Photo of the Day

A koala recuperates in a hospital surrounded by eucalyptus
September 30, 2022

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A wounded koala recuperates in a hospital in Beerwah, Australia. The unpublished photo highlights the federally threatened species on Save the Koala Day.
Photograph by Joel Sartore, Nat Geo Image Collection

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