Learn About Koalas - They are NOT Bears

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It's incorrect to call them 'koala bears'

Koalas are not bears. They are not placental or 'eutherian' mammals, but MARSUPIALS, which means that their young are born immature & they develop further in the safety of a pouch. (see photo to the left) It's incorrect to call them 'koala bears'. Their correct name is simply 'koalas.'

Each koala's 'home' is made up of several trees called HOME TREES. They visit these same trees regularly. The area covered by these trees is called the koala's HOME RANGE. Each koala has its own home range, which overlaps those of other koalas but except for breeding purposes, they do normally not visit another koala's home trees. The size of each home range depends upon a range of factors including the quality of the habitat and the sex, age and social position in the population of the koala.

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Koalas look so much like living teddy bears that many people call them koala bears. But koalas are not bears at all. They are members of an unusual group of mammals called marsupials. Like all marsupials, koalas have pouches they use for carrying their babies. And the only thing cuter than a fuzzy, friendly- looking koala is a sleepy koala baby peering out of its mother's pouch Koala and Baby

Koala and Baby Art Print

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Creature Feature: Koalas @ Nationalgeographic.com
Fun fact section, video clips, and maps of where these creatures can be found.
Koala
Includes information about the size, appearance, habitat, life span, and diet of these eucalyptus leaf eating marsupials.
Koala Printout- EnchantedLearning.com
Provides information about Koalas such as diet and body structure.
Koala Facts
Koala slide show made by first and second graders.
Koala Information
Information and original photos of the Koala.
Koalas in America - San Diego Zoo
Page with information about the koala.
Kool Koalas
Contains several photographs.
Australian Koala Foundation
This site provides comprehensive and up to date information regarding the koala.
Real Time Stories From Our Hospital
Contains several stories about Koalas rescued at the hospital.
Adopt a Koala
Contains pictures and history of koalas kept at the Koala Hospital in Port Macquarie NSW Australia.

Eastern Australia 

To see koalas in their natural home, it is necessary to visit eastern Australia. This is where koalas can find an abundant source of their preferred eucalyptus leaves. Different koala species prefer different kinds of leaves, so it is the trees that dictate what species of koala can be found in what area. The largest koalas (Victoria koalas) live the farthest south in the coldest areas. The koalas with the thinnest fur (Queensland koalas) live in the warmer, northern areas. The New South Wales koalas range in between.

The Koala Book

This is a wonderful book on many counts. Information isabundant, so you can use it for reports. But the best part is thedelightful photos of koalas at sleep, play, and the dinner table. I left out "work" because it doesn't seem to be in their vocabulary. One or two of the views of relaxing, snoozing koalas are alone worth the price of the book. Instead of reciting a mantra or meditating to relax, all you need do is look at those photos. A book for all ages.

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Koalas and Other Marsupials (What Kind of Animal Is It?)

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The word koala is aboriginal for "no drink." Koala get the water they need from their food.

- A male koala has a scent gland on his chest. It is used to attract females during mating season and to mark territory.

- The koala does not have an external tail.

- A koala can climb 150 feet to the top of a tree, and can leap from treetop to treetop.

- Koalas have few natural predators. They are usually killed when they come down from trees by domestic dogs or cars, and through loss of habitat.

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BEHAVIOR:
Nocturnal mammals, koalas sleep for up to 16 hours a day. They are arboreal, which means that they live in trees. They do not live in big groups but rather prefer to be alone.

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