How much does a baby koala weigh at birth?

Answer 1

The weight of a koala joey is dependent upon its age. When first born, a koala joey weighs 0.5 grams. By the time the young koala is 13 weeks old, it weighs an average of 50 grams.

As it grows, its weight naturally increases until, as an adult, a northern-dwelling male koala weighs up to 9kg (female 7.5kg) and a southern male koala up to 15 kg (females 9 kg).

Answer 2

When first born, a koala is the size of a bean, which is little more than an adult human's fingernail in size.

Answer 3

The average weight of a newborn koala is just half a gram. They are little more than the size of a bean. Koala joeys are blind, hairless and completely vulnerable.

Answer 4

Estimates vary, but at birth a koala joey is believed to weigh between 0.5 grams and 1.1 grams.

Answer 5

When first born, a baby koala is about the size of a jellybean. It weighs around 0.5 grams.

Answer 6

At birth, a koala weighs about 0.5 grams.