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Facts about the similarities between koalas and kangaroos include:

  • Koalas and kangaroos are both native to Australia.
  • They tend to have higher populations in the eastern states than in the west.
  • They are both marsupials.
  • Females of the species have a pouch.
  • They feed their young on mothers' milk.
  • Koalas and kangaroos are herbivorous, feeding exclusively on plants (koalas eat only certain types of gum leaves and occasionally flowers)
  • They tend to be grey in colour (although there are about 60 species of kangaroos, some of which tend towards red, grey, brown and black).
  • Both formed an important part of the Aborigines' diet.
  • Both creatures have sharp claws.
  • They have both suffered from habitat loss due to housing and urban development, or farming.
  • They both often fall victim to cars.
  • They have soft fur.
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