Power Point By: GW

The name of my animal is Koala It’s scientific name is “Phascolarctos Cinerus” meaning “furry pouched gray bear” in Latin It is a marsupial A marsupial is an animal that has a pouch The name of my animal is Koala It’s scientific name is “Phascolarctos Cinerus” meaning “furry pouched gray bear” in Latin It is a marsupial A marsupial is an animal that has a pouch

 A Koala has shaggy grey ears  It has a big black shiny nose  5 sharp claws  Rough pads on it’s feet  Females have pouches for young  They have grayish, soft fur & weigh up to 30 pounds  They look like stuffed animals with sharp teeth but you can’t see their teeth unless they open their mouth  A Koala has shaggy grey ears  It has a big black shiny nose  5 sharp claws  Rough pads on it’s feet  Females have pouches for young  They have grayish, soft fur & weigh up to 30 pounds  They look like stuffed animals with sharp teeth but you can’t see their teeth unless they open their mouth

 A koala may live up to 20 years in the wild  It’s territory is endangered because people have been cutting down the trees that koalas live in  Koalas used to be endangered because people would kill them for their soft and silky fur  A koala may live up to 20 years in the wild  It’s territory is endangered because people have been cutting down the trees that koalas live in  Koalas used to be endangered because people would kill them for their soft and silky fur

 Koalas live in Australia but many different places in Australia such as; Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia  They stay in eucalyptus trees where they eat, sleep, drink, and have their babies  They go to zoos in California and Japan where the climate is just right for them  Koalas live in Australia but many different places in Australia such as; Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia  They stay in eucalyptus trees where they eat, sleep, drink, and have their babies  They go to zoos in California and Japan where the climate is just right for them

 Koalas have thick soft fur to keep them warm when it’s cold  When the climate is warm a koala sheds some of it’s fur  The shade of the eucalyptus tree also keeps it cool  It’s fur also serves as a fantastic rain coat  Koalas have thick soft fur to keep them warm when it’s cold  When the climate is warm a koala sheds some of it’s fur  The shade of the eucalyptus tree also keeps it cool  It’s fur also serves as a fantastic rain coat

 A Koala eats eucalyptus leaves from eucalyptus trees  They are herbivores, a herbivore is an animal that eats only plants  It has a sense of smell that can smell out good eucalyptus leaves  Eucalyptus leaves have water inside them so that a koala can drink water

 They are very picky eaters because they only eat from trees that they like  They can store food in they’re cheeks while chewing  Eucalyptus leaves make them very sleepy  They eat from gum trees also  They are very picky eaters because they only eat from trees that they like  They can store food in they’re cheeks while chewing  Eucalyptus leaves make them very sleepy  They eat from gum trees also

 A baby is about the size of a jelly bean  It is called a joey just like a baby kangaroo  A mother koala is only pregnant for 35 days before giving birth  After a female mates with a male she has the baby and raises it on her own  A baby must travel to it’s moms pouch when born it has forelimbs to help  A baby is about the size of a jelly bean  It is called a joey just like a baby kangaroo  A mother koala is only pregnant for 35 days before giving birth  After a female mates with a male she has the baby and raises it on her own  A baby must travel to it’s moms pouch when born it has forelimbs to help

 The first 4 weeks a baby goes in & out of the pouch to see the world but gets scared when it does  After one month the baby is to big for the pouch and must ride on it’s mothers back  But, it dips it’s head into the pouch to drink it’s moms milk  A mom can only have up to 2 baby’s in 1 litter  The first 4 weeks a baby goes in & out of the pouch to see the world but gets scared when it does  After one month the baby is to big for the pouch and must ride on it’s mothers back  But, it dips it’s head into the pouch to drink it’s moms milk  A mom can only have up to 2 baby’s in 1 litter

 One predator for a koala is a dingo  Another is an owl  A koala is very fast so it can move when on the ground  A koala doesn’t eat any animals, only eucalyptus leaves  One predator for a koala is a dingo  Another is an owl  A koala is very fast so it can move when on the ground  A koala doesn’t eat any animals, only eucalyptus leaves

 Sleep all day and very lazy  Growls when other koala comes near it’s tree  Only lets a family member near it  Wants to be alone except in mating season  Sleep all day and very lazy  Growls when other koala comes near it’s tree  Only lets a family member near it  Wants to be alone except in mating season

 Sharp teeth to bite it’s food  Sharp claws to hang on trees  Fantastic sense of smell to see if a leaf is not bad, if it is a koala will move on  Sharp teeth to bite it’s food  Sharp claws to hang on trees  Fantastic sense of smell to see if a leaf is not bad, if it is a koala will move on

 Males make growling noises in mating seasons to attract females to it’s tree to make a family  Sometimes males fight for females [also to start a family]  Females don’t let anyone near the baby when first born  Males make growling noises in mating seasons to attract females to it’s tree to make a family  Sometimes males fight for females [also to start a family]  Females don’t let anyone near the baby when first born

 Females have nipples to feed their young inside their pouch  A pouch to carry their young  Cheeks that can store their food in  Females have nipples to feed their young inside their pouch  A pouch to carry their young  Cheeks that can store their food in

 Sleeps 18 hours a day and only wakes up to eat  600 different species of eucalyptus trees  Koala’s are actually not bears  Sleeps 18 hours a day and only wakes up to eat  600 different species of eucalyptus trees  Koala’s are actually not bears