438K views · 1.6K reactions | To survive, koala joeys eat a special kind of poop produced by their moms—pap—which helps them digest eucalyptus leaves. It may sound off-putting, but it’s a life-saving precaution. Curious which other animals do it too and why? Find out: https://on.natgeo.com/45lBP7F #Underdogs, narrated by Ryan Reynolds, premieres Sunday, June 15 at 9/8c on National Geographic TV, simulcast on ABC. Streaming next day on Disney+ and Hulu. | National Geographic | Facebook

234K views · 10K reactions | A group of koalas considered '"critical" to the future of the species has been saved in a daring rescue effort. | SBS News | Facebook

KOALA RESCUE Inc received a call from a most concerned member of the public, who reported that they had found a koala on the ground at the base of a tree. However, there was also a second koala involved. On arrival the rescuer located both a deceased adult female koala and a second adult male koala. It is always devastating to attend a rescue involving a deceased koala, but it was even more heartbreaking to witness the male koala actually holding and hugging the deceased koala. This type of beha