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Clancy shows off his moves, changing trees without climbing to the ground. Clancy is a wild male koala, living in the You Yangs near Melbourne, Australia. He was born in 2010, the second son of one of our most researched females - Pat. He's known the Echidna Walkabout Koala Researchers since he was first able to hear and smell, and as a result of our non-intrusive methods of research, he shows very little nervousness about us.

Did you know that wild koalas usually change trees every day? We can walk up to 500m in a normal day to get to the tree we want.

This is a video of my grandfather Merle walking along the ground to go from tree to tree. It is true, sometimes we can just jump from tree to tree, if the trees are close and the branches can take our weight. But in the You Yangs, we usually move further than to the next tree, so we come to the ground and walk most days.

Wild koalas usually walk directly from the tree we've left to the tree we want - we don't stop much to look around, we already know exactly where we are going. Our knowledge of our home range is profound. Each of our 100+ home trees is well known, with some preferred on hot windy days, others for hot humid days, some for good food in summer, some are good for checking out the neighbours. There are so many factors that affect our tree choice, it's impossible for you humans to predict where we will go next!

Don't feel concerned if you see a koala walking on the ground - it's normal. The only time to be worried is if you see one that stays on the ground for a long time, or if they are in an unsafe place, like a busy road. Then we might appreciate some traffic management! But please do it from a distance of 10m or more - we don't like a person coming too close!

Have you ever watched baby jabirus playing? Or a baby kangaroo play fighting a stick? We're lucky, we have! And we got video!

Baby animals play to learn how to use their body and their environment. It is serious, but it is fun too!

Next time you are in nature, watch animals carefully and patiently - you never know what you might see!