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Koala Bears

Koala Bears. By: Alexis Roberts. Scientific name: Phascolarctos cinereus. Found in the eucalypt forests of eastern Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, and the southern part of South Australia. Koala BEars. Length of life: About 20 years.

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Koala Bears

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  1. Koala Bears By: Alexis Roberts

  2. Scientific name: Phascolarctos cinereus.

  3. Found in the eucalypt forests of eastern Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, and the southern part of South Australia.

  4. Koala BEars • Length of life:About 20 years. • Size:Males about 77cm and females about 71cm • Weight:southern males about 11.6 kg and southern females 7.8 kgNorthern males about 6.3 kg and northern females about 5 kg • Habitat:Eucalypt forests • Diet:Eucalyptus trees • Gestation:about 35 days • Cubs:usually 1 and rarely 2 twins cubs

  5. Description • Gray soft wool like fur • White mainly on the underside • Ears have long hairs on the tips • Resembles a bear but is actually a marsupial • Carries young in pouch • Young stays with mother up to a year after its born

  6. Facts • Live in individual trees, but they live in groups • May mark their trees with scent • Sleep 19 hours a day • They have finger prints that can be seen under a microscope. • Has a slow digestive system which causes them to move slow • Almost never go on the ground

  7. Why are they endangered? • Killed for their soft fur • Food source for Native Americans • Habitat destruction • Disease • Wild fires • Hit by cars

  8. Australian Koala Foundation • No tree no me! • funded approximately $7.5 million on koala research • Planted over 10,000 koala food trees • Consulted with the developer of a koala-friendly housing development and proved thatkoalas and humans can live in harmony at Koala Beach

  9. Quiz • How long does a baby koala stay with its mother? • What is the life span of a koala bear? • Where are they located? • What Foundation is help to save them? • Why are they endangered?

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