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Facts About Koalas
1 – Koalas have a pouch that they use to store food.
2 – They are not bears, but actually marsupials with the same family as kangaroos and wombats.
3 – There are two types of koala – the grey and the red.
4 – The grey koala is endangered.
5 – A baby koala is called a joey, and it takes six months for them to grow in their mother’s pouch.
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6 – Koalas are the only animal that spends its entire life in a tree.
7 – They sleep for up to 18 hours each day.
8 – They can live anywhere from 10-15 years, with some living as long as 25 years.
9 – When they feel threatened, they will often lower their head and growl or make a hissing sound
10 – Koalas have sharp claws on their front paws which allow them to scratch trees and eat leaves off of them without having to move down the trunk of the tree.
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11 – Most koalas are found in eastern Australia but there is also a small population in western Queensland.
12 – Koalas have very sharp claws on their front paws, which they use for climbing trees.
13 – A mother koala usually gives birth to one baby at a time, but twins can also occur.
14 – Their fur is not actually black and white – it’s just the way light reflects off of them!
15 – The word “koala” comes from an Aboriginal word meaning “no drink” because these animals can get all the moisture they need from eucalyptus leaves.
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16 – Koalas live in colonies with one dominant male who mates with all the females.
17 – These animals eat only eucalyptus leaves and some bark so that their digestive system doesn’t come into contact with bacteria or parasites that could be harmful to them.
18 – Female koalas only mate once every two years, which makes it difficult to keep their population high enough.
19 – Their eyesight is poor but they have an excellent sense of smell.
20 – There are about 80 different types of eucalyptus plants in Australia.
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21 – Female koalas give birth to one baby every year after a gestation period of around 33 days.
22 – The average koala can jump up to 6 feet in one leap, from tree to tree.
23 – Koalas spend about 18 hours each day sleeping or resting and only 4 hours feeding on leaves from eucalyptus trees.
24 – A female koala has two teats on her belly which she uses to feed both herself and her baby.
25 – Koalas are the only animals that have fingerprints.
BONUS FACTS
BONUS – The average koala eats 3-5 kg of leaves every day
BONUS – Koalas like to eat eucalyptus leaves because they contain high levels of protein and low levels of lipids
