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What does a koala do when it's young?
When koalas are young they stay with their mother until they're old enough to leave and survive by themselves.
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.
Do koalas leave their trees?
Yes they do, but only if they have to.
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.
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.
Do koalas give live birth?
Yes. Koalas are marsupials, and all marsupials give birth to live young.
How long before the young koalas are on their own?
Koalas stay with their mother for about a year, until the following year's breeding season.
When do the baby koalas leave its mother?
after a year, when the next baby is born
Koalas and kangaroo are mammals with?
Koalas and kangaroos are both mammals with pouches in which they rear their young. They are marsupials, and almost all species of marsupials have a pouch for this purpose.
What do joeys koalas and platypuses have in common?
Joeys are the young of koalas and any other marsupial. Their only commonality with platypuses is that they are mammals, and they live in Australia.
