The San Diego Zoo reports it's overjoyed to announce the arrival of a new female koala joey and celebrate an extraordinary 100 years of friendship with Taronga Conservation Society Australia.

Inala is the first koala joey to be born at the San Diego Zoo in two years. She turned 7 months old on Valentine's Day.

Seven months after her birth, a koala joey has emerged from her mother’s pouch and made her debut to the world. Inala is the first joey born at the Zoo in two years. Video shared by the San Diego Zoo doesn’t show the tiny Australian animal climbing trees on her own yet but she can be seen clinging onto her mother and looking around at her surroundings.

The sloth bear cubs, born in late 2024, will help researchers learn more about how to protect the vulnerable species, the zoo said.