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Koalas

Native to Australia and exclusive to the eucalypt forests of Eastern and South-Eastern Australia, there are only three subspecies of Koala. Solitary animals, Koalas sleep as long as long as 18 hours a day and have a low-energy diet of eucalyptus leaves.

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How much money should a 13 year old babysitter receive for babysitting a six year old and 10 year old for 4-5 hours?

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I think about £50.00 is satisfactory. No, only joking, I would say about £20-£25.

What other names are there for the koala?

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There is no alternative name. A joey koala is simply a baby koala, as "joey" is the term for the young of any marsupial species.

Are koalas and panda bears in danger?

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If, by "in danger" the question means "endangered", the answer is no.

Although koalas are currently not listed as "endangered", there are many factors which cause them to be in danger daily.

  • Man is the koala's biggest threat, causing loss of food source and habitat loss.
  • Increasing urbanisation results in more koalas being killed by cars, unsupervised dogs, bushfires and even directly by cruel and irresponsible people. In particular, koalas have a range of home trees, and their territory is often split by roads through new urban developments. As a result, when koalas try to wander from one of their home range trees to another, they are hit by cars.
  • The chief threat to the koala is habitat loss. Koalas inhabit prime land which man has decided is better used for housing developments. Not only do the koalas lose their sources of shelter and food, they are subject to dog attacks and being hit by cars as suburbia extends further outwards. A prime example of this is southeast Queensland, where koala numbers have dropped to 60% less than what they were a decade ago, entirely due to increased development - and where they now face extinction by 2020.
  • Koalas are also subject to the disease chlamydia, which affects the koalas' fertility, and eventually leads to their death. Currently, there is no cure for this disease. At the best of times, the koala is a slow breeder, usually producing just one joey a year.Although koalas are currently not listed as "endangered", there are many factors which cause them danger.

Why are koalas so popular around the world?

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Koalas are generally considered as one of the most popular animals in Australia. This popularity of the Koalas in Australia is based upon the simplest of the facts that the animal is very marvelous, beautiful cute looking. Even though Koalas don't have too much rich history, the physical beauties of the Koalas have specifically made them highly popular among the people and inhabitants of Australia. Almost all the Australians are aware of the Koalas existence and they associate Koalas as one of the most native animals. It will not be wrong to consider Koalas to be one of the national symbols of Australia along with Kangaroos.

What month do koalas hibernate?

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Koalas have their breeding season between August and March, which is from late in Australia's winter to early Autumn, depending on what part of eastern Australia the koalas live in. in the southern states, the season is shorter, from September through to February. The joeys can be born anytime during this period.

Are koalas endangered in Australia?

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No. As of 2013, koalas are not classified as endangered in Australia. There has been considerable lobbying to list them as endangered, but only in April 2013 were they even listed as Vulnerable.

What advantage would the large caecum give a koala?

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Koalas live almost solely on eucalyptus leaves, which are virtually indigestible to other animals, as well as of little nutritional value. The Koala needs a long caecum in order to help digest the leaves. The caecum actually alters the eucalyptus leaves into s atate whereby they provide digestible nutrients.

Are koalas born with their eyes open?

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Koala joeys are unable to see for the first couple of months of their life.

Which two animals do not have opposable thumbs?

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Most animals do not have opposable thumbs. Two animals that do not have opposable thumbs are cats and dogs.

What animal carries its baby on its back?

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Monkeys and Gorillas mainly.

Certain marsupials continue to carry their young on their back for several months, once the joeys have emerged permanently from the pouch. These are mainly the arboreal marsupials. Possums, koalas, quolls and cuscuses exhibit this behaviour.

How many white koalas are there?

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This is unknown. There is no species of koala that is white, but genetics can produce white koalas, which are known as albinos. There is only one species of koala, with some disagreement among biologists as to whether there are up to three sub-species. Albinos of any species of animal are a rarity, but they do occur, due to a absence of melanin. There is no way to predict when it will occur, of when it has already occurred. However, very few albino koalas survive to adulthood as they are easier prey for predators, and tend to have weaker immune systems.

Do koalas raise their young one alone?

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Yes. Koalas are not monogamous, so once the male has mated, he moves on. The female raises her joey alone.

Is a Koala a Native Australian Endangered Animal?

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No. You will find a koala in Australia, but you will not find a koala bear in Australia, because no such creature exists. Koalas are marsupials, and are not related to bears in any way.

There are many more native animals in Australia than just the koala. Also, the koala is not Australia's native animal emblem. Australia has no official faunal emblem.

Is a koala bear a decomposer of the savanna desert?

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No.

firstly, alas are not decomposers. They are consumers.

Secondly, koalas do not live in the desert, or the savannah. They can only live in sclerophyll forest composed primarily of certain types of eucalyptus trees.

Thirdly, a koala is not a bear. It is a marsupial. To refer to it as a "koala bear" is wrong.

What mammal group do kangaroos koalas and possums belong in?

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These animals are all classified in the mammal group known as marsupials.

What does the father koala do when the baby is born?

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Koalas are marsupials, which means the baby koala is born extremely undeveloped, and then develops fully in the mother's pouch. The tiny, hairless, blind koala joey must make a journey to its mother's pouch after it's born, lured by the scent of her milk, as its sense of smell is very strong. To do so, it has strong claws that grasp its mother's fur as it makes its way to the safety of her pouch. There in the pouch, the teat swells in its mouth, securing it firmly in the pouch while it continues its development for several more months.

How much grass does a koala bear eat a day?

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Koalas cannot live in any grasslands, because they need access to gum trees. Their habitat is eucalypt woodland and bushland, but of the several hundred species of eucalyptus ("gum trees"), koalas prefer about 60 varieties, with their specific preferences being limited to a couple of dozen. Koalas have a range of home trees, generally within an area of up to a square kilometre. Grasslands do not support enough of the eucalyptus trees which koalas require.

How do koalas groom themselves?

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Koalas do not shed their fur to any great extent. During the year, they undergo a gradual moult, but no particular seasonal moult.

Do koalas shed?

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Koalas do shed their food regularly through the year, but they do not undergo a significant seasonal moult.

When koalas move do they move together or alone?

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Koalas do not travel except when they are moving around between their home trees. Koalas are essentially solitary animals, but they live in communities where the social structure is quite complex. Koalas are territorial, but each koala within the social group has its own specific range for feeding, which may or may not overlap the range of its neighbour. There is always one dominant male in each social group, but he is by no means the only male.

Koalas do feed alone and travel alone, but they understand their own social structure. When one of their community dies, another does not immediately move in and take its place. It takes about a year for the scent of the previous occupant to fade, and only then will another koala move in to its range.

Where can one find more information about baby koala bears?

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A baby koala can be found in various zoos and in the wild in Australia. It is illegal to keep a baby koala as a pet in the United States without a Zoo licence.

What are the eight levels of classification of a koala?

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The eight levels of classification of the koala are:

DOMAIN: Eukarya

KINGDOM: Animalia

PHYLUM: Chordata

CLASS: Mammalia

INFRACLASS: Marsupialia

ORDER: Diprotodonta

FAMILY: Phascolarctidae

GENUS SPECIES: Phascolarctos(leather-pouched bear) cinereus (ash-color)

Are Koala bears the only bear in the Southern Hemisphere?

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Koalas live in the Southern Hemisphere. There is no such creature as a 'koala bear'.

What do Koalas do when they feel they are in danger?

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All koalas, both male and female, react similarly when they are in danger. They climb the nearest tree in order to escape the danger.

Why is the koala the laziest animal?

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Koalas are not lazy, they have a very poor diet. They spend up to 20 hours per day sleeping and the rest eating. They live in eucalyptus trees and eat only a few types of gum leaves from which they get all nutrients and water requirements. Eucalyptus leaves are tough, toxic and low in nutrition, but the koala has developed a stomach which is capable of removing the toxins from where they are filtered out by the liver. The caecum completes the process by changing the eucalyptus leaves into digestible nutrients. The caecum is similar to the human appendix. The koala must eat over a kilogram of leaves per day to meet its energy requirements. Eucalyptus leaves contain approximately 50% water, 18% fibre, 13% tannins, 8% fat, 5% carbohydrates, 4% protein and 2% minerals. Koalas have been seen feeding in 120 kinds of eucalypt tree including Manna Gum, Swamp Gum, Blue Gum, Forest Red Gum and Grey Gum. Koalas are not lazy, they have a very poor diet. They spend up to 20 hours per day sleeping and the rest eating. They live in eucalyptus trees and eat only a few types of gum leaves from which they get all nutrients and water requirements. Eucalyptus leaves are tough, toxic and low in nutrition, but the koala has developed a stomach which is capable of removing the toxins from where they are filtered out by the liver. The caecum completes the process by changing the eucalyptus leaves into digestible nutrients. The caecum is similar to the human appendix. The koala must eat over a kilogram of leaves per day to meet its energy requirements. Eucalyptus leaves contain approximately 50% water, 18% fibre, 13% tannins, 8% fat, 5% carbohydrates, 4% protein and 2% minerals. Koalas have been seen feeding in 120 kinds of eucalypt tree including Manna Gum, Swamp Gum, Blue Gum, Forest Red Gum and Grey Gum.