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Picture of a baby koala clinging to its mother's back
May 29, 2022

Koala Kin

A koala bear hugs a tree while her baby clings on to her back at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary near Brisbane, Australia. The sanctuary opened in 1927 with just two koalas named Jack and Jill.
Photograph by Anne B. Keiser, Nat Geo Image Collection

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