WHAT IS A KOALA?
HOW LONG DO KOALAS SLEEP FOR?
13-18 HOURS A DAY
WHERE ARE KOALAS PRIMARILY FOUND?
EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRAIA
WHAT DO KOALAS EAT?
EUCALYPTUS LEAVES
BABY KOALAS ARE CALLED...
JOEYS
HOW MUCH DO KOALAS WEIGH?
4-15KILOGRAMS
WHAT DO EUCALYPTUS TREES DO FOR KOALAS?
PROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER
KOALAS ARE SPECIALIZED...
HERBIVORES
HOW LONG DO JOEYS REMAIN IN THEIR MOTHERS POUCH.
FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS
ALTHOUGH KOALAS LOOK LIKE BEARS THEY ARE MORE LIKE...
KANGAROOS
WHERE ARE KOALAS ENDEMIC TO?
AFRICA
WHY CAN'T MOST OTHER ANIMALS EAT EUCALYPTUS LEAVES?
EUCALYPTUS LEAVES CONTAIN TOXIC COMPOUNDS THAT CAN KILL MOST ANIMALS
KOALAS HAVE STRONG CARTILAGE AT THE END OF THEIR CURVED SPINE ALLOWING THEM TO DO WHAT TO EUCALYPTUS TREES?
MAKE EUCALYPTUS TREES A COMFORTABLE HOME
WHAT KIND OF PADS(ON THEIR FEET) DO KOALAS HAVE?
ROUGH PADS
KOALAS HABITAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE PRESENCE OF...
EUCALYPTUS TREES
WHAT IS REDUCING THE NEED TO DRINK WATER FREQUENTLY?
THE EUCALYPTUS LEAVES GIVE THEM THE WATER THEY NEED
WHAT DOES THE WORD "KOALA" MEAN?
"KOALA" MEANS "NO DRINK" OR "NO WATER"
WHAT IS THE SCIENTIFIC NAME FOR A KOALA?
PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS
WHY DO KOALAS PREFER RIPARIAN (AREAS ALONG WATERCOURSES) HABITATS?
FOR REFUGE DURING DROUGHTS AND EXTREME HEAT
HOW MANY TYPES OF EUCALYPTUS LEAVES ARE THERE?
4
WHAT POPULAR WATER BOTTLE NAME IS MADE TO RESEMBLE A KOALA?
OWALA