Anyone who knows about Koala bears?

Question

where are they found,how big and what they eat?thanks.

Answer 1

(1) Koalas are found between south-eastern South Australia and Queensland, but only where enough suitable trees have been left.

(2) The largest koalas weigh over 10 kilograms and are found in Victoria, while the smallest live in North Queensland and weigh only 5.5 kilograms. Koalas live for between 10 and 20 years.

(3) A koala eats about half a kilogram of leaves each day. Koalas are fussy eaters, choosing most of their food from a few varieties of eucalypt. Around Sydney, red gums and mahoganies are their most favoured trees. In northern areas of the State, tallowwood and forest red gum are important, manna gum tops the bill in the south, and in the west koalas prefer river red gum and ribbon gum. They use a variety of other trees for shelter during the day and in heatwaves or storms, including paperbark, she-oak, brush box and acacia trees.
Gum leaves are not the easiest things to digest – they are tough and contain oils which can be poisonous. To cope with such an unusual diet, koalas have a long, thin tube like an appendix branching out from their intestines. This tube grows to a length of two metres. It probably helps with digestion, although its exact function remains a mystery.
As their food contains little energy, koalas conserve energy by sleeping for most of the day and looking for food in the evening.

Answer 2

Koala is not a bear. It is a marsupial, the mammal group that includes oppossum and kangaroo that carry their young in a pouch. They are in Australia. Their only food is Eucalyptus leaves (in Australia, they are called gum trees). The name koala is from the language of native Australians and means "no drink" because they get their moisture from the leaves and do not drink water. They range in weight from 6-14 kilograms (14-30 U.S. pounds). They have three "fingers" and two "thumbs" on each front paw. The scientific name is Phascolarctos cinereus. The "arctos" part of the name means "bear" and they look like small bears.

Answer 3

Koala bears are not really bears. They are marsupials, cousins of kangaroos. They live exclusively in Australia (except for those in zoo) and eat eucalyptus leaves. The get the size of a dog (5 to 14 kg depending on the sex and the location it is found -- south variety is bigger than north)

Answer 4

A koala is not a bear it is a marsupial, they are found not as commonly as they used to due to massive deforestation and development, however you can still find them in the bush and in areas where there are a lot of Eucalypt trees for them to forage in. They are most abundant along the coast as inner Australia is predominantly desert.
They dine on leaves of the Eucalpypt trees, hence the reason they are very slow moving animals. You can liken their diet and habits similar to a sloth. As they gain very little energy from the food they eat they are slow to move. Their most common preditor is the feral cat and a lot are lost due to wet bottom disease and bush fire.
Hope this helps.

Answer 5

Righto, first of all we must learn that they are simply called KOALAS with no BEAR on the end, they technically are different from normal bears. 2ndly, they are found in Australia and live in gum trees, they are rather lazy and aren't too active. They eat gum tree leaves, particularly eucalyptus type. Marsupial.
anything else you want to know?

Answer 6

Eastern Australia, large males are about as big as a fat terrier dog. About 2 foot long. They eat only the leaves of various species of eucalypt tree. They do not usually need to drink water. They are not really bears but marsupials like kangaroos.

Answer 7

Nice and sweet and just like a teddy bear...you should really think about getting one as a pet.

Answer 8

found in australia eat eucalyptus leaves and are spiteful and dangerous as they bite and scratch and cannot be tammed very often