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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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Koalas are specially adapted to eat gum leaves, or eucalyptus. Other animals do not compete for the koala's food. Koalas occupy a unique niche in the Australian bush ecosystem. Apart from the greater glider, the koala is the only other marsupial which lives almost exclusively on eucalyptus leaves.
Koalas get all their nutrients and water requirements from gum leaves. Koalas consume about 200-500 grams of eucalyptus leaves every day, from about a dozen of their "preferred" varieties, in order to meet their energy requirements. Eucalyptus leaves contain approximately 50% water, 18% fibre, 13% tannins, 8% fat, 5% carbohydrates, 4% protein and 2% minerals. Koalas have been known to also eat the buds, flowers and bark of their particular preferred species, while dirt also seems to supplement mineral deficiencies.
Eucalyptus leaves are tough, toxic and low in nutrition, but the koala has a uniquely adapted digestive system which is capable of removing the toxins, filtering them 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.
Baby koalas, called joeys, drink mother's milk during their first 6-7 months of life. 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.
You cannot legally buy a koala. Koalas are protected native animals of Australia.
Because their needs are so specialised, there is a limited number of zoos outside of Australia permitted to keep koalas. They are not allowed to be sold to the general public, so it is illegal to own a koala as a pet.
Are koalas named after the tree that they live in?
No.
Koalas live in eucalyptus trees.
The name "koala" is believed to come from the Aboriginal word "gula", which means "no drink." Koalas get their water from the leaves they eat, so they don't require fluid sustenance (although they will drink water in a drought or in extreme heat).
There are a number of different names for the koala in various aboriginal dialects. Some of the other names are cola/colah, koolah, boorabee, kaola, burrenbong and koolewong.
Not at all.
Male koalas will readily breed with numerous different females each season.
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Can a koala be kept as a pet in the United States?
No. It is illegal to have a koala as a pet anywhere in the world. They are protected, native animals of Australia, and there are severe restrictions on zoos keeping them, let alone private individuals. It does not matter which country of the world you are in: you may not have a pet koala.
Quite simply, koalas are a protected species. This means it is illegal to have a koala. Few people understand the needs of a koala, and opening up native (or, as in the case overseas, exotic) animals to being owned as pets leads the way to abuse.
Koalas are native animals, and are therefore not "useful" for things in the human sense. They fulfil their spot in their ecological niche, which involves the spreading of gumnuts and gum tree seeds, but they are not "used" for anything.
