Koala Bears do not normally drink water. Under normal circumstances, a Koala Bear will get all the fluids they need from the type of gum leaves they eat. The problem for many of our Koala Bears is that so much of their natural habitat is disappearing under residential and industrial development projects. Koala Bears may look 'cute and cuddly' but when they are encountered in their natural state they can be quite vicious. They have good climbing claws and if you handle them in the wild and aren't careful enough, you will get hurt.
The koala is broadly similar in appearance to the wombat, but has a thicker coat, much larger ears, and longer limbs. The koala has large, sharp claws to assist with climbing tree trunks. Weight varies from about 14 kg for a large southern male, to about 5 kg for a small northern female. The koalas five fingers are arranged with opposable thumbs, providing better gripping ability. The first two fingers are positioned in apposition on the front paws, and the first three fingers for the hind paws. The koala is one of the few mammals that have fingerprints. Koala fingerprints are similar to human fingerprints even with an electron microscope it can be quite difficult to distinguish between the two.
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The Koala is a thickset arboreal marsupial herbivore native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae. The koala bear is found in coastal regions of eastern and southern Australia, from near Adelaide to the southern part of Cape York Peninsula. Populations also extend for considerable distances inland in regions with enough moisture to support suitable woodlands. The koalas of South Australia were largely exterminated during the early part of the 20th century.
The Koala is a thickset arboreal marsupial herbivore native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae. The koala bear is found in coastal regions of eastern and southern Australia, from near Adelaide to the southern part of Cape York Peninsula. Populations also extend for considerable distances inland in regions with enough moisture to support suitable woodlands. The koalas of South Australia were largely exterminated during the early part of the 20th century.
