JOEYS DELIGHT AT TARONGA ZOO

Two koala joeys have become ‘treemates’ at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo, snacking, sniffing and snoozing side-by-side since moving away from their mothers.

Holly and Bai’yali recently moved into a 'koala crèche', where the pair has been spotted munching on eucalyptus leaves together and even sharing an occasional nose rub to the delight of zoo visitors.

Koalas are known to have poor eyesight, so smelling and hearing is more important, and nose touching is how koalas greet each other to determine if they’re encountering a friend or a foe.

The pairing of Holly, who turned one on Christmas Day, and 15-month-old Bai’yali, is designed to replicate koala behaviours in the wild.