Showing posts with label Animals-Koala. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Animals-Koala. Show all posts

Saturday, September 12, 2009

How do koalas reproduce and take care of their babies?

Koalas breed in the summer. The koala cub stays in the mother's pouch for 5 months. The koala cub is blind when it's born. The koala is very small when it's just born. After a month the cub is 1 cm. long. The koala weighs 15 to 30 pounds. One cub is born at a time. They are warm-blooded and their youngs are born alive. Koalas drink milk from the mother

The koala leaves the pouch first at about 5.5 months, permanently at about 8 months. The young koala then clings to its mother's back or stomach, sticking its head into the pouch to feed. During childhood, the baby koala eats partially digested eucalyptus that merges from mother's cloaca, thus receiving bacteria needed for digestion as well as food.

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How fast can a koala run?

A koala can run as fast as a rabbit.

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What is the scientific classification of koalas?

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Diprotodontia

Family: Phascolarctidae

Genus: Phascolarctos

Species: P. cinereus

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Where does a koala live?

The koala lives on the East coast of Australia. They live and sleep in the eucalyptus trees. It's hot, light, and dry there. They sleep for up to 19 hours.

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What is a koala bear?

The koala is a mammal. Just like other mammals, they are warm-blooded and their youngs are born alive. Koalas drink milk from the mother. The koala breaths oxygen from air. The koala might look cuddly but the koala has very sharp teeth and
very sharp claws. The koalas have white on the underside and gray on the rest of its body.

The koala has big ears and a big nose. The mother has a pouch. The koala has very thick fur. The adult koala gets 25 to 30 inches long. Life span 12+ yrs (wild) 16+ yrs (captivity).

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