Koalas

By Cara

My Report on Koalas

What is it?

Classification

Koalas are marsupials which is a mammal born incompletely.

Where do they live?

Location

Koalas live in Australia. Their habitats are in the forests of eastern Australia.
There are a few differences between northern and southern koalas. Northern Koalas weigh between 4 - 8.5 kg. Southern Koalas are larger weighing 7-13 kg. They also have thicker fur to keep them warm in the cooler southern winter.
The range length is 60-85 cm.

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Describe it

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Description

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Koalas have tough textured skin on their feet. Koalas have long sharp claws
to provide traction and strong thin muscles. They have extra thick fur on their
bottoms. Koalas have a curved back bone and two fewer pairs of ribs than most mammals (11 instead of 13).

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What do they eat?

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Diet

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Koalas love to feast on eucalyptus leaves. They are very fussy eaters. Although there are 600 types of trees, Koalas limit there diet to 2 or 3 favourite kinds. They use excellent sense of smell to select the best tasting leaves.

Koalas have a bacteria in their stomachs. This allows them to only absorb 25 per cent of nutrients. To survive on such a low calorie diet, they conserve energy. They do this by moving slowly and sleeping up to 12 hours a day.

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Interesting facts

A koalas pregnancy lats 35 days. The Aquila is only 2 cm long when born (Less than an inch). It is blind and has undeveloped ears.

Koalas can live for 10-15 years

A joey will stay in its mother's pouch for 6 months.

THE END

I LOVE KOALAS!!

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Reading my report.

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