Koalas

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

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.

A koala is technically in two different places in a trophic level. While it is considered a specialist feeder due to its diet of certain kinds of eucalyptus leaves, it is actually a primary consumer because it is an herbivore that is eaten by other predators.

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.

They use their arms and legs (their legs are more like arms) to climb trees and move from branch to branch. Koalas are inactive creatures and sleep much of the time, they generally stay in the same area moving between trees at branch level rather than climbing down. They rarely drink, hence the Aboriginal name 'Koala" = Never Drink or No Drink. Koalas get most of their liquid intake from the moisture in the leaves. Because they spend most of their lives in a tree, it is not advisable to stand directly or even indirectly underneath when observing them.

It deppends where you mean?

In N.S.W. there are 199

In Queensland there are 371

In S.A. there are 81

In N.T. there are 63

In W.A. there are 12

In Tasmania there are 17

In Victoria there are 58

Pet hedgehogs are nocturnal, so they do sleep during the day. There are several ways to reverse this, but I prefer to let my hedgehog sleep whenever she wants to

names for the koala bear: Aussie, Auzzy, Ozzy, and Kasey

Scavengers in the koala's biome include goannas and bush turkeys, also known as scrub turkeys.

While the Tasmanian devil is one of Australia's best known scavengers, it is not in the koala's biome, as there are no koalas in Tasmania.

There is no species known as the "brown koala". There is only one secies of koala, and that is Phascolarctus cinereus. There is some debate over whether or not there are sub-species, but the koalas which are larger and tend to have longer fur, tinged with brown, are found in southern Australia. Koalas in the north are smaller, and their fur is grey, or ash-coloured.

the koala sleeps an average of 16 - 20 hours a day while a sloth only sleeps for 19 hours.

Opossums are actually sleep a full 4 hours less than the koala at only 15 hours each day.

A newborn kangaroo joey is about 2 cm long (less than an inch), depending on the species. The many smaller species of kangaroo, such as wallabies, have newborns of around 1.5 cm in length. All newborn kangaroos are blind, hairless and very undeveloped.

Koalas have numerous special features.

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 can remove the toxins from where they are filtered out by the liver, whilst maximising the amount of energy the animal derives from the leaves. The caecum, similar to the human appendix except that it is 2 metres in length, then changes the eucalyptus leaves into digestible nutrients.

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 are one of the few species of mammals which has unique fingerprints, not unlike those of humans.

In order to attract a mate, the male has a scent gland which emits a very strong scent. He also makes unusually loud grunting noises.

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 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.

Koalas drink water only rarely. They are able to obtain most of their moisture needs from the eucalyptus leaves they eat. They will, however, resort to drinking water during prolonged drought and in heatwaves.

Yes. Koalas have a range of trees within a radius of up to a square kilometre, which are their "home trees". They regularly move from tree to tree along the ground, which is when they are at their most vulnerable from dogs and being hit by cars.

A Koala is not a bear. A Koala has five toes on each foot. The front feet have two opposable toes, and the back feet have a clawless opposable first toe, and a fused second and third toe.

Koalas are found on the eastern mainland of Australia. Their greatest populations are in southern Victoria. Koalas have been introduced to Kangaroo Island off the coast of South Australia, and here there is an overpopulation problem.

Kangaroos do not have fleas unless they have been in contact with domestic pets.

Kangaroo rats of North America, which are not remotely related to kangaroos, are more likely to have fleas.

Yes. Koalas have numerous special adaptations which help them eat.

They feed by climbing certain species of eucalyptus trees which are their favoured types. They reach out to grab leaves (and occasionally, eucalyptus blossoms) with their paws, which have opposable thumbs and enable them to grip their food. Koalas nip the leaves from the tree with their sharp front incisors, then chew the leaves up with their broad, sharp molars at the back.

Eucalyptus leaves are tough, toxic and low in nutrition, and most animals cannot eat them. The koala has a uniquely adapted digestive system which is capable of detoxifying the leaves, 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, but much longer - around 2 metres in length. The bacteria in the caecum is what breaks down the fibre into a substance which is more readily absorbed by the koala.

Baby koalas, called joeys, spend the first six months or so in their mother's pouch, much as a baby develops in its mother's uterus. At about eight months, it may crawl out and spend its time clinging to its mother's back, where it stays until it is about 12 months old.

Koalas live in bushland, where a variety of other native Australian animals may live in their habitat. In the trees can be found ringtail possums, brushtail possums and other possums unique to particular localities. Greater gliders, sugar gliders, yellow-bellied gliders and squirrel gliders may also live in the same tree as a koala. On the ground, in this bushland habitat, can often be found wallabies, wombats, quolls, bandicoots and echidnas, among other creatures.

Birds include kookaburras, lyrebirds, scrub pheasants, tawny frogmouth, and parrots such as cockatoos, lorikeets, galahs, corellas and rosellas. Goannas, eastern water agons, skinks and a variety of snakes are also common in this type of bushland.

It's really hard to find a picture of a kangaroo food web. I searched through 20 google pages, NOTHING! I suggest researching and making your own.