Koala

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Group : Intan Sucia Marliani Noverina Rahma Andini Nurul Syifa Safitri

Class : IX.3
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Female Male

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KINGDO M Kingdom:
Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Marsupialia Order: Diprotodontia Family: Phascolarctidae 3/11/12

Typical and New South Wales koala weights are 12kg (26 lb) for males and 8.5kg (19 lb) for females.
The koala is found in coastal regions of eastern and southern Australia. The koalas of South Australia were largely exterminated during the early part of the 20th century, , but the state has since been repopulated with Victorian stock. The koala is not found in Tasmania 3/11/12 or Western Australia.

Females reach maturity at 2 to 3 years of age, males at 3 to 4 years. A healthy female koala can produce one young each year for about 12 years. Gestation is 35 days. Twins are very rare; the world's first confirmed identical twin koalas, named "Euca" and "Lyptus", were born at the University of Queensland in April, 1999. Mating normally occurs between December and March, the Southern Hemisphere's summer.
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A baby koala is referred to as a joey and is hairless, blind, and earless.

At birth the joey, only a quarter of an inch long, crawls into the downwardfacing pouch on the mother's belly (which is closed by a drawstring like muscle that the mother can tighten at 3/11/12 and attaches itself to one of the will)

Young Joey

Young remain hidden in the pouch for about six months, only feeding on milk. During this time they grow ears, eyes, and fur. The joey then begins to 3/11/12 explore outside of the pouch.

FACTS ABOUT KOALA

What are some predators of koalas?

There are many things that put the life of a koala in danger. A dangerous enemy of a koala is the European Fox. Also dangerous to the Koala is fire, (because they cannot run fast enough to escape them,) hunters, and cars, (car 3/11/12

Are koalas endangered?

Yes they are. Koalas used to be a food source for Native Americans. Then when the Europeans came to Australia they started shooting at them for their beautiful fur. By 1920 koalas were nearly extinct. Then they eventually became protected and the population rose again. Today the trees where koalas live in are being destroyed for human development. Koalas are also dying from disease, other animal predators, disease, and dogs. There are only 2,000 to 8,000 left in the wild today. Also today koalas are protected everywhere in Australia, and 3/11/12

GLOSSARY

Coastal : Exterminated : Repopulated : Rare : Mating : Occurs : Referred : Hairless : Blind :

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Earless : Crawls : Downward facing : Belly : Drawstring : Tighten : Attaches : Teat : Extinct : Eventually 3/11/12 :

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