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The gestation period of the koala is 35 days. When it is born, the tiny, blind, hairless koala embryo emerges and moves into its mother's pouch, purely by instinct. At this stage it weighs about half a gram. Once in the mother's pouch, it then latches onto a teat, which swells in its mouth, securing it firmly so it does not fall out of the pouch. The koala baby, called a joey, feeds only on mothers' milk for 6-7 months.
To make the transition from mothers' milk to eucalyptus leaves, at about 6-7 months the joey begins to feed on "pap", which is actually a special form of the mother's droppings through which she can pass onto her joey the micro organisms which allow for digestion of eucalyptus leaves. No other animal lives solely on gum leaves, and special proteins are needed to digest them. One of the reasons the koala has a backward-opening pouch is so that the joey can stick its head out and feed on this pap which comes from the mother's own digestive system.
When the joey grows too large to fit in its mother's pouch, it still feeds a bit on mother's milk, lying on her stomach to feed, and spending the rest of its time firmly attached to her back. It only leaves "home" when the next breeding season starts.
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Do squid parents nurture there young?
sqiuds do nurture their young
Do koalas fertilise their young internally or externally?
Koalas do not fertilize their young. They fertilize each other (internally) to produce young.
Do hawks eat koalas?
Yes, hawks may occasionally prey on young koalas.
Use nurture in a sentence?
the young mother nurture her sick son back to health
Do hedgehogs nurture their young?
no only the female does
What do you call the young of a koala?
The young of a koala is called a 'joey'. All marsupial young are known as joeys. Some websites incorrectly refer to young koalas as cubs, but as koalas are not bears, thiis term is incorrect.
Do the male swordfish nurture the young?
YEAH SURE
Where do koalas and kangaroos keep their young?
Both kangaroos and koalas are marsupials. Therefore, while their young are still developing, they are kept in a marsupium, or pouch, on the mother's abdomen.
Do koalas suckle their babies?
Yes. Kangaroos are marsupials, which are a sub-group of mammals. All mammals suckle their young.
How do Arabian horses raise their young?
They care and nurture there young until full grown
Do koalas give live birth?
Yes. Koalas are marsupials, and all marsupials give birth to live young.
How long does a goat nurture their young for?
12 to 14 weeks
