KOALA

The Koalamis an arboreal erbivorous marsupial native to Australia. it is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctida and its closest livin relatives are the wombats, which are members of the family Vombatidae. Th Koala is found i coastal areas of the mainland's eastern and souther regions, inhabiting ueenland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. It is easily recognisable by its stout, tailless body and large head with round fluffy ears and large, spoon-shaped nose. The koala has body length of 60-85cm (24-33 in) and weight 4-15kg (9-33 lb) Fur colour ranges from silver grey to chocolate brown. Koala from the northen populations are typically smaller and lighter in color than their counterparts futher south. These populations possibly are seperate subspecies, but this is disputed.

Koalas typically inhabit open eucalypt woodlands, and the leaves of these trees make up most of their diet bacuse this eucalyt diet has limited nutritional and caloric content, koalas are largely sedentary and sleep up to 20 hours a day. Tey are asocial animals, and bonding exist only between mother and dependent offspring. Adult males communicate with loud bellows that intimidates rivals and attract mates. Male mark their presence with secretions fromsceent glands.

WHERE DO YOU FIND THEM

You will find them in the eucalyptus forest of southern and eastern Australia.