Yes, I too am a sucker for cuteness. Mick is not albino but has white fur and eyelids. He was discoverd by police in the Australian outback and was taken in for his own protection--from poachers:
Mick, the white koala
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From: [identity profile] ellen-datlow.livejournal.com


I was photographed holding a koala in Australia a couple of years ago. It was one of the high points of my trip.

From: [identity profile] ellen-datlow.livejournal.com


Yes, although I could barely pet it as I had to have it seated in my arms.

From: [identity profile] ellen-datlow.livejournal.com


Right. The one that Michael Swanwick, Marianne Porter, and I were allowed to hold seemed very calm though (druggged/full from eucalyptus?). We were allowed to hold it for a few minutes.. Its keeper had heavy gloves on. It hung on to me with those claws and I can imagine that if it was unhappy it could have done some real damage.
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From: [identity profile] king-espresso.livejournal.com


Is it churlish to point out here that koalas aren't bears and that only people between Canada and Mexico call them koala bears?

But he is cute. :-)

From: [identity profile] ellen-datlow.livejournal.com


Fixed on my end, but the video from Reuters calls him a "bear" ;-).
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