A baby koala taken into care after being abandoned by his own mother has been given an adorable name.
The 11-month old joey is being raised at the Rainforestation Wildlife sanctuary at Kuranda in Far North Queensland.
He was given the nickname 'Teddy' because of how affectionate he is with humans.
A baby koala was adopted by a human and taken into care after being abandoned by its own mother
She stayed awake during the night to give the tiny marsupial formula and cuddles
Wildlife carer Sharni, who is raising him, stayed awake during the night to give the tiny marsupial formula and cuddles.
The sanctuary shared a post on Facebook and revealed the tiny koala had quickly recovered from its difficult upbringing.
'This 11-month-old koala joey had a little bit of a rough start when his Mum didn't adjust well to "mum life",' Rainforestation wrote.
'He has grown into a cheeky, confident little koala who loves interacting with his human buddies.
'We think Teddy is the perfect name since he loves his cuddles!'
The sanctuary shared a post on Facebook where they revealed the tiny koala had quickly recovered from its difficult upbringing
He was given the nickname 'Teddy' by the wildlife carer Sharni who hand-raised him (pictured together)
