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This week we'd like to introduce you to the latest addition to our Wandering Wildlife Program. Her name is Karma and she's a Common Brushtail Possum – isn't she gorgeous? Karma joined our Australia Zoo family a few months ago when she was orphaned in an unfortunate car accident which killed her mother. Luckily she was brought to our Koala Hospital where our on-site vet and 24-hour wildlife carers took her in. She did suffer some injuries in the accident; she had to undergo surgery to remove a small portion of her fractured tail and it was also discovered she's partially blind. With the immediate surgery, and receiving lots of love and care from everyone, it wasn't long before she was back on the road to recovery. She absolutely loves the company of humans and at any opportunity will jump on our shoulder for a walk around the park! Possums are quite common in Australia – you may even have them living in your roof at home! Remember that they are protected in Australia, so to look after them we all need to be aware that they are mostly active at night time, spending most of the daytime inside a tree hollow. Did you know that it actually takes 150 years for a tree to form a hollow for a possum to live in – that's a long time to wait for your house to get built!
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The Newest Animal To The Program - Karma
28 May 2004
Hi everyone!This week we'd like to introduce you to the latest addition to our Wandering Wildlife Program. Her name is Karma and she's a Common Brushtail Possum – isn't she gorgeous? Karma joined our Australia Zoo family a few months ago when she was orphaned in an unfortunate car accident which killed her mother. Luckily she was brought to our Koala Hospital where our on-site vet and 24-hour wildlife carers took her in. She did suffer some injuries in the accident; she had to undergo surgery to remove a small portion of her fractured tail and it was also discovered she's partially blind. With the immediate surgery, and receiving lots of love and care from everyone, it wasn't long before she was back on the road to recovery. She absolutely loves the company of humans and at any opportunity will jump on our shoulder for a walk around the park! Possums are quite common in Australia – you may even have them living in your roof at home! Remember that they are protected in Australia, so to look after them we all need to be aware that they are mostly active at night time, spending most of the daytime inside a tree hollow. Did you know that it actually takes 150 years for a tree to form a hollow for a possum to live in – that's a long time to wait for your house to get built!
So remember to look out for Karma and her keepers next time you visit Australia Zoo, and until then... Possums Rule!
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