Born late last year to proud parents Mindjil and Laurie, the tiny joey has spent the last seven months safely tucked away with mum.  

Now, lucky visitors have the chance to spot the youngster as it starts exploring its surroundings.     

Already around a third of the size of it’s mum, the little one is becoming more confident and curious every day.

The animal care team has seen the youngster venturing further from mum's back, climbing through the trees and even trying eucalyptus leaves for the very first time.

Under the watchful eye of the Zoo’s animal care team, experienced mum Mindjil is doing a fantastic job raising her joey.

The joey is the second offspring for Mindjil and Laurie as part of Perth Zoo’s role in the regionally coordinated breeding program.

It's hoped keepers will be able to successfully record the sex of the joey in the coming weeks as it continues to spend more time exploring outside of the pouch.  

Perth Zoo is encouraging guests to keep a close eye out for the new fluffy face on their next visit, with the best chance during the FREE koala keeper talk, which runs at 3pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. 

Fast Facts

• Like other marsupials, a koala joey is born about the size of a jellybean and makes its own way up mum’s belly and into the pouch.
• Koalas are herbivores and only eat the leaves of certain Eucalyptus species. Eating up to 1 kilogram of eucalyptus per day!
• Koala’s sleep between 18-20 hours a day
• Despite being a Perth Zoo favourite, koalas are not native to WA. In the wild, they’re found in South Australia and throughout bushland in the eastern states.
• In 2022, the status of wild koala populations in QLD, NSW and ACT was uplisted to Endangered – the biggest threat to the species in the wild is habitat loss of their homes and food source.