Straightening out Blinky Bill
Emily Milbourne looking at a koala skull and spine.
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Dr Greg Johnston and Emily Milbourne with a koala at ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ Zoo.
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Koalas at ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ Zoo.
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Monday, 27 August 2001
The Olympic games mascots reinforced what all tourism operators know; Australia's native animals are its ambassadors. Overseas visitors come by the thousand to see bilbies and koalas that are cuddly and.....scoliotic?
Scoliosis is the medical term for curvature of the spine. Long recognised as a problem in children, it is not what you associate with koalas, but that link has been the subject of Emily Milbourne's honours project.
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