I Just Came to Say Hello

My first thought was to wonder what a silent, nocturnal, slow-moving tree dweller with few defenses, was doing on the ground (much less in the water), in broad daylight? Are they strong swimmers? Is that normal behavior for a koala? I wanted to look beyond the range of the camera to see if a predator wasn't pursuing. Another thought was to wonder if loss of habitat had forced the koala down out of the safety of the trees, looking for food, in a forest where the canopy is not longer contiguous.

The humans on the boat are simply beside themselves with their good fortune. No one says, 'Well, that's weird...'

Cute video. Didn't know that these cute little critters can also carry chlamydia until I watched a nature program about koalas.

Bet that guy is going to really regret the scratch on his arm the koala gave him

Micheal J. Fox is awesome! He even makes youtube videos, evidently!

My first thought if a wild animal is that friendly is rabies...but I think the deal is that's a tour of some kind and that koala probably gets fed by tourists and has lost his fear.