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Distantly related
to
the opossum,
the
Koala bear
is
only
3/4 of an inch long at birth and
weighs only
1/5 of an
ounce.
Usually only one Koala
is
born
at
a
time,
with
the mother bearing young only every other year.
The
{inf2nt|
will remain
in
its
mother's pouch until
it
is rea
dy to emerge
at six
months
of age.
It
will then
Iclict^
to its
mother's back until
it is
a
year
old.
Whe
n
full y grown,
it
will stand about two feet
jhigh|
and
may
jwiethj
as
much
as 33
pounds.
At
the age of four,
the animal will have
attained full sexual maturity and
its life span may be as long as 20 years-
When
the Koala
is
ready to strike out on
[it's
woritj
it
will find its own eucalyptus tree, whose leaves are almost
its
only
food.
Only on rare occasions wil
l
it
leave
y,
-
the tree, aa when
it
seeks another tree
to
itkaej
up nev
A^AfiAf
residence
The
K
oala
is
suited
for
climbing,
as all
four
of its
/
sharpplawde| feet are made
for
grasping.
During the day
^^^"^^
the Koala sleeps, usually curled up inc onspicuousl
y in
the crotch of
a
tree, and feeds
only
a
t
j
n 1^
h t
i
me
.
|
^
^^^^^^^
At one time, the Koala,
a
native
of
Australia, was severely
threatened with
e
xtincti
on.
Now the Australian
|governemtn|
is
taking drastic
^stesp]
to
insure
its
survival.
|
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