National Geographic Kids USA - March 2017

Sydney, Australia

Humans aren’t the only ones who love taking pictures of themselves.

Turns out three koalas named Bruce, Aaron, and Bill do too!

Sydney Zoo officials rigged the trees in the koala enclosure with

cameras partially to entertain the animals—but also to capture images

of them. A motion sensor let the cameras know when a koala was within

range and triggered the camera to take photos. It’s kind of like the koa-

las are taking selfies!

At first the koalas weren’t sure what to make of the cameras. They

sniffed at the recording devices, then reached out with their paws to

touch them. Enchanted, they hardly left the cameras all day, peering

into the lenses while munching on eucalyptus leaves.

“I’ve never seen the koalas so active!” senior zookeeper Caroline

Monro says of the animals, which typically sleep more than 20 hours a

day. Guess these koalas prefer prime time to nap time. —Sara Schwartz

12 MARCH 2017

KOALAS

“SELFIES

”

SNAP

“INSTAGRAM, HERE I COME.”

“TIME FOR MY CLOSE-UP.”

“I WISH THE PAPARAZZI

WOULDLEAFME ALONE.”

someone

get me a

A KOALA EXAMI

A CAMERA RIGG

TO A TREE IN HI

ENCLOSURE AT T

SYDNEY ZOO.

“PHOTOBOMB!”

selfiestick.

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