Koalas

No. Koalas do not lay eggs, Koalas are mammals, specifically marsupials. Marsupials are pouched mammals, not egg-laying mammals. Mammals give birth to live young, with the exception of monotremes, i.e. platypuses and echidnas, which are also unique to Australia.

Koalas can only survive in specific types of bushland environments which contain their preferred eucalyptus species. They cannot survive in the tundra, deserts, grasslands or rainforest, as none of these environments support their preferred eucalyptus.

Koalas usually have just one joey, once a year. Twins are very rare.

Female koalas are able to breed from the time they are about two to three years old, and they may produce a total of five to six joeys during their lifetime.

No, the number of hours in a day is constant and is determined by the rotational speed (or angular velocity) of the earth. Even though the equator has a larger diameter than somewhere near the poles, the angular velocity is the same for the entire earth.

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If your question is asking are the daylight hours for every day equal to 12 hours at the equator, then the answer is no. The Earth precesses as it moves through the sky, and hence the angle of the sun varies throughout the year. This is why you get the White Nights in some parts of northern Russia (i.e. daylight for all 24 hours) during some parts of the year.

No. Koalas are not native to Western Australia. They are restricted to the native eucalyptus bushland in the eastern half of Australia, excluding Tasmania. Having said that, however, they have been introduced to small pockets of land in Western Australia, but they are not recognised as being a Western Australia species.

Koalas do not generally need to drink water as they obtain most of their moisture needs from the eucalyptus leaves they eat. However, during prolonged heat waves, they have been observed seeking water to drink from any available source - including bushwalkers with water bottles.

Koalas are found down the eastern seaboard of Australia, and the temperature through this region varies tremendously. Thus, koalas are able to live in a range of temperatures.

They inhabit southern Victoria, where winter minimum temperatures easily drop to just a couple of degrees Celsius (0 degrees is freezing point) but summer temperatures exceed 36 degrees Celsius on a regular basis.

Koalas also live in the north, where temperatures range from 12 degrees Celsius to 35 degrees and sometimes higher.

Koalas do smetimes curl up tightly when they sleep. They curl up in winter to keep warm.

It wraps itself around a branch, and digs it's claws into the bark.

No. The word 'koala' is derived from any of several possible Australian aboriginal words.

Koalas are not bears, and they do not bark.

As of 2013, koalas are not endangered. Current population estimates by the Australian Koala Foundation put the figure at around 80,000, but the trend seems to be dropping. Although the koala is not endangered, on 30 April 2012, the federal government moved to include koalas on the list of threatened species. The 'threatened' designation only applied to the most at-risk populations in Queensland, NSW and the ACT.

During the late 1800s, koalas became an export commodity for their fur, mostly for export to the USA. Due to koala numbers dwindling and public outrage, laws were enacted protecting the koala and imports were banned by the USA in the late 1920s.

The conservation status of koalas varies from region to region in Australia. For example, due to farming, land clearing and habitat loss, native koalas were eradicated from Western Australia and South Australia in the last century, but moves have been made to reestablish new colonies in both states. Currently, koalas are thriving on Kangaroo Island in SA, and in other isolated colonies.

Koalas are still listed as "common" in most parts of Queensland, but in the southeast region of Queensland, there are calls to change their status to "vulnerable", where the numbers reduced by over 60% in the last decade. The NSW Government listed the koala as "rare and vulnerable" in 1992, and following protective measures, this has been changed to "vulnerable". Admittedly, the koala has all but disappeared on the NSW central coast. In Victoria, the koala is not on the threatened species list at all, and in some protected and remote regions, there is actually an overpopulation problem.

Even international conservation groups cannot agree. Meanwhile, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists the koala as "least concern", while the US Endangered Species Act lists the koala as "threatened".

Koalas mainly inhabit eucalyptus trees (gum trees) in Australia, but they have also been known to spend time in other native trees, such as melaleuca, callistemon and wattle trees.

Eucalyptus drops are medicinal cough lollies. Eucalyptus has the effect of clearing blocked sinuses and reducing a sore throat, so some companies specialising in cold medications have incorporated eucalyptus into a hard cough drop.

There is no such thing as an African koala. Koalas are endemic to Australia alone.

No koalas anywhere are classified as endangered.

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The most dangerous time for a Koala to be in another's territory is when they leave their mothers to strike out on their own. It's a learning ground for them and they strike out into unchartered territories and often they do not know their own boundaries and are more prone to predators such as dogs, dingos, foxes. For Koalas that live around the areas of humans the hazards are multiplied by 10. Domestic dogs, swimming pools, electrical wires, busy roads and railway lines, etc.

If an animal is endangered, it means that threats to its survival are considerable, and that action must be taken to ensure its continued existence.

The koala is not currently endangered, but there are campaigns being mounted to have the koala listed as endangered, as threats to its survival are increasing, and there is concern that, if current trends continue, the koalas will be in imminent danger of exinction.

If the koala were to be listed as endangered, it would mean higher levels of protection for the animal, particularly in reagrd to its habitat. Fewer housing and residential development would impact upon koala territory.

Koalas do not fall out of trees. Koalas have sharp claws with opposable thumbs. This gives them extra grip for staying in trees. They also have thick padding on their bottom which helps them to sit comfortably in trees.
If a koala fell out of a tree, it would only be because it was already dead.

Koalas are not currently in any danger of extinction. Although, as of 2013, koalas are not officially endangered, they are still vulnerable, and there are very real fears that they may become extinct in the future. To prevent this from happening, individuals need to raise awareness of the koalas' specialised habitat needs, and increase awareness of how much bushland is cut down for housing and roads.

Housing developments lead to an increase in the number of domestic dogs roaming through bushland, and dogs are one of the koalas' biggest killers. In addition, too many people allow their pets to wander unsupervised. If you are someone who lives in a known koala area, then ensure your dog is always well supervised.

Developments and land clearing also lead to more roads. 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. If drivers slowed down through area where koalas are known to wander, there would be fewer deaths again.

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18 - 22 hours a day
Because of their extremely low metabolism, koalas normally sleep for approximately 16 to 22 hours each day, to conserve as much energy as possible. This slow metabolism also means koalas are able retain food in their digestive tract for a long time, allowing them to extract the maximum amount of energy from the food they eat.

Koalas are social animals within their own species. The animals have few predators. Among the animals that will hunt and eat koalas are dingo's, owls, eaglets, and pythons.

Koalas are not bears. The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is a marsupial mammal and is indigenous to Australia. Their closest relative is the wombat. 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.

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