Koalas

A koala’s pregnancy lasts about a month. When the baby – called a joey – is born, it looks like a pink jellybean. It is only two centimetres long, hairless, blind and has undeveloped ears. It immediately crawls into its mother’s pouch and stays there for about six months. It will then spend around another six months close to mum, usually by clinging to her belly or riding her back, like in our photo.
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