The baby koala will stay close to mom for the next year, at which point it will be big enough to climb trees solo Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

Depleted mother syndrome can occur ... If you choose to practice koala parenting with your little one, you might implement some of the “baby Bs” listed above. We've also rounded up more ...

“Most baby animals, as with baby people ... but only one of them has been formally announced. Koala mom Adori welcomed a female joey named Inala who started poking out of her pouch in February.