Baby koala's survival thrills zoo

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BBC News


Koori is starting to nibble on eucalyptus leaves

A tiny koala who had to be taken early from his mother's pouch has made what zoo staff call a "miraculous recovery".

Three weeks ago tiny Koori was dehydrated, underweight and suffering from an infection.

At first he seemed reluctant to accept his surrogate mother, Sydney zookeeper Darrelyn Rainey.

But now the feisty marsupial - still small enough to fit into the palm of an adult's hand - is beginning to chomp eucalyptus leaves.

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1. thanks for adding the pic