Koalas

Many people do regard koalas as cute, in particular, koala joeys (baby koalas). However, few would regard a mature male as cute, because they have discoloured chests from their scent glands, and emit a very strong 'musky' odour.

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Koalas have a range of home trees within an area of up to a square kilometre. They move between these trees regularly.

The koala's life span in a zoo is longer than in the wild, because of the absence of threats to its survival. The oldest known koala was a female named Sarah that lived at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane, Australia. She lived to be 23 years old.

Koalas need others of their own species for a population to thrive, not only for obvious reproductive reasons, but because they do require the company of other koalas.

Koalas feed on just 14 species as their primary food source, specifically, the subgenus Symphyomyrphus. Favourite eucalyptus species vary depending on their locality, so that the species eaten by Victoria koalas will be different to those eaten by north Queensland koala.

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Only the male koala has a scent gland which he uses to rub against the trunk of a tree. He is scent marking to indicate his home trees, and this is to attract the female, rather than to mark territory. Koalas have a range of around one square kilometre, and they have numerous home trees within that territory. Male koalas use scent marking to have a possible mating with females who then pick up their scent from the tree trunks.

A koala joey, when first born, is about the size of a kidney bean, and weighs approximatey half a gram.

The koala then continues to grow, reaching almost adult size when it is about 12 months old.

To begin with, although a koala is classed as a solitary animal, it is not truly solitary. Koalas live in complex social communities where there is a dominant male. Territorial disputes occur (and can be heard at night in suburban areas where koalas may live) when a younger male is trying to assert his dominance.

Koalas have a number of trees in their home range, which may overlap with other koalas' trees, but they can peacefully occupy the same tree within their range. Apart from that, although they live in communities, they do not have a great deal of interaction with each other, except during breeding season.

For this reason, koalas are regarded as solitary. They live and feed alone, but among other members of their community.

There are two main misconceptions in this question.

Firstly, koalas are not bears. They are marsupials, whereas bears are placental mammals. The two are completely unrelated.

Secondly, koalas do not live in the jungle. There are no jungles in Australia, but there are rainforests. Koalas cannot live in rainforests, either, as rainforest trees do not provide the food koalas need. Koalas live in eucalyptus bushland or low woodland: wherever there are sufficient eucalyptus trees of their preferred variety.

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Koalas are slow breeders. A female koala produces a single joey once a year, or sometimes once every two years. Twins are exceedingly rare.

Yes, hawks may occasionally prey on young koalas.

Generally koalas do not drink at all, obtaining all their needs from the leaves they eat. However, they certainly will drink from creeks and rivers in extreme heat, and the 2009 Australian bushfire season saw several examples of koalas drinking from buckets and even a water bottle.

All animals have an anus because all animals need to defecate.

No. Possums and koalas are both mammals and marsupials, but they are not in the same family.

True possums - those that are found in Australia and nearby islands - are divided into three families. These families are: the ringtail possums and gliders (Family Petauridae); the brushtail possums and cuscuses (Family Phalangeridae) and the pygmy possums and feathertail glider (Family Burramyidae).

Koalas are from the family Phascolarctidae.

Koalas should only ever be cared for by a registered wildlife carer. Their needs are very specialised.

See the related link below for more information on being an Australian wildlife carer.

Meconium is the baby's first bowel movement and it is a thick green tar-like substance. For most babies, meconium is released shortly after they are born. However, some babies release meconium during labor and delivery. When a woman is in labor, her doctor will be able to tell if the baby has had a bowel movement because her amniotic fluid will be stained with meconium. The baby will be monitored very closely for any signs of fetal distress.

If meconium is present during labor or birth, the baby can aspirate the meconium or swallow it. Once the baby is born, the doctor will perform suctioning to reduce the amount of meconium that the baby can aspirate. If the baby does inhale the meconium, it can cause Meconium Aspiration Syndrome which can lead to meconium aspiration pneumonia - both can be very serious. As a result, the baby will be closely monitored and may require a stay in the NICU for several days to a few weeks. Treatment may include antibiotics or a ventilator. The doctor will perform chest x rays to make sure the lungs are functioning normally.

Babies swallowing meconium is more common than one may think. Ask some friends - chances are pretty good that it's happened to someone you know.

A three year old is still very young, so they should get ten or eleven hours of sleep. If the youngster sleeps a little more or less, you needn't be alarmed, but substantially less sleep should be adressed.

No.

Koalas, which are not related to bears, are marsupials which are native to Australia alone. Koalas could not survive the cold climate of Alaska.

Koalas are not bears. Koalas are indigenous to Australia.

The name 'koala' is thought to have come from an Aboriginal word, possibly kwala - meaning 'no drink' (sometimes translated as "no water"). This is because the koala does not need to drink, taking in all its moisture from the gum leaves it chews. It tends to only seek extra water during prolonged drought or heatwaves.

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No. Koalas are endemic to Australia alone. Australia is not in Asia.