KoalasBy: Alexandria Alonzo

Koalas FoodKoalas eat

Eucalyptus leaves koalas eat about 2 pounds of leaves. The plants smell like cough drops. So, when the koala is done eating the leaves it smells like cough drops.

What Are Koalas Called?A female koala is

called a doe.A male koala is

called a buck.A young koala is

called a joey.

What Is A Koala?A koala is a

marsupial.Koalas are warm-

blooded.Koalas have fur and

they have babies.Koalas keep their

babies in their pouch until they get old enough to come out the pouch.

Who Are Koalas Predators?Large owls WolvesWild dogsFoxes

How Do Koalas Sleep And Where Do They Sleep?Koalas sleep to 16 to

20 hours a day.Koalas sleep high in

the trees.Koalas sleep so they

can get more energy to climb trees.

How Can You Keep Koalas Safe?One way you can help

koalas be safe is pay attention to signs that says “slow down” then shows a picture of a koala.

Sometimes people kill koalas on the streets because they don’t pay attention to the signs and they just “zoom”!

The picture is showing you what the sign looks like.

Do Koalas Ever Run?Yes, they do. Koalas

can run as fast as a rabbit.

The only time koalas run is if they run from tree to tree or running from predators.

Where Do Koalas Live?Koalas live in

Australia.Koalas live in

eucalyptus trees.They get their own

tree to live in.Koalas don’t drink

much they get water from the leaves they eat.

Are Koalas Endangered?Koalas are not

endangered yet but they are labeled vulnerable. There are many reasons why koalas are endangered some are because of habitat destruction ,dog attacks, bush fires, road accidents.

There are less than 43,000-80,000 koalas left in the wild.

I hope you

enjoyed

learning

about

Koalas! I

hope you

have

learned a

lot about

koalas.

Thank you!