Kola the Koala!

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Kola has just arrived at the Johnston Zoo!  She is a adolescent Koala and is not
quite breading age!  There is a lot of excitement about her being here.  There is
hopes for a good size Koala population.

Here Is Kola!

 She is very playful!

 A little shy...

 and very cute!

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus or, inaccurately, koala bear) is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae, and its closest living relatives are the wombats. The koala is found in coastal areas of the mainland's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. It is easily recognisable by its stout, tailless body; round, fluffy ears; and large, spoon-shaped nose. The koala has a body length of 60–85 cm (24–33 in) and weighs 4–15 kg (9–33 lb). Pelage colour ranges from silver grey to chocolate brown. Koalas from the northern populations are typically smaller and lighter in colour than their counterparts further south. It is possible that these populations are separate subspecies, but this is disputed. Koalas typically inhabit open eucalypt woodlands, and the leaves of these trees make up most of their diet. Because this eucalypt diet has limited nutritional and caloric content, koalas are largely sedentary and sleep for up to 20 hours a day. They are asocial animals, and bonding exists only between mothers and dependent offspring. Adult males communicate with loud bellows that intimidate rivals and attract mates. Males mark their presence with secretions from scent glands located on their chests. Being marsupials, koalas give birth to underdeveloped young that crawl into their mothers' pouches, where they stay for the first six to seven months of their life. These young koalas are known as joeys, and are fully weaned at around a year. Koalas have few natural predators and parasites but are threatened by various pathogens, like Chlamydiaceae bacteria and the koala retrovirus, as well as by bushfires and droughts. For more info click here!

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St. Malcolm!

Hey Gang!

Picking Up Stories Where We Left Off! Pt.1

OK, So I need to do some photo stories!  I can't just show you all the
things I have purchased.  Well...I can but I do need to do stories too! So
here is my first in  themed of photo stories.  I'll be bouncing back and
forth.  I hope it doesn't get too confusing.  I have to finish up some post
too! I still have my Star Wars to do and a few others.

Meanwhile In St. Malcolm!

So after getting off the phone with her grandson, Camille was doing her
morning walk.

Exercise is a good part of the healthy lifestyle of St. Malcolm.
It is coming close to the end of tourist season here in St. Malcolm.

As much as Camille loves this season, its' coming to a close is good. It will soon
be Camille's favorite time. Time with friends and family at the Chateau.

While walking along the beach she saw something disturbing a little ways
off.  It was an injured penguin.

She took out her phone to make a call.
Hello, Animal Rescue...This is  Camille Laurent at the Chateau in
St. Malcolm.

Operator: Hello Mrs. Laurent!  What is going on in St. Malcolm?  Is it
a turtle?

There are sometime sea turtles or seals that are in distress and need 
rescuing because of improper pleasuring boating in the area. Camille 
has been a great resource for the Animal Rescue Resource Center.  
She is their "eyes on the beach" in St. Malcolm.

Camille:   No... it is an injured penguin!

 Operator: WOW! You don't get penguins there!

Camille: Yes, I know!

Camille:  He seems pretty bad.  You need to send someone quickly!

Operator: OK!  We happen to have someone really good nearby.  I will radio
 him and have him helicopter out.  Is the penguin alone or with others?

Camille: I didn't think of that.  Let me look around.  I don't see others on the beach.
They could be in the ocean.  Let me see...

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It is a fake!!! Run!!

Operator:  Do you see any other penguins?

Camille: I don't see anything.....   

Camille:  No... wait.. I see something! .... Uh oh! That's not good!

Operator: What do you see?

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