PLEASE HELP ANSWER describe the birth and growth of a baby koala?

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could u also help to answer these on
why are reptiles fed 1 to 4 times a month?
thank you very very much

Answer 1

You already have plenty of info on the koala question, though I'm pretty sure that when the young are in the pouch they drink milk, not digested leaves, though they do eat that when they are a bit older.

For the reptiles question, reptiles generally have a lower metabolism than us mammals, as they use external heat sources to keep warm instead of burning energy all the time to generate internal heat. Because of this they tend to use less energy and hence don't need to eat as much, though this varies between species and even within species depending on how active they need to be and what they eat. Some eat 1 to 4 times a month, some eat more often and some even eat less often.

Answer 2

Koala answer:
Females reach maturity at 2 to 3 years of age, males at 3 to 4 years. If healthy, a female Koala can produce one young each year for about 12 years. Gestation is 35 days; twins are very rare. Mating normally occurs between December and March, the Southern Hemisphere's summer.

A baby Koala is referred to as a joey and is hairless, blind, and earless. At birth the joey, only the size of a jelly bean, crawls into the downward-facing pouch on the mother's belly (which is closed by a drawstring-like muscle that the mother can tighten at will) and attaches itself to one of the two teats. The downward-facing pouch provides a much shorter trip from the birth canal to the pouch than in other marsupials. Thus, the forearms need not be as developed for the journey into the pouch, and can develop more fully for excellent climbing ability later in life. Young remain hidden in the pouch for about six months, only feeding on milk. During this time they grow ears, eyes, and fur. The joey then begins to explore outside of the pouch. At about 30 weeks it has begun to eat the semi-liquid form of the mother’s excrement called "pap". The baby Koala will remain with the mother for another six months or so, riding on her back, and feeding on both milk and gum leaves until weaning is complete at about 12 months of age. Young females disperse to nearby areas at that time; young males often stay in the mother's home range until they are two or three years old

Answer 3

When a Koala is born it weighs less then ½ of a gram, but when it grows to its full size it weighs 15-30 pounds, and is about two feet long. Female koalas also have a pouch that carries their young.hen baby koalas are born they are blind, pink, and they look like worms. The mother carries the baby for 35 days. When they are born they stay in their mother’s pouch for 6 months. A baby koala is called a cub or a joey. When the joey is in the mothers pouch it feeds off the digested eucalyptus leaves. After the baby koala spends it’s 6 moths inside the pouch it climbs on the mothers back, and only goes back in the pouch to feed.

Answer 4

your answers lie here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koala

http://www.koala.net/index.htm