First Time Holding a Koala | Unforgettable Moment: My Emotional First Encounter with a Koala
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- I UGLY CRY when I hold a koala in Australia for the first time. I've been OBSESSED with koalas nearly my entire life and have always dreamed of holding one. Well, my dream came true during our visit to Australia, and I'm happy to share my emotional encounter with a koala.
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Australian here... Im so happy for you!! ❤
I am so glad that you got your chance to experience one of our most iconic animals. They are truly wonderful to see even in zoos although I have been lucky enough to see them in the wild a few times. The last encounter was a few in trees in Hahndorf outside of Adelaide South Australia. The foreign tourists were amazed at we Aussies getting excited at seeing wild koalas - they did not realise how rare this chance is even to us.
At nearly 70 I have never held one because it was decided years ago in my state that it was not in their best interests, an attitude I agree with BTW. I really am glad that you got your wish anyway.
Many folks we talked with said the same thing... they seeing a koala in the wild was very rare. And while we did make a few attempts to do so, we weren't successful but I wasn't super disappointed. As for being able to hold one, it is no joke that this has been #1 on my bucket list for 50 years, and I will forever be grateful that I got the opportunity. That said, if it was determined that not allowing this was in the best interest in preserving the koala, I would fully support it. 💗🐨💗
Aww you got me teary..❤
So happy for you..
thank you 😀🐨
Beautiful video... I had my koala adventure a year ago, put it also on RUclips. I flew from The Netherlands all the way to Australia to do things like this. And just like you, it was on my bucket list. I cuddled and kissed the animal as if it was my own cat. He just loved it! I guess nobody did that before, because you might get a disease of it. But after a year, no such thing happened. I love to see your next videos of Australia...
Wow... I thought we had a long travel day! I very much wanted to hold him like a baby, but I had to be happy with making my hands into a seat. I was so happy that he leaned into me, though, so I could cuddle him and put my head next to his. The koala that I held the 2nd say pushed against me, so wasn't cuddly but I did get to look into his face more. So glad you got to experience this as well!
I also cried when I was finally able to be inches away from a Joey without barriers. They are so innocent and cute it was emotionally overwhelming ❤
Awwww.... how special that you got to see a joey! The overwhelm is REAL!
A beautiful and touching moment to hold a Koala, you look so happy. I live three kilometres from Lone Pine Sanctuary and have visited there so many times. During the Gallipoli Campaign, the Soldiers' brought and sent back the pine cones. They planted pine trees across Australia at the Australian War Memorial and other Memorials from the Gallipoli pine seeds. The pine trees can be bought as a small plant as a memorial to the Anzacs.
The neighborhood surrounding the sanctuary is lovely. And thanks for sharing about the Gallipoli pines... I love that story.
@@TheKoalaMamaTravels, thank you. The pine seeds are from WWI.
Awwwe. I drive past it constantly and we've never been there. I think sometimes we take things for granted.My mother in law hand raised orphaned baby kangaroos along with other Australian wildlife. Im so happy for you and your video really put a smile on my face. A late welcome to Brisbane. Sorry ive only just seen your video
Do Visit Lone Pine! Not only do they have LOTS of koalas but many other animals as well. Our 2nd favorite thing was the huge grass area with kangaroos and wallabies.
Good onya Dear Lady. That was beautiful. I cried with you mate. ❤❤❤❤😅😅😅😅
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When I was a kid (more than 50 years ago) my father brought home a baby koala. He had run the mother over on the road 😔
We had the koala for a few months. He lived inside and my brothers and I would go out and collect gum tree branches for him. Eventually we took him to be released at a nearby sanctuary.
wow... one of my greatest fears is accidentally hitting an animal with my car! How horrible for your dad to experience that but good on him for taking care of the baby.
So Happy for you !! … you made me cry !! … lol … I’ve always dreamed of holding one and playing with them too !! … here’s hoping Hawaii didn’t lose too many in the fires 💯🙏❤️💫🦋
I’m so happy for you to get your dream. Even though I’ve lived in Australia all my life I still get a thrill of seeing them up close. 😘😘
thank you 🐨💗
My wife and I live in Russia. and we also dream of someday traveling to Australia to hold beautiful koalas in our arms❤❤❤
I hope your dream comes true! 💗🐨
Not all states allow you to hold them. Qld does. I
Well, you do have real full size teddy bears in Russia. watch?v=HVAWd-0V9yU .
Awww 🥰 that’s just beautiful. Australia has beautiful wildlife. ❤
Great to see someone so passionate about our koalas we here take for granted that we have so many special animals here hope your holiday is the best 👍🇦🇺
We had such an amazing visit and can't wait to return.
Koalatastic reaction. Welcome to OZ. 🐨
I might need to steal "koalatastic"!🐨
My pleasure.
A 50 year wait? How sweet!
Good onya Koalamomma, I hope you had a great time visitimg our shores.
We definitely did and really want to return!
I could feel your emotions, they are endangered and when I think of climate change and bushfires my heart just breaks. I wish more could be done but governments worldwide don't care. I feel the same about your beautiful wolves.
I so agree! More compromise and less greed...
As an Aussie, my two wild koala experiences (zoos don't count) - once I was sitting under a tree which overhung some water and suddenly there was this huge yellow TORRENT coming from above into the water. Looked up and there was a koala in the tree. And I was at the top of a forested hill and heard what i thought was someone kicking over a small motorbike and failing to get it to start - nup, it was just a big koala in a tree. I live in a country town in koala territory and whenever someone wants to cut down a gum tree (they live on the leaves) in a suburb with koalas they must plant three new ones.
I honestly know how I would have reacted if I actually saw one in the wild! I'm happy that there are laws in place to replenish the trees. I know there is a lot of tension between development and conservation that I hope is resolved. Australia is home to so many unique animals that future generations deserve to enjoy.
Nice story, glad you enjoyed your trip.
The koala's like, the tree is crying... again!
OMG.... that made me LOL😅🐨
I cried the first time a Polar Bear hugged me.
As a proud Aussie I am so happy that your dream came true.
I love Koala's so much.
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Another Aussie here. I have a pic of myself holding a koala when I was about 22. Yep, nice one. I am the same age as you, born in 1960. Come from Adelaide. We have them wild in the Adelaide Hills and of course like the place you went to, we have Cleland National Reserve, where I held mine. Anyway I felt for you watching your reaction to something that was a dream for you.
I seriously think I'd go crazy if I lived in AU! We'd love to return and visit your side of the country 😀 PS - your pup is adorable and looks so sweet!
@@TheKoalaMamaTravels Well thankyou on the nice comments, especially on the dog. Unfortunately my two maltese (this one being Brody and my other one being Brently) passed of the same disease - cushings. However I have a Jackapoo now - a black miniature jack russell and toy poodle x. He's a bit crazy having been born on a farm in New South Wales. In my state they are too expensive to buy. It is cheaper to buy one from the eastern states. Yes I agree you probably would go crazy if you were as close as I am to them, but I am inside more than out and so I don't see them much. Hope you get back one day.
that was awsome
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I am so happy you got to finally cuddle a koala 😁
aww... thanks! I can see we have something in common 🐨💗
Je suis très heureux pour cette dame car moi aussi j'adore les koalas j'aimerais a pareillement en serré un ds mes bras depuis que j'ai suivi un koala Triumph sur RUclips 😍👍🐨
Sorry that guy took her/him off you so fast. Should have let you bond a little longer. Warm love from a chilly Aussie winter!
Yeah, I definitely would have liked to have held him longer but I couldn't be selfish, but I did go back 2 more times so... And although I didn't get to hold a koala at Billabong Zoo, I did get to pet one for a very long time. Thanks for watching! 🐨💗
If you look on RUclips - "Scottish reporter Koala" - a couple of Aussies convinced a Scottish reporter that there was a savage version of a Koala called a "Drop Bear" ....suited her up in Motorcross armour and let her hold one....and she found out first hand about Australian humour !😆
I've actually seen that and it honestly made me laugh. A coworker hung in our workroom what looks like a photo from the 1920s of a cart with giant potatoes in it. Obviously photoshopped but crazy the number of people who are like, "wow, where was that taken?!" As they say here in the South "Bless their heart." 💗🐨
Zrovna tohle bych si pustil se zvukem😂😂😂😅🎉
Chtěl bych slyset všechny ty Koalí emoce 😂😂😅🎉
Bych utonul slzicku 😂😂😂🎉😅😂😅😂😅😂
Bonza!
That's just wonderful you made your dream come true, so so happy for you!!!!!! I also looooove koalas so much 🥰🐨 hope will get to see them in real one day :) Take care!
I hope you do, too!🐨💗
I am Australian, I love to go camping. I camp in a place that Koala's frequent, it's nothing for a Koala to walk through my camp with a Joey on her back. They are always there when I go. I pray that will always be the case.
Oh I'm so jealous! Seeing one in the wild will be my goal on my next visit for sure!
I was actually thinking that you didn’t get much nursing time but I’m glad you finally got to fulfill your wish🇦🇺🦘
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Amazing! 🐨
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OH FK - I'm an Aussie and that dreaded onion Ninja just ran through the room - so happy for you🥰🥰
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FYI , as of 2024 Lone Pine no longer let's people hold koalas.
Wow, thanks for the heads up! I had made advanced reservations for 2 of my 3 holds, and about a month after making the reservations, they moved to a same-day reservation schedule, which I did for my 3rd hold. We'd been told that Queensland was considering outlawing holds altogether as is the case in several other states/territories. I'm not surprised by the move, and honestly support it if it is the best thing for the koalas, but man am I GRATEFUL I visited when I did and was able to experience it. There likely are other places where you still can hold one, but I won't be surprised if they begin following suit. However, it doesn't change my desire to return. We still continually talk about what an amazing trip we had.
I wanted to hold one but they gave me a large carpet python to hold - you were lucky to hold one. They don't treat koalas good in the wild though - look at a recent video of tree felling on Kangaroo Island. It really is sad to see the hypocrisy.
OMG... I started watching the video from Kangaroo Island and literally had to turn it off. Living in California, I understand the tension between conservation and development, but holy cow, I hope those developers are held accountable. With the devastating wildfires of 2019, I know the numbers of many of Australia's unique wildlife were drastically reduced, especially the koala. They do need to be protected for future generations. 🐨💗
Yes - they do need protection - but the government lets this stuff happen - I drive through a forest each day and they have signs up to slow down for them - but it is a constant problem.
She has no clue how close to death she was. That was a drop bear not a koala.
ahh..... I'm a drop bear whisperer 😉
I LOVE THEM TOO. WISH I COULD....❤
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Did you visit a koala rescue centre while you were here?
Yes. We actually visited several, but Lone Pine was the only one that allows you to hold a koala.
Isn't Lone Pine a wonderful place?
It really is. My next video will actually be just on Lone Pine and it was so fun to "revisit" through my videos and photos! 💗🐨
Good onya mate for coming to our land down under 👍🏽
We truly had an amazing visit. Everything was so beautiful, and the folks we met were so genuine and kind. We're already planning our return visit! 🐨💗
just watch out for their close relative the drop bear!
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So happy your dream came true. My dream was to spend a night with Elle MacPherson.
We all have our dreams... 💗🐨
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Happy tears. I thought you were upser
Upset
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Australia here too.. I'm so happy for you that you finally got to hold a beautiful Koala 🐨 very happy for you 😃 Thanks for sharing & vistiting
they are big ?
Yes! Much bigger than I expected anyway. But not as heavy. Only 10 lbs or so. He didn't seem to weigh more than my dog who is 10 lbs. Thanks for watching! 💗🐨
Being born in Brisbane in the 1940s and, having parents whose addiction was visiting Lone Pine Sanctuary, I still have many photographs with me from a very early age with a koala in my arms. At that time tourist attractions in Brissy were very limited. The family outing would start at North Quay and travel up the river to Fig Tree Pocket where the sanctuary is located. The ferry would be greeted by staff including two animals - a German shepherd with a koala joey riding jockey on its back. Everyone disembarked and followed the concrete path to sanctuary. Truly fond memories and recognition of my fortunate experiences.
Sounds amazing! Beyond being able to hold a koala, we were struck by how beautiful the grounds are, especially the area between the parking lot and entrance. And arriving via the river! what a treat! Thanks for watching🐨💗
GREAT LOL. So happy to see 😂😊😍🐨💟
That was beautiful. I'm so happy for you I teared up too, lol. I think I want to hold a koala now ... I'm Aussie so I won't have to travel as far!
Awww.... that's sweet. And seriously, hold one! you won't regret it!🐨💗
Bless you. Such a beautiful thing to share. Thanks
Thank you... I'm glad you enjoyed it 💗🐨
Never be embarrassed by your reaction it was beautiful👌
Awww... thankyou. I suspected that I would cry but surprised myself by how emotional I became.
Lovely though this is (I’d love to do it too), I do feel for those poor bears, being just passed from one person to another and not knowing what’s going on! I think it should be ‘watch, don’t touch’.
That is the way it is in every state but Queensland, but in Queensland, where it is still legal for non-handlers to hold them, there are very strict rules about holding a koala to ensure their well-being. We were told, however, that this might become illegal in Queensland as well in the near future.
It pays for their gum leaves.
They’re not bears, their marsupials. Where I live we have what is known as a koala corridor. Koalas move from one area to another through this area. One street behind us is an area of bush called Smiths Creek Reserve and there are koalas there. We have sighted koalas and on occasion, koalas and their joeys in the tree tops. We even had one wander into our street and went up a eucalyptus tree in a neighbour’s front yard. That happened quite a few years ago. That evening another neighbour kept a watch on it and when it came down to move on, he escorted it and stopped traffic so the koala could cross the road safely. Unfortunately where urban areas meet their habitat cars are their biggest killers. We have road signs to watch out for koalas on the roads. The council puts out extra signage during mating season as they are more mobile then and if it’s very quiet at night we can hear the male koalas call out.
To have such an informed opinion yet get the species drastically wrong.
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