Koalas

By: Aaron Conover Edited by: Zacory Shakespear

=__**Fast Facts**__= Scientific Name: //Phascolarctos cinereus// Type: Mammal Diet: Herbivore Average life span in wild: 20 years Size: 60 to 85 cm Weight: 9 kg Protection Status: Threatened Size relative to a 2-meter man: not actual size

Koala's, contrary to the name "Koala bear", are actually marsupials. Just like other marsupials, a female koala carries their young around after birth. After about six months, the infant emerges and rides on it's mother back or clings to it's belly until it's a year old. Also they live in eastern Australia, where eucalyptus trees, their only food, are plentiful. They rarely leave these trees, and use their sharp claws and opposable digits to cling onto trees with great effect. During the day they doze for up to 18 hours, tucked into nooks of their trees. They are very cute. - Changed 1/11/17 by: Kolbi Grace Martin