Koala

Koala

Antonio Aguilera, contributor

The Koala is about 60 to 85 cm (24 to 33 inches) long and weighs up to 14 kg ( 31 pounds) in the southern part of its range (Victoria) but only about half that is subtropical (Queensland) to the north. The broad face has a wide rounded leathery nose, small yellow eyes, and big fluffy ears. The feet and the innermost digit of the hind feet are opposable for grasping. Owing to the animals superficial resemblance to a small bear. The Koala is sometimes called an (Albeit).

The Koala feeds very selectivity on the leaves of certain eucalyptus trees. Generally solitary individuals move within a home range of more that a dozen trees. If Koalas become too numerous in a restricted area they defoliate preferred food trees and unable to subsist on even closely related species decline rapidly.

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