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You may know that it comes from Australia, but what you may be surprised to discover is the fact that the Koala is not a bear, but like its Australian counterpart the Kangaroo is in fact a marsupial. In fact, the only reason the Koala is referred to as “koala bear” is because it resembles the adorable little teddy bears that are known for being cute and cuddly. Not only are koalas not bears, they ... don’t have a reputation for being cuddly, though everyone admits they are extremely cute.
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Koalas are often referred to as a Koala bear. However they are not a bear. The name Koala comes from an Aboriginal word. It means "no drink", as Koalas get enough fluids through the eucalyptis leaves they feed on. Koalas are found all over east Australia, mainly in the south east.
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Within the Koala community, the Koala bear may mark their trees with scent and they ... spend a great deal of time communicating. Mothers and young communicate by making clicking or humming noises, however there is one sound that all Koalas make.
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Early European settlers to Australia called the Koala the Native Bear, and the Koala is still sometimes called the Koala Bear, but it is not a member of the bear family. It is not even a placental mammal (which most mammals are)—it is a marsupial. The Koala's scientific name (Phascolarctos cinereus) comes from the Greek: phaskolos meaning "pouch" and arktos meaning "bear". The cinereus epithet is Latin and means "ash-coloured".
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The koala usually mates during September-March. The female koalas start to mate with the male koalas when they're around 3 or 4 years old! They sometimes only produce one offspring per year. It takes about 35 days after the female koala conceives to birth a Joey (a baby koala bear). When the Joey's born, it looks like a pink, hairless, jellybean, with beady little eyes just like its parents. Get this; Joey's can't see or hear when they're born.
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Despite being called 'koala bears' they are actually marsupials. Bears give birth to well-developed young. Newborn koalas... are tiny enough to fit on your thumbnail. They are raised in their mother's pouch. Here's a really cute video of mum and baby Koala:
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