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That depends on several factors.
1. Your country of residence. If you do not live along (or visit) the eastern coast of Australia or Kangaroo Island you stand no chance of seeing a koala in its native habitat.
2. Your place of residence. Even within these areas, koalas are not everywhere. Most city-dwellers will never see a koala in the wild unless they go bushwalking through the native reserves and forests set apart within the cities.
3. Your powers of observation. Just looking up into a stand of eucalyptus trees will not give you a ready view of koalas, as they are extremely well camouflaged. However, there is a distinctive smell to an area with a solid koala population, and waiting and watching in such an area will yield results.
A personal observation - although a keen bushwalker, I have seen perhaps just five or six koalas in the wild in the past year. One was climbing a tree and froze at eye level as I approached, giving a very up-close and personal view.
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Was it hard to discover the Koala?
The Aborigines had known about the koala for centuries, but it was difficult for the Europeans to discover the koala. It was 11 years after the arrival of the First Fleet that the koala was even seen, because its camouflage is so effective.
Do bears eat koala bears?
Koalas are not bears. Bears might eat koalas, but I doubt a bear has ever seen a koala. Koalas are indigenous to Australia and there are no bears in Australia.
Who is supposed to give ten finger prints?
Humans or koala bears can have ten fingerprints. More often than less, the fingerprints of koala bears are often confused with human fingerprints!
What organism possesses fingerprints?
Human beings and koala bears can have fingerprints. The fingerprints of koala bears are often confused with that of human beings!
Do koalas shoot ink?
Not in my lifetime have I seen a koala shoot ink. I have heard about squids who do.
What is an intro for a koala bear?
How about something like:"Koalas: they are often referred to as koala bears, whereas they are not, in fact, members of the bear family at all."
What kind of marsupial looks like a teddy bear?
This is the Koala, often incorrectly referred to as a "koala bear". It is a marsupial, not a bear. Bears are placental mammals.
Which Australian animal is often used as a fire emblem?
The koala is often used as a symbol on fire emblems in Australia.
What is another name for a koala?
The common name for a koala is "koala". The scientific name is Phascolarctos cinereus.
Which Australian marsupial looks like a bear?
People often refer to the koala as "koala bear". This naming is incorrect. It is just called "koala", and the misnomer "koala bear" tends to be applied only by non-Australians.The wombat is the koala's closest relative, and the common wombat's scientific name is Vombatus ursinus which means "bear-like". However, people do not generally call the wombat a bear.
How long does a baby koala bear stay with it's mother when it's born?
How long baby koala bears stay with their parents can vary depending on how often the mother reproduces. On average, the koala bear stays in its mother's pouch for five to seven months.
Not seen or found often beginning with s?
not seen or found often = scarce
