Have you ever wondered what a koala looks like? One thing about a koala is it has grey fur. The fur feels like wool. Their babies are born with no fur. Another thing about a koala is that it has a black or sometimes even pink nose! Also you have one thumb on each hand but koalas two. A koala has short, fat, powerful legs that help it grip on trees. It has sharp claws. Did you know a female koala has a backwards facing pouch. That is what a koala looks like.
The koala lives on the continent of Australia . Some places in Australia the koala lives are the territories of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. They live in eucalyptus and gum trees. Those trees are in low woodlands. The Great Dividing range is a good home for koalas. Another habitat of the koala is on coastal islands. A koala has an interesting habitat.
A koala has a very small and unique diet. Koalas like to eat leaves, buds, and stems of eucalyptus trees. Did you know a koala barely drinks. It gets most of its water from eucalyptus leaves. That is why in aboriginal language koala means no water. Koalas are the only animal that can eat eucalyptus leaves because they are poisonous. A koala can eat them because they have a very slow metabolic rate. Now you know the koalas small diet.
A koala is surprisingly interesting. In my opinion the most interesting fact is that koalas and humans have similar fingerprints. Koalas are nocturnal and spend 18 out of 24 hours sleeping. A serious threat to koalas are wildfires. When a baby koala is born it is no bigger than a jellybean. Koalas have been on earth for more than 25 million years. Koalas are so interesting.