1. KOALA BEAR
Gina Ruiz
Period 4

2. DESCRIPTION
Koalas have soft, wool-like fur that is gray above and white below neck, and their ears have long white hairs on the tips. The koala a marsupial, a special kind of mammal which carries its young in a pouch. They are small, round animals. They weigh about 30 pounds and on average grow to be 2 feet tall.
Koalas can live up to be 17years.

3. ADAPTATIONS
Koalas are nocturnal mammals, they sleep up to 16 hours a day.
They sleep in trees to protect itself from predators such as dogs.

4. ANCESTORS Twelve different fossils, now extinct species of koala have
been identified, including the
Koobor, the Perikoala, the
Litokoala and the Madakoala

5. Different species of extinct koalas
Species Age (mya) Location of fossils
Madakoala devisi Frome Basin, South Australia
Madakoala wellsi Frome Basin, South Australia
Perikoala robustus Lake Palankarinna, South Australia
Perikoala palankarinnica Lake Eyre Basin, South Australia
Nimiokoala greystanesi Riversleigh, north Queensland
Litokoala kutjamarpensis Lake Eyre Basin, South Australia
Litokoala Riversleigh, north Queensland
Litokoala garyjohnstoni Riversleigh, north Queensland
Phascolarctos yorkensis Corra Lynn Cave, South Australia
Phascolarctos maris Waikerie, South Australia
Phascolarctos stirtoni Cement Mills, south-east Queensland
Phascolarctos spp.? years South-west Western Australia
(mya = million years ago)

6. LIVING HABITS - - KOALA RANGE
The koala's historic range stretches across Australia. Today they can be found mostly in Australia.
Koalas prefer to live in eucalyptus forests, coastal islands, and low woodlands
Koalas are arboreal, which means that they live in trees. Some koalas prefer to live alone.
KOALA RANGE

7. FOOD Koalas are considered as herbivores
They consume eucalyptus leaves and bark from 12 different eucalyptus tree species. They also consume mistletoe and box leaves. They can eat up to 2 lb of leaves a day. Koalas mostly get there water from plants.

8. HUMAN IMPACT
THREATS: Once numbering in the millions, koalas suffered major declines in population during the 1920s when they were hunted for their fur. Today, habitat destruction, traffic deaths, and attacks by dogs kill an estimated 4,000 koalas yearly
There are less than 100,000 koalas around the world today.

9. OFFSPRING
Koalas breed once a year. Gestation lasts 35 days, after which one koala is born. The baby koala is very small when it is born, and lives in its mother's pouch for five to seven months. After this time, koalas gradually become independent and survive on their own.

10. -THE END-