Koalas
- The word koala is aboriginal for "no drink." Koala get the water they need
from their food.
- A male koala has a scent gland on his chest. It is used to attract females
during mating season and to mark territory.
- The koala does not have an external tail.
- A koala can climb 150 feet to the top of a tree, and can leap from treetop
to treetop.
- Koalas have few natural predators. They are usually killed when they come
down from trees by domestic dogs or cars, and through loss of habitat.
from their food.
- A male koala has a scent gland on his chest. It is used to attract females
during mating season and to mark territory.
- The koala does not have an external tail.
- A koala can climb 150 feet to the top of a tree, and can leap from treetop
to treetop.
- Koalas have few natural predators. They are usually killed when they come
down from trees by domestic dogs or cars, and through loss of habitat.