Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus
A tree dweller that eats almost nothing but eucalyptus leaves and sleeps most of the day.
Eucalypt forest, eastern Australia. Búscalo en nuestro mapa del mundo
¿Sabías que…?
A koala is not a bear. It is a marsupial (Un mamífero cuyas crías crecen en una bolsa en la panza de la mamá.), like a kangaroo.1
Koalas can sleep up to 18 hours a day.2
They eat eucalyptus leaves, but only a few kinds out of the hundreds that grow.1
A baby koala is called a joey. It lives in its mother’s pouch for about six months.2
Koalas live in eastern Australia, from northern Queensland to Victoria.2
Quiénes están ayudando
Koalas are losing the trees they live in, and many get sick or hurt. Koala hospitals care for them and return them to the wild.
Noticias
- Landmark decision for Great Koala National Park amid fears for timber industry (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
New South Wales has passed the law for the Great Koala National Park, protecting about 178,000 hectares of forest that koalas call home.
- Visitors return to Koala Hospital as preservation efforts continue (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital has reopened to visitors after a big upgrade that gives sick and hurt koalas better care.
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Foto: Hayley P, via iNaturalist. Foto: James H, via iNaturalist. Distribución dibujada a mano a partir de mapas de distribución publicados.