As an Australian I have to say you got very lucky with that koala find, they are notoriously difficult to spot in the wild and it's rare you would see one so perfectly positioned in front of the open sky.
@@dorothymelia2569 I live in Brisbane in the mountains and surrounded by trees, we get koalas here and i even saw one recently when he was coming down from a tree and moving to a different one. But trying to spot one in a tree is not easy, not only are they well camouflaged but they don't move much either. Unless you go to a common koala habitat where there are hundreds of them in the area, it is pretty rare to see one.
Nice video. I felt your emotions watching this. As an Aussie, you sometimes take for granted how amazing and unique these animals are how lucky we are.
Cool story; I stayed at a little B&B with my girlfriend in 2014 and we were sitting outside in the morning drinking our coffees when a Koala randomly climbed down the tree right near us and walked past me so close that it stood on my foot lol
it was great to see how excited they were . I have a koala that comes regularly into my yard two metres from my window and me and my children still get excited.So lucky.
Hahaha, you remind me of my recent trip to Canada, pulling over to the side of the road in our big RV properly giving the locals the shits, not another bloody tourist, every time we saw a bison, a black bear, a moose or any type of wild life. Hope you are having great time.
You're making me laugh and cry - but at your reactions. Where I live I can take a 20 minute drive to Lysterfield Park (an hour out of Melbourne) and walk around the lake encountering many kangaroos and wallabies also on and around the tracks. It is lovely but not quite as wonderful for me as for you. Koalas a cute to look at but don't get near one - you'll probably regret it. I will say this, I happened upon a platypus in the wild - just at my feet and it WAS wonderful to see that because they are very rare to find in the wild - so I 'can' relate to what it's like to see an amazing exotic creature in the wild. I'm always glad to see Visitors to Australia being thrilled by our wildlife. There are places in Australia - and in Victoria where kangaroos just come and sit around in the front yard of your house. I have a property where this is so.
Great vid i am really happy that you guys were able to see some of our beautiful wildlife in their natural environment and not in some man made habitat , Our coastline is majestic and stunning but rough and rugged at the same time . Hope you enjoyed your stay and are encouraged to come back again to our little piece of heaven . ✌️👌👍
flying fox, (genus Pteropus), any of about 65 bat species found on tropical islands from Madagascar to Australia and Indonesia and in mainland Asia. Most species are primarily nocturnal. Flying foxes are the largest bats, some attaining a wingspan of 1.5 metres (5 feet) with a head and body length of about 40 cm (16 inches).
Great to see you enjoying yourselves. I seen in the thread of comments you would like to explore the NT on another holiday in the future. Make sure you make plans to see North Western Australia...truly beautiful and unique and the scenery is amazing...Cape Leveque, Tunnel Creek, Gibb River Road, the outdoor cinema at Broome and Cable Beach...anywhere in the Kimberley's. A long journey and remote but worth the effort.
Cool! My old stomping grounds... I grew up literally just down the road from the Bay of Islands and all those other spots. Beautiful on nice days. Not so great on cold, crappy days. Glad you had a blast there! My father and I used to hang off the edge of many of those cliffs while fishing.
You guys fangirling over the kangaroos and koalas was absolute life! hilariously endearing and such a wake up call to see our Aussie gifts through your eyes. Good on you guys. I’m so happy you enjoyed our amazing country! Come back soon and visit Brisbane and more of Queensland in general. 🥰
Hopefully you enjoyed your time in vic good to see you guys all smiling and just between us there not bears just kolas but watch out for the drop bears very dangerous
I was highway driving through Victoria on the other side of Melbourne in 1983 when a giant Grey came out of the scrub at full speed, turned hard left and was in the passenger side window for a second or two. It was his idea of fun, I suppose.
@@Peregrination The western Red Kangaroos are taller then the eastern greys.. But the eastern greys seem to be a little bit more chunky.. The Reds are usually thinner..
@@Peregrination if feeling threatened, those big reds will lean back on their tails and kick you with both feet and break all your ribs. Not even kidding. Stay well away from those big fellas.
@@aussiefirie Well i can only go on my personal experience.. But i guess some of the reds live in better richer pasture areas so i guess they can bulk up.. But mostly they live in the dryer semi dessert places so they have leaner pastures.. I saw some big Red boomers out in North West New South Wales.. And yeah one of them stood up and he was probably 6 foot 6inches in height.. Impressive sight..
Looks like an awesome holiday. I have travelled widely through Australia and have never seen a koala in the wild so you are definitely lucky. I have seen lots of other animals though. That male skippy (kangaroo) was pretty big. Good that you did not try and approach them. The biggest one I have seen was over 2 meters tall with a chest easily 2 2 1/2 feet wide. He was pretty scary and luckily was on the other side of a large fence. Have a great holiday and avoid driving in rural or outback areas at twightlight or at night or you will be guaranteed of seeing lots of kangaroos - possibly on your car bonnet!
@@westnblu You're comparing a stuffed toy brand name to an actual animal. Seriously?! I only pointed out that a koala is not a bear, as some people seem to think!
@kris pertsios they are not being pedantic. Out of respect for our wildlife, people have to stop calling them bears. You could also argue that this is important for the awareness of a potentially endangered species. You don't call a Panda a marsupial, and you most certainly wouldn't say platypus duck.
@@arconeagain i beg to differ . U have to understand the context of the video and i was replying to a rather crude comment under the circumstances. These young tourists saw a koala on a tree not many people living in Australia even get to see a wild koala they were all excited and one of the girls got emotional. Now i'm sure if they visited a zoo they would have been corrected and educated about the correct term of species.
I live in the Otways (great ocean road) and I see koalas every day!!! There are a lot of them, more than people know!! It’s actually causing problems with our forests, as you saw they have been killing the trees from over population (the dead forest you drove through). They did have a program where they sterilised males in the area years back to help with population control and disease ☺️ Almost guaranteed to spot some down at Cape Otway!!! You guys went near Warrnambool! One of my favourite costal towns. Childers cover is a mermaids paradise 💜
47 yo Australian and I can count on one hand the amount of Koalas I've seen in the wild. Probably because I have spent most of my time living in remote areas where Koalas don't live.
They’re fruit bats but we also call them flying foxes. The assemble in camps like that to roost. www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/native-animals/native-animal-facts/flying-foxes
@@Peregrination We have small bats too. Flying foxes are everywhere, right through our cities. You can stand on a high point in a city at dusk and see thousands of them flying to feeding spots.
I'm glad you liked our country, did you know that Australia is the only country in the world where more Americans move to live in Australia than Australians move to America to live, we know how lucky we are to live here.
Say it Melbin please as that is how it is pronounced, Thanks Mate. BTW a wild Koala can shred you as bad as a Great White (they use the claws for defence and not only climbing)
Go for a drive at sunset, and play dodga roo, wid ya bumpa. These are babies. Get out in the desert these roos are 7 foot tall and built like a brick shit house. Totally shredded. No shit. I see ya found the drop bears. In June these bad boys grow fangs. Lol davi b
you do know that you drive on the left side in australia - do you want to cause an accident - please adhere to the road rules when you are driving in a different country
@@shaungordon9737 maybe but it is easy to slip into complacency and then you have a traffic accident especially when you are in another country and the rules are completely different to what you are used to
went on a great day, kangaroos should be paid a comission for all the tourist dollars they bring in. I thought for a minute that there was only one girl ! and then saw they were wearing 2 different coloured tees. :))
Peregrination my pleasure. Incidentally, Melbourne was founded by a man named John Batman - and an early potential name of Batmania was floated for the city.
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As an Australian I have to say you got very lucky with that koala find, they are notoriously difficult to spot in the wild and it's rare you would see one so perfectly positioned in front of the open sky.
Yep agree with that, to be honest i don't think i've seen one in the wild like that.. Well spotted guys.
Howwee not true, I suppose it depends where you live.
@@dorothymelia2569 I live in Brisbane in the mountains and surrounded by trees, we get koalas here and i even saw one recently when he was coming down from a tree and moving to a different one. But trying to spot one in a tree is not easy, not only are they well camouflaged but they don't move much either. Unless you go to a common koala habitat where there are hundreds of them in the area, it is pretty rare to see one.
Howwee they’re pretty common here, especially in the Adelaide hills.
I live in the Adelaide foothills and I see Koalas all the time
I have been fortunate enough to have visited Australia. It's special. Awesome country.
I was 42 when I saw my first koala in the wild. You're very lucky to see one so soon. They're such a unique little creature.
Nice video. I felt your emotions watching this. As an Aussie, you sometimes take for granted how amazing and unique these animals are how lucky we are.
Wow, thank you!☺
Glad you guys like it here
I am a Victorian and I still marvel at the "The Great Ocean Road".
Cool story; I stayed at a little B&B with my girlfriend in 2014 and we were sitting outside in the morning drinking our coffees when a Koala randomly climbed down the tree right near us and walked past me so close that it stood on my foot lol
it was great to see how excited they were .
I have a koala that comes regularly into my yard two metres from my window and me and my children still get excited.So lucky.
You people are so beautiful and I am so happy you saw Koalas and kangaroos in the wild . Enjoy !
you handled driving on the "wrong " side of the road well
Yeah they were doing a fine job! I found it pretty confusing when they were driving on the wrong side instead of the left side though (9:14).
Hahaha, you remind me of my recent trip to Canada, pulling over to the side of the road in our big RV properly giving the locals the shits, not another bloody tourist, every time we saw a bison, a black bear, a moose or any type of wild life. Hope you are having great time.
Happy to hear you guys pronounce Melbourne the right way, or the Australian way :-)
But a pity he called it a koala Bear 😐
So interesting to see your reaction to seeing kangaroos. I was the same when I visited the US and saw squirrels for the first time.
You're making me laugh and cry - but at your reactions. Where I live I can take a 20 minute drive to Lysterfield Park (an hour out of Melbourne) and walk around the lake encountering many kangaroos and wallabies also on and around the tracks. It is lovely but not quite as wonderful for me as for you. Koalas a cute to look at but don't get near one - you'll probably regret it. I will say this, I happened upon a platypus in the wild - just at my feet and it WAS wonderful to see that because they are very rare to find in the wild - so I 'can' relate to what it's like to see an amazing exotic creature in the wild. I'm always glad to see Visitors to Australia being thrilled by our wildlife. There are places in Australia - and in Victoria where kangaroos just come and sit around in the front yard of your house. I have a property where this is so.
Awwww, thank you for sharing! We definitely have to go back and see a platypus and wallabies! We need to spend a day trekking.
You guys are freaking me out standing on the road near a corner like that!
Oh no!! Sorry Brad! We'll try to do better!
and parking on the corner!
I was half looking out for roo bars on the front of a speeding ute as well lol
So glad you guys had fun and saw your koala and kangaroos...we love our American cousins and come back soon. 👍🤩
What do Ausies think of poms?
Great vid i am really happy that you guys were able to see some of our beautiful wildlife in their natural environment and not in some man made habitat , Our coastline is majestic and stunning but rough and rugged at the same time . Hope you enjoyed your stay and are encouraged to come back again to our little piece of heaven . ✌️👌👍
flying fox, (genus Pteropus), any of about 65 bat species found on tropical islands from Madagascar to Australia and Indonesia and in mainland Asia. Most species are primarily nocturnal. Flying foxes are the largest bats, some attaining a wingspan of 1.5 metres (5 feet) with a head and body length of about 40 cm (16 inches).
Great to see you enjoying yourselves. I seen in the thread of comments you would like to explore the NT on another holiday in the future. Make sure you make plans to see North Western Australia...truly beautiful and unique and the scenery is amazing...Cape Leveque, Tunnel Creek, Gibb River Road, the outdoor cinema at Broome and Cable Beach...anywhere in the Kimberley's. A long journey and remote but worth the effort.
Thanks for the tips! 😀
It's great to see your excitement at enjoying our beautiful country
Thank you! 😃
Good eye Zach! That Koala was so chill!
Pretty cool reactions, made me chuckle 👍
Thank you! 😁
Glad you guys enjoyed yourselves over here, great video awesome camera work some of the best footage of the coast, Cheers 💯👍💗🇦🇺
Thank you ☺
I love you guys! So nice to watch your travel vids while we aren't able to travel.
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching. ☺
Cool! My old stomping grounds... I grew up literally just down the road from the Bay of Islands and all those other spots. Beautiful on nice days. Not so great on cold, crappy days. Glad you had a blast there! My father and I used to hang off the edge of many of those cliffs while fishing.
It's hard to tell from a distance but I'm pretty certain that's a drop bear, not a Koala. Lucky you stayed away!
super lucky, it must have recently eaten for it to be so docile
A Dead give away for Drop Bear nest area, look up for the large Crows Nest ferns or Orchids high in the trees, as they like to nest in them.
Leo . Stop teasing those poor people ha ha
Damn that was a massive droppy
Tear your face off if he's hungry
You guys fangirling over the kangaroos and koalas was absolute life! hilariously endearing and such a wake up call to see our Aussie gifts through your eyes. Good on you guys. I’m so happy you enjoyed our amazing country! Come back soon and visit Brisbane and more of Queensland in general. 🥰
Haha, Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it☺
Those bats are actually flying foxes
Hopefully you enjoyed your time in vic good to see you guys all smiling and just between us there not bears just kolas but watch out for the drop bears very dangerous
if Australia doesn't have bears then what are drop bears? I supose next you will tell me that flying foxes are bats!
Ian Montgomery that they are actually they are fruit bats very smelly buggers as well we get huge congregations and that’s bad
The bats are flying foxes and the group is a "camp" where they rest/sleep during the day
I live in West Aust and where I live, at dusk there are about 200 wild roos in a paddock 1 kilometer from my house.
You guys deserve all the love 💕
Thank you for the love!
I've lived in Melbourne my whole life, and I haven't been down there for about 30 years. Slack of me. :-)
Wow guys! Your reactions when you saw the koala!! Beautiful ❤️ You’re welcome back anytime :)
Haha, thank you! We can't wait to come back.
“Please Don’t Call Me a Koala Bear” is a song by Don Spencer. You can find it here on UA-cam. Have a listen it will explain why Koalas are not bears.
you've gotta watch those roos, They're really dumb animals and they love to jump right into the side of your car.
They are built for long distance cruising. Don't know about things that can hurt....
Yeah the car hire mobs would really clean up on that one.
Kangaroos aren't dumb. They just have no road sense.
People that don't slow down in bushland roafs r dumb!
i need a smile guys . bring it on lol /
I was highway driving through Victoria on the other side of Melbourne in 1983 when a giant Grey came out of the scrub at full speed, turned hard left and was in the passenger side window for a second or two. It was his idea of fun, I suppose.
I've only seen a koala in the wild once, and I've lived in Australia my whole life. You're very lucky!
Cool vlog of the south-eastern coast line of mainland Australia.
Thanks for watching!
so happy to see the animals, specially after the tragedy that burned so much of their home
Yes, it was truly magical.
This area wasnt affected as much as parts of NSW.
Happens nearly every year - thats australia
glad you liked the adventure. cracked me up when you came across the koala
💓💓Beautiful day 💓💓
Yes it was!
that's so beautiful and welcome to Guiyang,China ❤️
This is Australia not China
I've lived in county Aus all my life and dba never seen a koala in the wild. Good on you!
koala
If you think those grey kangaroos were big go to the outback where the Red kangaroos are . They grow to 7 feet / 2.1 meters tall
Wow, that is crazy!
@@Peregrination The western Red Kangaroos are taller then the eastern greys.. But the eastern greys seem to be a little bit more chunky.. The Reds are usually thinner..
@@Peregrination if feeling threatened, those big reds will lean back on their tails and kick you with both feet and break all your ribs. Not even kidding. Stay well away from those big fellas.
@@AdstarAPAD the Reds get chunky as well. The males can be chunkier than a Grey.
@@aussiefirie Well i can only go on my personal experience.. But i guess some of the reds live in better richer pasture areas so i guess they can bulk up.. But mostly they live in the dryer semi dessert places so they have leaner pastures.. I saw some big Red boomers out in North West New South Wales.. And yeah one of them stood up and he was probably 6 foot 6inches in height.. Impressive sight..
Great Ocean Road, one of my all time favorite places.
Keep driving on the left😳
Good on you guys for finding those species in the wild instead of going to a zoo. Totally different experience and way more rewarding.
We agree!
Awesome video guys...few years late I know 🤣. Curious what is the soundtrack/music you use in this video,at 4mins 20 in. Thanks
These people remind me of the Griswolds, hilarious.
Haha, we love the Griswolds! ✈️
so beautiful !!
Looks like an awesome holiday. I have travelled widely through Australia and have never seen a koala in the wild so you are definitely lucky. I have seen lots of other animals though. That male skippy (kangaroo) was pretty big. Good that you did not try and approach them. The biggest one I have seen was over 2 meters tall with a chest easily 2 2 1/2 feet wide. He was pretty scary and luckily was on the other side of a large fence.
Have a great holiday and avoid driving in rural or outback areas at twightlight or at night or you will be guaranteed of seeing lots of kangaroos - possibly on your car bonnet!
WoW! Thank you for watching 😀
That is a result! Koalas are so hard to spot, especially when driving!
cuuuutee
Btw guys, there's no such thing as a koala bear. It is simply called a koala!
Koalas are marsupials whereas bears are not!
stop being so pedantic. a teddy bear is not a bear either its a stuffed toy!!
@@westnblu You're comparing a stuffed toy brand name to an actual animal. Seriously?!
I only pointed out that a koala is not a bear, as some people seem to think!
@@westnblu A teddy bear depicts a bear, not a koala
@kris pertsios they are not being pedantic. Out of respect for our wildlife, people have to stop calling them bears. You could also argue that this is important for the awareness of a potentially endangered species. You don't call a Panda a marsupial, and you most certainly wouldn't say platypus duck.
@@arconeagain i beg to differ . U have to understand the context of the video and i was replying to a rather crude comment under the circumstances. These young tourists saw a koala on a tree not many people living in Australia even get to see a wild koala they were all excited and one of the girls got emotional. Now i'm sure if they visited a zoo they would have been corrected and educated about the correct term of species.
Just like koalas, YOU are too cute. Glad you had a wonderful time. And koalas are much rarer to spot in the wild than 'roos.
😊 Thank you for sharing!
Good to see you went through my home town colac. Hopefully those bats won't be there much longer
Flying Foxes or Fruit Bats they eat generally fruit from Maple trees.
I live just up the road from where you are. Portland Victoria
I live in the Otways (great ocean road) and I see koalas every day!!! There are a lot of them, more than people know!! It’s actually causing problems with our forests, as you saw they have been killing the trees from over population (the dead forest you drove through). They did have a program where they sterilised males in the area years back to help with population control and disease ☺️
Almost guaranteed to spot some down at Cape Otway!!!
You guys went near Warrnambool! One of my favourite costal towns. Childers cover is a mermaids paradise 💜
I see Kangaroos nearly every day, but I’ve never seen the beloved Koala. You’re very fortunate.
i think you arrived at the 12 apostles at the perfect hour of the day !!
Golden Hour!
They scratch the big ones. That's why we call them boxers as jump and punch scratch
you didnt go to gibson steps . That would have taken you down to the beach stacks
When he whispers he sounds like cable guy.
So lucky to see a Koala in the wild. Very hard to do.
I think I see one BEHIND YOU as well. On the other side of the Road. ?? 🇦🇺
0:15 looks suspiciously like Essendon :D
47 yo Australian and I can count on one hand the amount of Koalas I've seen in the wild. Probably because I have spent most of my time living in remote areas where Koalas don't live.
They’re fruit bats but we also call them flying foxes. The assemble in camps like that to roost. www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/native-animals/native-animal-facts/flying-foxes
They are huge compared to American Bats.
@@Peregrination Hope you had a great trip & have a chance to come again :-)
@@Peregrination We have small bats too. Flying foxes are everywhere, right through our cities. You can stand on a high point in a city at dusk and see thousands of them flying to feeding spots.
I'm glad you liked our country, did you know that Australia is the only country in the world where more Americans move to live in Australia than Australians move to America to live, we know how lucky we are to live here.
Little dogs is close, they are Flying Foxes 😊
Not koala bears, just koalas. You were so fortunate to see a koala in the wild; it’s not easy🇦🇺🦘
I saw a pigeon get eaten by a pelican on the Gold Coast. I thought that was kind of special
OH MY GOD 😂 Thats very special, what an experience.
Careful standing under trees - the drop bears just wait for unsuspecting tourists.
what the heck are drop bears?!?
You want to see Kangaroos go golfing 😅😂, they love golf courses.
They tend to hang out in the middle of wide-open grassy areas that have bushland around it. So yeah, most golf courses.
Never slow down or speed up when you see kangaroos on side of road. They get spooked and will jump into your path
Thank you for this tip. 😀
That's really rare to see a koala in the wild. Especially after the fires.
Nothing about closing all bridges at noon for an hour so the animals can cross?
Don't get close to the red kangaroo. Wallabies are so cute they are grey or brown small kangaroos
you are lucky to see a koala . they are very hard to see normally . I have never seen one in 60 years in the bush . it is a rare event trust me.
We know! Wow, 60 years is a long time!
I'm not sure about other states. But you can easily find koalas in the wild in South Australia (adelaide hills)
Oceania is a region and Australia is a continent and country 😉
My kid's teacher told her Oceania was a continent 😳
😂wat no Tasmanian devil 😈 they have a big bite...
There only not prevalent because they are somewhat nocturnal
Koalas aren’t bears 0:24
Say it Melbin please as that is how it is pronounced, Thanks Mate. BTW a wild Koala can shred you as bad as a Great White (they use the claws for defence and not only climbing)
We wanted to say Melbin, but we didn't know if that was correct. We love it!
Go for a drive at sunset, and play dodga roo, wid ya bumpa. These are babies. Get out in the desert these roos are 7 foot tall and built like a brick shit house. Totally shredded. No shit.
I see ya found the drop bears. In June these bad boys grow fangs. Lol davi b
Eastern grey kangaroos are 2 metres tall😳and koalas are not koala ‘bears’ just koalas
you do know that you drive on the left side in australia - do you want to cause an accident - please adhere to the road rules when you are driving in a different country
ohhh... please ignore such comments, its is preferred you drive around our marsupial locals as they are just as likely to jump in front of a car.
They were in the middle of nowhere with no traffic. They did the right thing, cause kangaroos will jump out if you drive right beside them.
@@shaungordon9737 maybe but it is easy to slip into complacency and then you have a traffic accident especially when you are in another country and the rules are completely different to what you are used to
Just a point they are not bears. Just koalas
I proposed to my wife at that spot in Apollo Bay 33+ years ago.
Awwwww thanks for sharing!
I think that was bat man park. 😜
Sorry that wasn’t a koala , it looked more like a drop bear to me. You all were lucky to get out of there alive if it was a drop bear.
Just be careful of the drop bears 🐻. You will see them in the trees they come down and claw you very dangerous.
So those bats at the beginning were actually flying foxes
They're bats still the ",flying fox" thing is a colloquialism
went on a great day, kangaroos should be paid a comission for all the tourist dollars they bring in. I thought for a minute that there was only one girl ! and then saw they were wearing 2 different coloured tees. :))
Just so you know there are no drop bears in Australia they are extinct ,the bunyips and the yowies ate them all .
please tell us more.
Those are called flying foxes. They are a fruit eating, Megabat. And they look like little foxes 🦊 with bat wings.
Thank you for this information! MEGABAT!
Peregrination my pleasure. Incidentally, Melbourne was founded by a man named John Batman - and an early potential name of Batmania was floated for the city.
They are called flying foxes not at.
They are fruit eating marsupials.