Koalas breed between August and February. 35 days after conception, the tiny, blind, hairless 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.
A young koala is called a joey. This is the name given to the young of all marsupials.
A dingo can certainly eat a young koala, with no difficulty whatsoever.
The male koala does not take care of the young. He has absolutely no part in raising the young joey.
A koala joey stays with its mother for about a year, but is fed by her for only the first seven months or so.
A koala
The queen bee is responsible for laying eggs. Worker bees feed the young bees and look after them until they are able to take their place in the hive.
The queen bee is responsible for laying eggs. Worker bees feed the young bees and look after them until they are able to take their place in the hive.
None whatsoever. The male koala is not remotely involved in rearing the young joey.
The queen bee is responsible for laying eggs. Worker bees feed the young bees and look after them until they are able to take their place in the hive.
Yes, they eat koala's young.
'Koala' refers to a creature. A koala is a native marsupial of Australia, known for its tendency to feed almost exclusively on eucalyptus leaves.
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