Rare baby white koala looks for a name on Facebook

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This adorable rare white koala needs your help to find her new name.

The little joey is among several koalas born at an Australian zoo in recent months, but has only recently emerged from her mother's pouch.

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She is the first white koala ever to be born in Queensland's Australia Zoo.

The female koala, who has light fur, does not have albinism but owes her pale colouration to a recessive gene, thought to be inherited from her mother.

Image: AUSTRALIA ZOO/SUPPLIED

Image: AUSTRALIA ZOO/SUPPLIED

However, her white fur might not last forever. Read more...

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