Meet the newborn Koala joeys dubbed the ‘Lucky Seven’ after a successful breeding season at the Australian Reptile Park. The number of koalas in the wild is declining due to human interference, habitat destruction, and deforestation. Current data estimates the animal could even be extinct by the year 2050. The park is doing all it can to help conserve and protect the species, so these seven newborns are a symbol of hope for their future. Credit: Australian Reptile Park | IFLScience

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Leaf connoisseur in the making 🐨 🌱 Baby koalas, called joeys, can’t eat eucalyptus leaves right away. Their stomachs aren’t ready to handle the tough, fibrous leaves, and they don’t yet have the special gut bacteria needed to digest them. When a joey is around 6–7 months old, the mother helps it make the transition from milk to gumleaves by producing a special substance called pap. Unlike the hard, dry pellets of adult koala poo, pap is soft and runny. Pap is rich in protein and, most importan