by: alexis roberts. scientific name: phascolarctos cinereus
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KOALA BEARS
By: Alexis Roberts
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Scientific name: Phascolarctos cinereus.
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Found in the eucalypt forests of eastern Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, and the southern part of South Australia.
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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
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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
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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
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WHY ARE THEY ENDANGERED? Killed for their soft fur Food source for Native Americans Habitat destruction Disease Wild fires Hit by cars
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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
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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?