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Koala. Zackary. Excellent!. Animal Classification. Kingdom=Animal Phylum=Vertebrata Class=Mammilla Order=Diprotodontia Genus=Phascolarctos Cinereous Species=Marsupials. Basic needs of a Koala. Food=eucalyptus leafs Water=water from eucalyptus leafs Oxygen=air
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Koala Zackary Excellent!
Animal Classification • Kingdom=Animal • Phylum=Vertebrata • Class=Mammilla • Order=Diprotodontia • Genus=Phascolarctos Cinereous • Species=Marsupials
Basic needs of a Koala • Food=eucalyptus leafs • Water=water from eucalyptus leafs • Oxygen=air • Climate=Southern Australia • Shelter=trees
Koala Adaptations • Koalas are marsupials. That means that they carry there young in pouches like kangaroos. • Koalas sleep most of the day and have a slow metabolism. (metabolism is the process of converting food into energy and other stuff to sustain life.
Interesting facts about Koalas • An adult koala weighs usually less than thirty pounds. • Another interesting fact about koalas is that they don’t drink water! No H20! • Koalas get there water from eucalyptus leafs.
Sources • http://www.koalaworlds.com/koala-species.html • http://koalas.org/koala-info.html • http://bestfunfacts.com/koalas.html