KOALAS
Marsupial     -    Vertebrate     -    Herbivore

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Male  ....................................................  Buck
Female  ................................................  Doe
Young   ................................................  Joey.  Cub

Koalas …

• Are not bears
• They are related to kangaroos and wombats
• Mostly nocturnal
• Can sleep for 18 hours a day
• Has sharp teeth and claws
• Lives for about 20 years
• Can run as fast as a rabbit
• Hug trees to keep cool
• Eats eucalyptus leaves, bark from the eucalyptus trees and mistletoe
• The joey stays in its mother's pouch for about 6 or 7 months, drinking only milk
• After leaving the pouch, it will ride on its mother's back
• Predators are eagles and owls, dingoes and human beings
• Males have two penises and females have two vaginas
• Does no need to drink fluids, it can obtain all its liquid needs from the eucalyptus flees (which are 50% water)
• Have human-like fingerprints
• Baby koalas are weaned on their mother's excrement.  It is consumed directly form the mother's bottom in the form of 'soup'​

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COLLECTIVE NOUNS

1. A colony of koalas
   
2. A population of koalas
   

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IDIOMS, METAPHORS AND EXPRESSIONS

1. As sleepy as a koala
   

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KOALA AND JOEY

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