1. By Andrianna Karahalios
Koalas
By Andrianna Karahalios

2. ANIMAL GROUP
A koala is a marsupial.
It gives birth to live young.

3. habitat
A koala lives in southern parts of Australia.

4. Food
A koala eats Eucalyptus leaves.

5. adaptations
A koala has rough skin on their hands and feet so they have a better grip when climbing trees.

6. babies A koala usually has one baby at a time.
When a koala is born it is called a joey, or a baby koala.

7. Interesting Facts
At birth a joey, or a baby koala, is the size of a jelly bean.
They have two thumbs on each hand.
Koalas don’t eat leaves off of many eucalyptus trees.
A koala sleeps more than sixteen hours per day.
In the north they weigh eleven pounds.

8. Information
A female koala carries her baby in her pouch for about six months.