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Adorable baby koala is a big fan of belly rubs

Ah, to be a koala-cuddling zookeeper.
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Ah, to be a baby koala (or koala zookeeper.)

Life looks pretty good for little joey Harry, who gets plenty of belly rubs and kisses during playdates with his zookeeper, Tami. 

Things weren't always so easy, though. Little Harry's mother died of cancer when he was only four months old, but he's since been able to thrive at the Symbio Koala Sanctuary just south of Sydney, Australia, according to Storyful

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Olivia Niland

Olivia Niland is an Editorial News Intern at Mashable in Los Angeles and a senior digital journalism major at the University of Southern California. She has previously interned with NBC Los Angeles, The Hollywood Reporter, and USA Today College, and when she isn't working can usually be found concert-going, golfing and exploring.


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