Palm Beach Zoo hopes for canoodling Koalas

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Workers at the Palm Beach Zoo are playing matchmaker for a couple of Koalas.

But, will Abby and Oz find true love in time for Valentine's Day?

After months of being separated, the pair met Monday.

The Zoo is trying to get both in the mood.

"It's usually the male is chasing the female around and trying to chase her or when her hormones are at the highest or you get what you have when the male is a little more subdued the female is a little more active. Truthfully today (Monday) he's a little more interested in eating his eucalyptus than the female but once they get used to each other...he realizes a female in the mix expect activity to increase," said Keith Lovett at the Palm Beach Zoo.

Koalas are natives of Australia and the population is rapidly declining.

Breeding the pair will help conserve, protect and enhance the species.