![Adorable koala joey sticks his head out of his mum's pouch at Cleland Wildlife Park | Daily Mail Online Adorable koala joey sticks his head out of his mum's pouch at Cleland Wildlife Park | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/07/17/07/30866828-8532693-image-m-62_1594965947584.jpg)
Adorable koala joey sticks his head out of his mum's pouch at Cleland Wildlife Park | Daily Mail Online
![Science girl on Twitter: "Koalas are marsupials with the defining trait being the pouch, in a koala the pouch is backward facing to protect baby whilst climbing, it opens backwards towards the Science girl on Twitter: "Koalas are marsupials with the defining trait being the pouch, in a koala the pouch is backward facing to protect baby whilst climbing, it opens backwards towards the](https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1604741898106798080/pu/img/ySrbqJWF2bDnelkd.jpg:large)
Science girl on Twitter: "Koalas are marsupials with the defining trait being the pouch, in a koala the pouch is backward facing to protect baby whilst climbing, it opens backwards towards the
![Koala babies (joeys) are born then crawl up into the mom's pouch to stay safe for about 6-7 months. The nipple is located inside the pouch and lactation can last up to Koala babies (joeys) are born then crawl up into the mom's pouch to stay safe for about 6-7 months. The nipple is located inside the pouch and lactation can last up to](https://external-preview.redd.it/LOuHaRSNg1PyZcJUo-L99PE6PqROeZhGBN6lKtwadWg.png?auto=webp&s=9457b9539d0d655a688559c75dcb6af60ac0bd10)