Duisburg Zoo Welcomes Koala Baby After Tragic Losses

The birth of a six-month-old koala joey brings hope to the zoo following the deaths of five koalas earlier this year.

A new koala joey has been born to Yiribana, a female koala at Duisburg Zoo, marking her fourth offspring.
The joey, approximately six months old, remains in its mother's pouch and is exclusively nursing on milk at this stage.
The father of the joey, Tinaroo, passed away in November, part of a series of tragic losses in the zoo's koala population this year.
The zoo, a European leader in koala breeding and care, lost five of its nine koalas earlier this year due to gastrointestinal illnesses.
Zoo staff remain cautiously optimistic about the joey's development, emphasizing the challenges of raising koalas during this sensitive stage.