Koalas

Yes. Kangaroos are marsupials, which are a sub-group of mammals. All mammals suckle their young.

First of all, koalas aren't bears. They're marsupials, like kangaroos.

They sleep 16 to 18 hours a day.

Koalas have very strong claws suitable for gripping trees and climbing. Between their first and second "fingers" is a large gap, which enables them to also grip tree branches comfortably, whilst their hind legs have one toe set at a wide angle. They also have toes with thick pads which enable them to sit comfortably in a tree all day.

Koalas in southern regions have thick, wool-like waterproof fur to keep them warm in cold weather and dry in rain. Koalas in northern regions are smaller, with less dense fur.

As with all marsupials, the koala has a pouch, where the joey stays after birth for up to ten months. When the joey leaves the pouch, it stays for several more months on the back of their mother. The pouch opens backwards. After about 30 weeks, the mother produces a substance called pap. This substance is actually a specialised form of the mother's droppings which, having passed through her digestive system, give the joey the enzymes it needs to be able to start digesting the tough gum leaves, making an easier transition for the baby koala to start eating eucalyptus leaves.

Koalas eat only a few types of gum leaves from which they get all nutrients and water requirements, so they need certain physiological adaptations to enable them to digest the gum leaves.. 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 temperature of a koala's biome varies according to the part of Australia in which the biome of eucalypt woodland and bushland is found.

Koalas are particular to Eastern Australia, and can be found along the eastern and south-eastern coastal regions. In Victoria, in the southeast of the mainland, summers can get very hot, with heatwaves sending temperatures soaring in excess of 40 degrees Celsius for weeks on end. (The heat record for this state currently stands at 48.8 degrees Celsius, recorded in 2009, but this was in the northwest of the state where koalas do not live.)

koalas and frogs are alike because they both live in nature and drink water

In Australian Rain forests.

in the eucalyptus tree

Koalas do not have cubs. Their young are called joeys, because koalas are marsupials, not bears.

Koala joeys are completely dependent on their mothers for the first six months of their life. The mother has a pouch in which the young are carried (and fed) until they are old enough to gain some independence. The male parent has no role in bringing up the young.

Koalas live in tropical to temperate eucalypt forest and woodlands and can be found along the eastern and south-eastern coastal regions. They live in eucalyptus trees and are mostly nocturnal and eat certain types of eucalypt leaves exclusively. They breed from September to February. Females breed from 2 years of age, and males from 3-4 years after they have established their own territory. Males are extremely aggressive during mating periods. Thirty-five days after mating, the female produces one joey weighing about 0.5 grams and about 2 cm long. Koalas have a woolly light to dark grey fur with brown and white patches and a cream belly. They have a broad head with small eyes, large furry ears and a distinctive large black nose. Females has two teats and a rear opening pouch. Northern koalas can grow to 740 mm and 9 kg for males and 720 mm and 7.25 kg for females.

Southern koalas can grow to 820 mm and 15 kg for males and 730 mm and 11 kg for females. They can live for up to 18 years for females and a bit less for males. They spend up to 20 hours per day sleeping and the rest eating. Koalas can leap up to 2 metres and can swim. They curl up into a ball to keep warm and spread out to keep cool.

Baby koalas, which are called joeys, are tiny and undeveloped at birth. When first born, a baby koala is about the size of a jellybean. It weighs around 0.5 grams.

Certainly. Like most species of mammals, koalas nurture their young diligently, as the young depend upon the koala for their survival.

The mother has a pouch in which the young are carried (and fed) until they are old enough to gain some independence. Male koalas have nothing to do with their young, however.

Like all marsupials, koala young (joeys) are tiny, blind and hairless at birth, so they are completely helpless. Using instinct and guided by its acute sense of smell, the koala joey makes its way to the pouch where it latches onto a teat. The teat swells in its mouth, securing the joey in the pouch so that it can continue its development while feeding on a continuous supply of mother's milk.

After 30 weeks, the mother produces a substance called pap. This substance is actually a specialised form of the mother's droppings which, having passed through her digestive system, give the joey the enzymes it needs to be able to start digesting the tough gum leaves, making an easier transition for the baby koala to start eating eucalyptus leaves.

Soon after this, the joey emerges from the pouch and spends more months clinging to its mother's back. It only leaves the parent during the next breeding season.

They don't. Koalas give birth to live young. As marsupials, they give birth to extremely undeveloped young.
The only mammals to lay eggs are the monotremes, which include just platypuseses and echidnas.

Well, this can be classed in three categories.

Vehicle Slow: Considering that we can travel at mach 2, under 30mph should be considered slow.

Non-Human Slow: Considering that a peregrine falcon can travel at 120mph, under 30mph should be considered slow.

Human Slow: Considering that we walk at an average of 6mph, under 4mph should be considered slow. Yeah I agree with that.

Goannas are mostly found in Australia, except for Tasmania, and they manage to persist in a variety of environments.

There are various species of goanaas who lives on trees and in water.

goannas are good swimmer.

Koalas can be quite dangerous,

if they are in the wild DO NOT TOUCH THEM,

if you are at a petting zoo and the person who works there says its ok to touch and pet them then YOU CAN TOUCH THEM

Koalas have four limbs. As they are tree-dwellers their limbs are usually referred to as two forelegs and two hind legs, therefore they have two knees. Their hands are remarkably similar to human hands - with four fingers and an opposable thumb, and fingerprints which are very similar to human prints.

No, koalas do not live in the deserts of Australia. They need eucalyptus trees for food and they do not grow in the deserts.

Koalas have a range of home trees which they move between several times a week.

Koalas have need of strong legs to climb up trees, which is where they spend a good portion of their lives. Their legs also help keep them balanced as they move around in the trees, they help support them as they sit in the trees and they help them to hold on to tree branches.

Koalas are probably best known for the fact that they happily survive on just eucalyptus leaves and flowers. Under normal weather conditions, they do not need to drink any water. All their basic needs - food, water and shelter - are provided by eucalyptus trees of particular preferred species.

Koalas breed from September to February. Females breed from 2 years of age, and males from 3-4 years after they have established their own territory. Males are extremely aggressive during mating periods.

Thirty-five days after mating, the female produces one joey weighing about 0.5 grams and about 2 cm long.

Koalas are marsupials, which means the baby koala is born in the early stages of development, and then further develops in the mother's pouch. The still developing koala must make a journey to its mother's pouch after it's born. To do so, it has strong arms that grasp its mother's fur as it makes its way to the safety of her pouch.

Koalas mate during the cool season in Australia. A dominant male will mate with as many females as he can find. Once mating is complete, the animals go their separate ways, and the male has nothing to do with raising the offspring. Koalas are capable of mating when they are two years old, but generally do not begin to reproduce until they are four or five.

The koala must eat 200-500 grams 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.