Photo of the Day

A close-up of a koala bear
July 31, 2011

Koala, Australia

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

This little miracle was saved from its dead mother. Taken at The Australian Reptile Park in Australia NSW. The amazing staff hand raised this little fella and against all the odds he is surviving and is just immensely cute!!!

(This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot.)


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Photograph by Gary Brown, Your Shot
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