animals

 “KOALA”

     Koalas live in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. They stay in the forest and live in trees. The koala has grey and white hair, round ears, a big nose and small eyes. The koala isn’t tall, their body measure 60 (sixty) centimeters to 85 (eighty five) centimeters, and weighs 4 (four) to 15 (fifteen) kilos.

     Koalas eat Eucalyptus, but the leaves of these trees don’t have energy, so koalas can sleep for twenty hours a day. They have a sedentary life.

     The koala was hunted almost to extinction in the early 20^th century, because as people wanted its fur. Millions of fur was selling in Europe and the United State. In these days koalas are decreasing. The biggest threat to their existence is habit destruction due to agriculture and urbanization.

     Koalas may live from thirteen to eighteen years. At around six years of age, the koala’s chewing teeth begin to wear down and their chewing efficiency decreases, so the animal will die of starvation or nutritional failure.

     The International Union for Conservation of Nature has been protecting these animals.