What are normally sleepy creatures during the day, our koalas were energetic as soon as cameras were pulled out! In the video beloew, you can hear Kiah the koala making a unique vocal sound. This sound is very distinctive and used as the koala's mating call, or communicating to other koalas. Especially to those who are entering into their territory. In this case, we were conducting our routine oestrous checks with our female koalas as part of our Koala IVF program. This is the noise they like to share with us!
Usually quiet and shy creatures, koalas are nocturnal, meaning they spend most of their day sleeping. During the night is when you will get to witness these majestic creatures in action. Their diet mostly consists of eucalyptus leaves, which in turn does not supply the koala with much nutritional value. During the day is when they digest these leaves, building up their energy for the night.

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