Koala is an aboriginal animal of the Australian continent. These animals are very similar to small bears. Even the first Europeans, landed on the continent, called the animal “bear koala”. But after some time, the koalas were separated into a separate family. Now the research of these animals continues, and according to the results of different studies, many surprising facts about koalas have been discovered.
Fingerprints of koalas and humans can not always be distinguished even by means of an electron microscope.
The koala has one of the smallest brain volumes, only 0.2% of the total body weight.
A male koala scream during the mating season is heard at a distance of 1 km.
In the wild, koals live on average 12-13 years, and in the seine they can live up to 18-20 years.
The only thing that the koala eat is eucalyptus leaves.
Koalas eat only 120 species of eucalyptus from 800 growing in Australia.
The metabolism in the body of koala occurs 2 times slower than in any other mammal.
Koalas drink water only in the dry season or when sick. All the rest of the moisture they receive from juicy eucalyptus leaves and dew.
Pregnancy in female koalas lasts 30-35 days, then the kid moves to the bag where he lives for 6 more months.
The weight of an adult koala is 5-16 kg.
The height of the koala reaches 60-82 cm.
The koala sleeps 18 hours a day.
Koalas are the only species in their family of koalas.
With the help of developed smell koalas distinguish more poisonous species of eucalyptus from edible.
Koalas live only on one continent – Australia.
Most of the day, from 16 to 18 hours, koalas spend on trees and descend to the ground only to go to another tree.
In the mating season, males harvest harems, in one such harem there can be from 2 to 5 females.
Toddlers 7.5-8 months old begin to eat liquid mothers excrement, so the cubs get all the necessary bacteria for re-eating food.
Recently, the number of koalas has increased and reached 20 individuals per hectare of eucalyptus forest.
Koalas are very susceptible to various diseases. They are often ill with cystitis, conjunctivitis, sinusitis, and skulls.
