Kozo
Kozo was funny and curious as a joey like her mother KiKi. But as an adult she is more reserved. She is still quite calm with us, but less flamboyant than her mother.
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Origin of name:
a combination of KiKi and Cruiz. Kozo means “Happy Boy” in Japanese: at first we really thought Kozo was a boy.
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Known since:
She first emerged from KiKi’s pouch in September 2017, so she would have been born in March 2017.
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How often seen:
Kozo was seen about six times in 2017. In 2018 she was seen 48 times. Already in 2019 she has been seen 24 times.
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Family:
Kozo’s mother is KiKi, daughter of YuYu. Her father is probably Cruiz. Kozo is KiKi’s first baby. She has two siblings now: sister LuLu and new joey Mimi; and an Aunt – CoCo and an Uncle – Bobo.
Kozo’s first joey – Indi – was born in January 2019. We think Indi’s father is Mabo, as Kozo was spending a lot of time in his area when Indi was conceived.
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Neighbours:
Now independent from mum, Kozo’s neighbours are Clancy, Ngardang & Bunyip, Lakorra, Mara & Pickle, Wemba & Djaki and males Winberry, Gulkurguli and Mabo.
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Survived extreme heat/drought catastrophes:
Kozo has survived the following extreme heat waves and droughts.
2019: 4 January max temp: 46C (she was pregnant at the time)
2019: 25 January max temp: 46C (she had just given birth to Indi, but we didn’t know that at the time)
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Media Appearances:
Kozo wasn’t born when this video was taken, but this may have been the first time her father met her mother.
