Young Koala Chases Carer and Climbs Her Leg

Morton the koala was in a tree when he decided to follow and climb one of his wildlife carers.
The young koala has lived at Port Stephens Koalas since he was a joey and is famous for his playful antics.
Courtesy: Port Stephens Koalas
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[@user-vg2fm7zy4s]

He's like, "but I've found a tree and it moves" 🤣

[@spacegost9969]

did you just assume its gender?

[@TsuZakiYa]

@@spacegost9969 YES HE DID

[@lisacollins5868]

Exactly!!😀😁

[@bitchplease7436]

@@spacegost9969 The carer said "he" to the koala in the video

[@bitchplease7436]

@Ridiculed Victor no

[@jalenking810]

Why is a koala running the cutest thing I’ve ever seen?

[@stirfry4751]

Cause they have a full diaper

[@pastelpinkandstorm82]

STIR FRY 😂 your funny dude

[@joshuarowe8386]

It is the run that made sure thag they are my fave animals

[@mikebrooks1620]

I didn't know they could move that quick.

[@Twittershouldceasetoexist]

@@mikebrooks1620 oh if you didnt know that, you might wanna hear what the koalas sound like when they are on the war path

[@KDbelieves]

The way he climbed down the tree and ran to her was just so adorable. Awwwww. Looking like a teddybear.

[@citizenshipkingdomofgod8108]

Love your picture.

[@KDbelieves]

@@citizenshipkingdomofgod8108 Thanks

[@mohit5496]

He is climbing on her to change the camera to landscape mode.

[@honestinsincerity2270]

Damnit, I commented the exact same thing before seeing yours. I still don't understand how the vast majority of people don't understand aspect ratios or what makes a watchable video/picture. It's gotta be close to 90% of people, including some popular KZbinrs (which you'd think would understand considering its basically their job to make videos). PSA to everyone: Just rotate your wrist 90 degrees!! It's how the phones camera was designed.

[@Sammie_Topsky]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JayT8823]

Honest Insincerity 2 because not everyone thinks they will put there video on KZbin for everyone to see

[@citizenshipkingdomofgod8108]

😂😅🤣

[@animetree9785]

Honest Insincerity 2 that’s a darn essay you wrote over here lmao

[@GS-dq7sf]

Cute little fella. He wants to be with his mum

[@marklewis383]

GrantOriginal god doesn’t give a shit about the koalas, if he did he would have saved them from the fire

[@franctokyo5981]

This kind of coward talking like this about an harmless animal on KZbin in real life you are a worthless POS

[@caidenh04]

Why is everyone so toxic? Wtf ruined your day?

[@bobcatman0121]

@@theantisocialway1700 who is this god fella?

[@moonychan1761]

mark lewis not necessarily

[@bonniemoore3461]

THAT IS ADORABLE -JUST ADORABLE!!

[@legoyoda5070]

Lol

[@saddo7869]

Koala: oof this tree is uncomfy Human:.. Koala: what kind of tree is that? It looks comfy!

[@shookycooky1360]

Saddo 😂

[@paphian]

Koala: T-tree? Human: Do I *look* like-..!

[@EvelynL.1112]

@Chiara Dal Col Yeah, a human body provides warmth unlike the tree.

[@ashleighnunez5532]

He just wanted some love and attention. ❤️ Trees don’t give hugs and kisses. 😊

[@darrenwu8148]

Human: Good morning Koala. Koala:I love you Mummy!

[@My-love_islife3]

The woman: Go find other tree. Go play. The koaly baby: NOPE.

[@ta3970]

Loveable little tree huggers ♥️🐨

[@zoron8952]

Unless it's one of the ones that will try and kill ya

[@ripcanalgerfesongaymaldito4366]

@@zoron8952 its young

[@zoron8952]

@@ripcanalgerfesongaymaldito4366 I know, in this case. Though most think that adults are cuddly etc when a wild one could get angry asf at any second and attack someone.

[@KingPandeh]

Sad they eat their parents poop

[@kiranbrufo2756]

Try to hug a tree , the feeling is just awsome , if we are calm enough we can really feel the nature

[@matlew1960]

Note to self. "Don't visit the Koala with short pants"..

[@lannarox123]

Matthew Lewis and wear clothing made of material that is durable and thick. Also, wear layers.

[@sortafebts6691]

THIS IS THE CUTEST THING I'VE SEEN TODAY. MY HEART CANT TAKE THIS 😭💖😍

[@Mayrik92]

@MEanME lol... let the girl be...

[@rae2443]

MEanME i-

[@toxendon]

@MEanME Think you already have a different disease of the heart, writing comments like those... Not a physical disease

[@toxendon]

@MEanME I'm just saying that you have a few issues that's all

[@toxendon]

@MEanME Wait... You think OP referenced the fires in Australia? You realize her comment is 11 months old right? And that this video has nothing to do with the current catastrophes?

[@alondranowe414]

Precious baby, just wants some hugs, love and attencion.

[@karlycrooks2209]

Imagine waking up in the morning and a kola was at your window. 😍 🐨

[@kylel.1965]

Hilarious and cute video. I don't understand koalas, they don't seem to fear humans in the slightest, thank God for that, watching videos of them interacting with people help to retain some of my humanity.

[@BananaMike780]

They're super dumb. Like, they have tiny brains that are also smooth, they don't know how to eat leaves unless they're attached to branches I love them so much

[@zoron8952]

Ya know they are not usually friendly and are actually violent little fuckers out in the wild. The young ones get curious sometimes but once they get matured they are some mean sons of bitches.

[@satriawiraguna366]

basically if animals don't have natural predators, they aren't afraid of anything, koalas are one of them

[@tjp_real]

@@BananaMike780 not true. They have eated leaves from the ground, people gave them. Plenty of videos of that. They can't be dumber than you though

[@evanlaw3596]

That’s right. Koalas are not the smartest animals on earth but they are not dumb. They are just chill because they need to maintain a slow metabolism rate for their bodies to properly digest the otherwise poisonous eucalyptus tree leaves.

[@darylfitz4189]

Ugh, this lady’s laborious. Just let the koala cling to you for a few minutes; it lost its mother - have a heart.

[@boobea666]

So damn cuuuuuuuuute!!!!!! I would give anything for a koala to cuddle me!

[@ritalawson7020]

Boo Boo Orlowski come to Aussie. For a visit you can cuddle them in some of the wildlife sanctuaries pose for photos to keep forever and there are stuffed toy ones in souvenir shops you can buy as well as key rings tea towels cups books and you can buy chocolate koalas too

[@monteflores1308]

@@ritalawson7020 how can I own one ?

[@PewPen221]

@Monte Flores kidnap one from a tree in Australia

[@monteflores1308]

@@PewPen221 if it were that easy my friend.

[@PewPen221]

@@monteflores1308 you can hire someone to do it and get hitmen

[@mafolomielvis1981]

Love the way you shout "auo"! You guys are so freaking lucky to have koalas. Wish we had 'em here in Africa. I absolutely adore them. So cute and cuddly.

[@simonroh4958]

Imagine a tourist meets a koala, but it secretly follows him back to his home country & lives with him

[@pizzadoog]

So a thief

[@simonroh4958]

pizza no not the tourist taking the koala, the koala following the tourist

[@simonroh4958]

Fake Saudi cause usually I don’t get this many likes

[@vidyutdevam9204]

The home country better has eucalyptus leaves.

[@andreleao4111]

@Megan Cox there are eucalyptus trees in brazil

[@Chantalmarie__]

Since the fires, KZbin has been recommending me cute koala videos. I’m not complaining. ♥️ 🐨

[@mariahclement5302]

OMG they way it ran to you😂🤗

[@potnoodles4life171]

I would let that koala live on me xD

[@skkrtskkrt-5210]

Potnoodles4life thats called beastiality

[@thecitizenjoan]

Same

[@Vanessa1723]

Potnoodles4life 😂😭😂😭😂

[@mahspce]

Do you know 80% of koalas have chlamydia? I wouldn’t let them live on me

[@EspritArkitekt]

Shit on u too?

[@Final.Soldier]

Please protect this koala! They can't go extinct

[@grobanite4ever85]

This is one of the cutest things I have seen! Koalas are so cute!

[@gemninja1197]

Care taker:Ok have fun gotta go now😊 Koala:WAIT WHERE DO YOU THINK YOUR GOING!?

[@tacticplanner7188]

If everyone had a koala I think there just might be peace on earth.

[@SilverDreamweaver]

Koalas are just living stuffed animals. They look so cuddly 😊🥰

[@soda4807]

Gosh you live in paradise!! The songbof the birds... that baby koala asking for a hug, OMG🥰🥰🥰

[@otakusenpai3737]

This Koala must have been separated from mother so wants to get on a human as replacement.

[@Rockfall_214]

It's mother probably died in the bush fire's.

[@bdp_s8370]

@@Rockfall_214 this video was made almost 3 years ago

[@juanmaldonado4138]

@@bdp_s8370 time traveling Koala

[@ab1j00]

@@Rockfall_214 you're dumb

[@2Tall_Powerlifting]

OMG that was way cuter than I expected

[@GenesistheAries]

Awww that koala is adorable😍 and the little cutie is like come here moving tree😂❤

[@TheNucaKola]

I see you KZbin, I see you pushing cute koala videos on me to feel bad for Australia and donate to the Bush fire relief charities. And you know what? It’s working

[@lannarox123]

Adorable little Morton thinks she’s his new mommy.

[@jacquelinemcgrathcurtis2787]

“I see this human over here and I rather climb on her”! “She is more comfortable than that hard piece of bark”!! 🐨🐾🐨🐾

[@emilylovesihop]

They’re so cute! Little tree climbers 😅❤️

[@MyHaytem]

"Oh look I found a hooman tree, I'mma climb it"

[@davidmaurer3229]

I died when he climbed down that 2nd tree. :D

[@meghoward7849]

They’re like little kids! 😆💕 They look so soft.

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

And a determined little bugger too... ❤🐨

[@hariharanvenkataramani7311]

That Aussie bird chirping in the background though! 🙂

[@karthikkrishna5870]

Lady: go climb a tree. Koala: that’s exactly what I am doing.

[@praveensaini6602]

He's a cutie pie.

[@weirdwife]

Aww...I'm jealous🥰 the cutest creature ever🌹🌹🌹so adorable❤❤❤

[@citizenshipkingdomofgod8108]

Baby is healthy. You are doing a good job caring for this bear.

[@shookycooky1360]

I want koala hold my leg too... It looks so adorable. 😍 When I go to zoo, I always tell my father to let the koala hold me but he said "You gonna be the koala's tree for rest of your life 'cause they never leave something that they already hold" Me- I am okey with that!!!! 😆

[@erict9990]

Coffee, Koala and pretty bird songs...what a lovely way to wake up

[@woutheffels9288]

All these pour koalas and animals like this koala that die now in Australia from bush fires😟😢

[@80slimshadys]

But fuck the 3 trillion animals killed unnecessarily for food each year that kills us prematurely and causes these fires right?

[@W..949]

80 Slim Shady's never mind the fact that environmentalists have constantly lobbied for us to stop the preemptive burning before wild fire season to stop the spread of wild fires because it destroys their habitats.

[@80slimshadys]

@@W..949 yea a lot of environmentalists are out of touch with what needs to happen and what really is the bigger issue. I dont know much about the greenies lobbing to stop back burning but thats not a good idea. I understand their point of view as they would want to stop burning animals homes and killing them in the process while releasing GHG, but what is happening now is a prime example of why we need to do it, especially as it is going to to get worse every year from now on as the climate raises

[@lalrempuiahmar5419]

Poor*

[@-schattenpflanze-3755]

I don't care, Koalas were doomed anyway.

[@bdrealest1572]

pls just hug it... ._.

[@ngocanhpham7892]

He's so cute? He's not afraid of people, he trusts us, that's amazing. How about adopting a koala as a pet🤣🤣🤣

[@beatsbysin5599]

Unfortunately it's illegal I wish I could tho 😬

[@cha5]

beatzby sin True, It is illegal, although I wouldn’t be surprised if Australia doesn’t at some point allow people to adopt a Koala overseas as in ‘sponsoring’ orphan Koalas, Not keeping them as pets or taking them out of the country, but letting people overseas contribute money to and help support individual Koalas orphaned by these recent fires and even allowing individual visits and feedings by their sponsors, all to raise them to eventually return them to the wild or to keep ones that can’t be released back into the wild in a Koala sanctuary.

[@tonitokicgolic2775]

even it is illegal i still wont adopt it,better pet then dogs!

[@sillycheese301]

Help the koalas in Australia by donating to a charity.

[@Doodsy1975]

@@cha5 now is a great time to help. As you can imagine, we have a LOT of burned and injured wildlife around Australia, and there are many charities out there that would be glad of a donation.So far, the help from so many people has been amazing. Lots of celebrities, both Australian and other, have made huge donations. And everyone I know in Australia has made a donation......everyone. It really is amazing how people have pitched in at this terrible time for our country.

[@thevirgoat3274]

Awwwww the cutest but I bet he or she is full of mischief like children.

[@sret6357]

I just realized that koalas are like fuzzy Yodas.

[@ajit392]

this is the cutest video i have seen in my life, that Koala loves you so much❤

[@ecclestonsangel]

But I don't want the tree, Mummy, I want you! Hug, please!

[@aldenfriend200]

They look like a grumpy old dudes. I love them!

[@budspencer12]

soo fluffy 😍🐨💞

[@basiliokim6902]

So so cute~ lovely baby

[@neiltroppmann7773]

0:24 I never knew Koala's had 2 thumbs. Fascinating.

[@herdayantosp]

Awwww lovely and cute! Such an adorable koala.. Xoxoxo

[@Phantoma3]

A live teddy bear that hugs you back

[@cutetay71]

He is the cutest thing ever

[@choudharysahabmusic3513]

So cute Just soooo cute😘 Such beautiful creatures.

[@patmccoy8758]

That koala is ADORABLE!!!!

[@jeffersonjive4871]

It's like they knew what was coming to their lives!!! Soooo Adorable!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Bless their Hearts!!

[@BowserGaming]

Aww i want a koala now 🐨

[@anasofiapereira]

I think I would not be able to not touch it. It is just soooo cute😻😻

[@iiimissytaffy4585]

Koala: OOOHHH A WHITE BLACK DOTTED TREE Human.... Me: *Ded Of Cuteness And Laughter*

[@horselife5754]

I love 💓 KOALAS 🐨

[@skatingcanuck9837]

Australia please save this beautiful species. They are the reason I am planning to visit Australia after the pandemic. If you let them become extinct it will be a national shame.

[@JennaMichellek]

He's a baby that's why 😊

[@mybeautifulcat7011]

@@nasman7492 you are one son of a bitch 🤣

[@ericmcquisten]

Koala: "Let me love you!"

[@lloydhlavac6807]

Baby koala doesn't want to play on logs. It wants to cuddle! 🐨 😊

[@mosiedanno1380]

Absolute cutie pie

[@Renikee]

I can't stop watching koala videos, I love them🐨😍😍😍❤

[@MegaDeansy]

Even just the background noises in this are wonderful !

[@carlbrowning8409]

I would much rather have one of these rummaging around in my backyard than the dang possum we've got. I'll trade ya!

[@carlbrowning8409]

Oh yeah, you may want to put some jeans on in the future lol

[@tinywhitewolf9898]

That's the cutest thing I have ever seen

[@Pearl393]

This is adorable why am I crying

[@TamimLB]

Hi sisters cause they’re dying 😭😭I wish I could move there to save them 😭😭😭😭

[@bellea2306]

Action...hum as in... waddayou mean? Oh ! You're expecting me to move for you in this heat!? I WANT ME SOME SNUGGLES !! NOW HUMAN LADY !!!

[@fifamobile1518]

Belle A ii89oik

[@SecondEvilEx]

And I read that in an Australian accent

[@rochellepaws]

soooooooo cute! 💖 I'm amazed how koalas don't seem to be afraid of humans at all!

[@itsjustdubz]

No one would ever hurt a koala here so they have nothing to fear. They actually look for humans when they cant find water

[@Xzilesenju]

Koalas are definitely one of the friendliest animals on earth lol

[@juneburns1565]

So cute !! He's gorgeous

[@ladycoco9740]

He's a little baby and he's looking to you as his mommy. He's used to climbing and riding on his mother's back

[@pestanaspecas6501]

So cute !! He thinks you are his mother . ❤️

[@luvupadhyay3311]

OMG! How cuteeeee it is!!!!💙 if I was there how wonderful moment for me amazing! 😍☺️

[@iloveyoursaltytears6779]

I am glad your taking care of them there so cute

[@fatalitydnb]

Koalas are such cute little creatures 💚

[@Whiteshell204]

*Makes me sad to think all of the poor koalas and other animals who have died in that fire :/*

[@joanneng9145]

Cutest thing ever, you must be a really great person!

[@zafariqbal6656]

how cute is koalas i love al animals

[@yumyum1742]

Nawww he loves you so much ♥️

[@honestinsincerity2270]

The koala is thinking "Why are you shooting in portrait? Don't be a noob, your phone is designed for landscape damnit"

[@marchelloww990]

koala be like : don't leave me hooman 🐨

[@grimmportents8951]

My life would be complete if I had a running Koala and a grinning Sloth that loved me that much.

[@theresaholguin699]

Beautiful 🐨 kaola, precious as can be❤❤❤❤

[@longrider42]

I think, i I was going to work around Koala's I'd wear a pair of canvas overhauls. They are such cute little bears.

[@YS3Caero]

I wouldn't mind to get all scratched if I could cuddle a koala!

[@kawythowy867]

SOOOOO CUTE.

[@timidequinox1789]

Hes pretty fast for a koala. So cute and playful. How can you not love him ?

[@paulwilson3434]

He loves you ! So sweet. I love ❤️ them