Two male koalas slowly climbed trees and snacked on eucalyptus leaves Tuesday at their new home at the Brookfield Zoo as hundreds excitedly waited in line for the chance to see them.
Brumby, a male koala, makes his public debut at the Brookfield Zoo on June 18, 2024. He's one of two male koalas on loan for at least two years. They're the first koalas to live at the zoo in its 90-year history. People wait outside the Hamill Family Play Zoo to view of the public debut of two male koalas at Brookfield Zoo, June 18, 2024.
“Every week I’ve been coming and hounding these poor people with ‘when, when when,’” joked Kim Dombrowski, who said having her favorite animal in her hometown is “the best.” The 65-year-old wore koala earrings, shoes, a hat and a T-shirt to mark the occasion. “We saw devastating wildfires blaze through Australia in 2020. The impacts of climate change, we’re seeing a lot of changes in habitat that allows wildfires to take off like that,” Adkesson continued. “It’s a really important message that we can share with people — that everyday choices that we make about our environment really do have major impacts for wildlife around the globe.”
Koalas have specialized gut bacteria that break down the leaves, which are poisonous to most other animals. This diet is why koalas spend most of their days, anywhere from 18 to 22 hours, sleeping in a tree to conserve energy, officials said. “We come at least once a week — during the summer, sometimes twice,” she said. “They’re really big animal lovers, so it’s cool to see all the different animals we have here in Chicago.”
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