The Koala in the Hat
Posted at 10:00 am November 5, 2008 by Fred Bercovitch
Oh me. Oh my!! What can I do?
My koala bag is torn right through.
No worries, mate. Your hat is great.
We’ll use it to weigh the baby joey today!
So, let’s catch the baby. We won’t say maybe.
Put her into my hat. And that’s that.
We grab little Gigi, who does a tiny wee-wee
Cuddles into my hat, weighing less than a rat.
Our work is now done. We put her back with her mum.
Up the tree they go. What a cute duo!!
~ With homage to Dr. Seuss
Fred Bercovitch is head of the San Diego Zoo’s Behavioral Biology Division. He is currently doing koala field research in Australia.
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November 5th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Oh my gosh! Tiny Mimi is a QT in the Outback hat!
November 5th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Oops! Apologies Gigi! (Who the heck is Mimi!)
November 6th, 2008 at 9:56 am
Too cute! It is now my desktop wallpaper.
November 7th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Fred,
I didn’t know (it) that you are a poet!
November 7th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
I love this! It not only shows off the very adorable joey, but your creativity in writing and your adaptability in the field too. Any good scientist has to adapt, seeing as things rarely go as planned. Thanks for sharing. Now I have something new to share with guests as I drive the buses at the SD Zoo.
November 8th, 2008 at 2:56 am
Too cute for words. Love the poem.
November 8th, 2008 at 8:11 am
Would it be possible to get some koala video?
November 23rd, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Awwwww… the koala is very cute!!