Lush gardens an oasis for koalas

AdelaideNow... Lush gardens an oasis for koalas: "When the weather is dry, emus lay fewer eggs and at Monarto Zoological Park there have been no chicks for the past three seasons.

But this season the zoo has seen about 100 chicks burst out of their shells."

This article is about us seeing koalas in the suburbs because of the drought. They come to get water and most suburbs have big gum trees too so they can get food because we can water at night. It has been a bit of a surprise but it's also a bit hazardous as well since koalas have very sharp claws and are very strong. The emus are hatching their young up at Monarto Zoo though and that's a god sign. Emus don't tend to hatch their littlies unless their will be enough food and water, so apart from the cuteness of it all, it's a good omen in terms of the drought. Not time to stop the water restrictions yet though!