Just a few cute photos of a koala and her joey at Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital in Queensland, Australia. We need some lightheartedness for a bit. Remember, we are on THS as animal lovers
How beautiful are these rescued Mum and baby:smiling_face_with_three_hearts: So much wildlife is rescued, rehabilitated and hopefully released back into the wild here in Oz. Currently raging bushfires here which have now totally wiped out a massive amount of wildlife, including a wildlife refuge center which burnt to the ground with all rescues inside that couldn’t be saved Thank God for places like these at Australia Zoo where Mum and baby have been rescued and rehabilitated. Feel free to let us know about any stories or pics you may have.
We’re huge fans of Australia Zoo, but today our little feel-good story comes from Bohol in the Philippines.
We visited the Tarsier Sanctuary — a quiet, protected place dedicated to caring for one of the world’s smallest primates.
Seeing these tiny creatures living calmly in their natural habitat, and learning how carefully they’re protected, was really grounding. It’s not flashy or showy — just people doing their best to look after vulnerable wildlife.
And it was so lovely to be reminded that this kind of care for animals exists everywhere.
Wow, so tiny! Big bulging eyes and translucent ears. Very similar to our ringtail possums but certainly smaller. I will keep this one in the memory bank for next visit.
Every sanctuary is so great what they do, no matter the size hey. I recently went to the Proboscis Monkey sanctuary at Sandakan, Borneo. Like the sanctuary you highlighted, absolutely nothing there but two feeding platforms and swamp but I could have stayed all day watching them. The story behind the sanctuary is very moving which makes it so special. All creatures great and small
Such a good comparison @ziggy — at first we also thought of our ringtail possums, until we got up close and personal, and realised just how impossibly tiny these tarsiers are. And yes, those quiet sanctuaries really do stay with you, don’t they? Nothing fancy, just space, patience, and people quietly doing the right thing for animals who need it. Your Proboscis Monkey visit sounds exactly that kind of special.
These are descendants from the original deer park that formed an important part of a lot of the huge houses built around the 1500’s onwards. There are usually some around and they are not afraid of visitors
I thought I’d share some photos from Five Sisters Zoo, which I visited for the first time last year. It felt a bit different from most zoos, in a good way, with a focus on conservation and rescue animals.
Love the goat’s expression, cheeky I will have to go to Taronga Zoo to see the Meer cats, they are apparently very funny to watch. So lovely to see all these animal conservation places that most would never have heard of before. Silent achievers that just get the job done. Makes the heart sing.
Thank God for places like these at Australia Zoo where Mum and baby have been rescued and rehabilitated. Feel free to let us know about any stories or pics you may have.
So cute!
