Calm Koalas By: Kelsey Cropper

Sleeping and Other Habits  Koalas are very picky about what they eat.  They are nocturnal and sleep for eighteen hours a day.  The baby’s are the size of a jellybean and takes about five minutes to get to its mother’s pouch.  When Koalas are older they ride piggy back or on its mother’s stomach.

Species and Original Homes  The largest is the Victoria and it lives in South Australia  The second largest is the New South Wales and it live in Southern Australia.  The smallest is the Queensland and it lives in Northern Australia. This is the Victoria koala. This is the New South Wales koala. This is the Queensland.

Features {looks}  Koalas have a stubby tail are pear shaped and chubby.  They have two thumbs and three fingers on each hand.  The females have a pouch have a pouch that opens upside down

Disappearances  Koalas have been killed or forced into different places.  They have been forced into human places.  They have been killed by motorists who don’t expect koalas their.

More Habitats  One of the koala habitats can be in parks or hospitals.  The other habitat is the wild.  People are chopping down the trees so koalas are losing their original habitat.

Amazing Facts  Some koala fossils were dated 20 million years old.  They eat eucalypt leaves and pretty much nothing else.  The closest relative is the wombat. This is the closest living relative. This is the eucalyptus tree

Bibliography  Feney, Kathy koalas. Mineoka: Garth Stevens, Print  “Koala.” National Geographic. Web, 16 April This is the picture of the book that I used.