🐨 Secrets of Koalas
/🐨 Secrets of Koalas
🚀 Let’s Go Exploring!
/🚀 Let’s Go Exploring!
Koalas look like teddy bears, but they are not bears at all—they are marsupials!
/Koalas look like teddy bears, but they are not bears at all—they are marsupials!
That means they carry their babies in a pouch, just like kangaroos.
/That means they carry their babies in a pouch, just like kangaroos.
Koalas live in eucalyptus forests in Australia, and they spend most of their time in trees.
/Koalas live in eucalyptus forests in Australia, and they spend most of their time in trees.
Koalas are super picky eaters.
/Koalas are super picky eaters.
They only eat eucalyptus leaves, which are tough and not very nutritious.
/They only eat eucalyptus leaves, which are tough and not very nutritious.
That’s why koalas sleep a lot—up to 18–20 hours a day!
/That’s why koalas sleep a lot—up to 18–20 hours a day!
Sleeping saves energy because their food doesn’t give them much.
/Sleeping saves energy because their food doesn’t give them much.
Here’s another secret: eucalyptus leaves are poisonous to most animals, but koalas have a special stomach that can handle them.
/Here’s another secret: eucalyptus leaves are poisonous to most animals, but koalas have a special stomach that can handle them.
They even have a long digestive system to break down the toxins slowly.
/They even have a long digestive system to break down the toxins slowly.
Koalas have strong arms and sharp claws for climbing trees.
/Koalas have strong arms and sharp claws for climbing trees.
Their hands look like they’re wearing mittens, with two thumbs on each front paw!
/Their hands look like they’re wearing mittens, with two thumbs on each front paw!
This helps them grip branches tightly.
/This helps them grip branches tightly.
And guess what?
/And guess what?
Baby koalas are called “joeys.”
/Baby koalas are called “joeys.”
When they are born, they are tiny—about the size of a jellybean!
/When they are born, they are tiny—about the size of a jellybean!
They crawl into their mother’s pouch and stay there for about six months before exploring the outside world.
/They crawl into their mother’s pouch and stay there for about six months before exploring the outside world.
🎯 Let’s try a quiz!
/🎯 Let’s try a quiz!
Quiz 1: What do koalas eat? A. Bamboo B. Eucalyptus leaves C. Grass
/Quiz 1: What do koalas eat? A. Bamboo B. Eucalyptus leaves C. Grass
→ Answer: B. Eucalyptus leaves!
/→ Answer: B. Eucalyptus leaves!
Quiz 2: How long can koalas sleep each day? A. 5 hours B. 10 hours C. Up to 20 hours
/Quiz 2: How long can koalas sleep each day? A. 5 hours B. 10 hours C. Up to 20 hours
→ Answer: C. Up to 20 hours!
/→ Answer: C. Up to 20 hours!
🕵️♀️ What Will We Discover Next?
/🕵️♀️ What Will We Discover Next?
Koalas have fingerprints—just like humans!
/Koalas have fingerprints—just like humans!
If you looked closely, you might not tell the difference.
/If you looked closely, you might not tell the difference.
Scientists say koala fingerprints could even confuse crime scene investigators!
/Scientists say koala fingerprints could even confuse crime scene investigators!
Another amazing fact: koalas don’t drink much water.
/Another amazing fact: koalas don’t drink much water.
Their name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning “no water.”
/Their name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning “no water.”
They get most of their moisture from eucalyptus leaves.
/They get most of their moisture from eucalyptus leaves.
But during very hot weather, they will drink from streams or even ask humans for help!
/But during very hot weather, they will drink from streams or even ask humans for help!
There are still so many koala secrets waiting for you.
/There are still so many koala secrets waiting for you.
Do you want to know why koalas make loud, growling sounds or how they keep cool in the summer heat?
/Do you want to know why koalas make loud, growling sounds or how they keep cool in the summer heat?
Go explore more about these adorable creatures—you’ll discover things that will surprise you every time!
/Go explore more about these adorable creatures—you’ll discover things that will surprise you every time!
