Koala

Koala

The koala is a marsupial mammal which means it has a pouch and suckles its young. Koalas have grey fur and have large rounded ears on top of a big head. They are usually only approximately 60-85cm tall with a stout body and short legs used for climbing.

Koalas are considered arboreal (tree dwelling) mammals however they do descend to the ground to move from one tree to the other. The are specialist leaf eaters, feeding predominantly, but not exclusively, on eucalypt leaves.

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