Koalas
By: Daly Rosenbloom
The Koala
Where Koalas Live
Koala pictures
A Koala
A koala lives in the trees and is an herbivore. They do not drink water often and has very small babies at first.
A Bear
A bear lives on the ground and is a carnivore. They drink lots of water and have large babies at first.
Conclusion
So a koala and a bear have many differences and last of all, A KOALA IS NOT A BEAR!
What Koalas Eat
Koalas are herbivores. An herbivore eats grasses, fruits and leaves. Most of the time koalas mainly eat eucalyptus leaves but also eat cherry leaves and tea leaves from time to time. Sometimes koalas lick the ground. They may do this to get salt and minerals their bodies need to stay healthy. Eucalyptus leaves do not contain salt or minerals. Some eucalyptus leaves contain poison in new leaves. The sensitive nose of a koala can tell the difference between safe and poisonous leaves.
Koala Babies
A baby koala is called a joey. Most of the time a mother koala gives birth to one joey at a time. It is harder to care for two joeys high in the tree tops. When first born a joey is the size of a kidney bean. It can't hear or see and does not have fur. The joeys front legs are fully grown, but the back legs still need to grow. Inside the pouch the newborn joey attaches itself to a nipple and drinks the mothers nourishing milk.
Cool koala facts
*Koalas are nocturnal animals. Usually they are most active at night and during day time koala sleep because it is too hot for them to move around.
*Koalas drink very little water in fact koala is another word for "no drink". Usually koalas get most of the water they need from the moisture in eucalyptus leaves, but sometimes they still need to drink water.