Every year a good friend in Australia sends us the best info on the Koalas. From pictures, brochures, maps, zoo info and more. We save them and reread those articles just for fun. My daughter one year did a theme portfolio on them. We still have that also. We like to save everything! The Koala is a very interesting animal. Often misunderstood because it is rather shy. The top 10 Koala facts are as follows:
1.) They are not really bears, they are marsupials. They carry their young in a small pouch.
2.) They have 2 thumbs on their front paws.
3.) Mostly nocturnal animals. Sleeping during the day and feed at night.
4.) The babies are known as Joeys.
5.) When the babies are born, they are only 2cm long and have no fur.
6.) They ride in their mom's pouch and drink milk from her.
7.) They live in Eucalyptus trees and feed on them also.
8.) Adult Koala's eat about 1 kg of leaves per night.
9.) Protected by law, but their habitat is not.
10.) Only about 100,000 koalas remain in the wild in Australia. Most of their habitat has been destroyed.
To find out more about the Australian Koala you can check out www.savethekoala.com Truly an interesting animal to read, learn and study about. Thanks to Roslyn for always sending those great articles, much appreciated!
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