft and cute, but when required, they can be very quick and aggressive. Just like some neijia-gongfu masters. They look quite harmless. Like the martial artists I know. Really soft.
Bless you, koalawrangler! When your baby sees his/her first morning, I know that your child will have The Best Mommy Ever. You will teach your child to love the nature and life an sich. It is a great privilege to have a mommy like you!
At school:
Teacher: Where your mommy is working?
Child of Kw: (Proudly) My mom is a koalawrangler!
@koalawrangler FRIGHTENING!! I have read that those ticks bite human beings too. Huh? Australia is a really dangerous country. Paralyzing ticks, shark-infested seas, salt-water crocodiles, platypuses, funnel-web spiders, awfully venomous snakes etc...
But koalas and other marsupials would be a good reason to visit Australia? Regardless of dangers, I think that Australian nature is extremely interesting. Deserts, eucalyptforests, rainforests, et cetera. Such diversity.
@cintulator2 Yes, that's right. They are simply called "paralysis ticks" and are the scourge of domestic pets in bushland/tropical areas of Australia. Apparently when the first Europeans arrived in Australia in C18, they couldn't understand why their dogs were all dropping dead. The paralysis tick literally paralyses the animal so that they stop breathing. Most ticks affecting koalas are the 'garden-variety' bush ticks that only bother them if they are unwell or small to begin with. Sam
@koalawrangler The goal and purpose of a hospital is always the recovery of the patient! Great work! I hope, that Noah is well now. Respect!
Of course Noah was grumpy. Everyone is, when the pain is present. Ask any nurse or doctor.
I have heard, that there are paralyzing ticks in Australia, ones with venomous saliva. Is that true?
Thank you so much. People like you are so important. 2010 I will adopt a Koala - just a few bucks for me but a lot of help for the Koala...
Remember: "No tree, no me" !!!
On the contrary, it IS the correct way to hold a koala. You can't measure koala handling against the handling of other animals as their physiognomy is completely unique. It is not uncomfortable to the koala and it prevents scratching or biting of the handler.
These rooms are intensive care units where koalas needing daily treatment are kept short-term. They contain wooden forks for climbing and are replenished with fresh leaves, dirt and water every day by volunteers. They really aren't that bad! The koala usually sleeps 18 hours a day and hides under the leaf. When they are better, they move into an outside recovery yard. This little one was soon to be released so was brought inside. If we left him in his yard, we'd have never gotten him down!
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