1. Koalas by: Marin Wickline 1

3. Koalas live in Australia

4. Behavior Adore human laps Like to be alone Are harmless Sleep 18 hours per day 2

5. Diet Eat eucalyptus leaves Get energy from them Don’t have a lot of energy because leaves don’t provide a lot Get water as well as food from the leaves 3

6. Life Span, Size, and Weight Life Span: 13-18 years Size: 27-36 inches tall Weight: 9-20 pounds 4

7. Scientific Name Phascolarctos Cinereus 5

8. Koalas are on the verge of being endangered but it’s illegal to kill them. 6

9. Vocabulary endangered-about to be extinct phascolarctos cinereus-the scientific name for koalas provide-to give eucalyptus-a type of tree 7