Five weeks ago, a stroppy koala named Claude became an internet sensation after he was sprung chomping through several thousand dollars’ worth of saplings at a New South Wales nursery.
Now there’s an update to the massive marsupial’s antics, with CCTV footage revealing he’s returned to the scene of his crime – with a partner.
Claude, whose moniker was inspired by his oversized claws, is still carrying out late-night rampages at the Eastern Forest Nursery near Lismore in the Northern Rivers.
But his partner and their little joey are also regularly tagging along, captured on four occasions in September and October by a sensory camera erected by the World Wildlife Fund.
“I think Claude has introduced his partner and joey to the all-you-can-eat buffet, now that she’s eating for two,” nursery owner Humphrey Herrington said.
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