Koala - adult koala with the deadly illness Chlamydia

Koala - adult koala with the deadly illness Chlamydia pecorum, also called koala aids, walks on the ground in a coastal eucalypt forest. (Phascolarctos cinereus). Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia. The advanced course of the disease is visible by the black and wet patch on the lower belly and upper legs. This disease somehow affects the bladder and the animals aren't able to hold in the urine anymore. The animal will be more and more weakened by it and die eventually. This relatively new illness threatens the wole koala population Australias

Called Cinereus Deadly Disease Diseases Eucalypt Illness Koala Koalas Marsupial Marsupials Phascolarctos Walks

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