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Do koalas climb or swim

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Koalas are most known for their ability to climb tall, straight gums trees efficiently.

However, koalas can also swim when necessary. Unfortunately, koalas have been known to die when they fall into Swimming Pools and cannot get a grip on the edge to climb back out again.

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