Koalas
By:Maxwell Starkman
Table Of Contents A Koala's Body
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Home Sweet Home
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Species and Cousins
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A Koala's Life Cycle
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Glossary
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Index
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Bibliography
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Dedicated to Mrs.Wolfe/ Mrs.Rudnick
Thank you for being amazing teachers!
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A Koala's Body A koala's body is meant for doing amazing things.Koalas climb up trees with their strong muscles,they grasp the trunk with both front paws and then they pull up their hind legs.Their paws have thick padding to get a firm grip on trees and sharp claws to dig into the bark.
Fun Fact: Adult koalas are 23 1/2 to 32 inches long. 2
Fun Fact: Adult koalas weigh between 9 and 33 pounds.
Although koalas are good climbers, they walk weirdly on land, but if a predator comes, they run fast!Koalas have thick gray fur to keep dry from swimming,rain and wind. Their bottoms are extra thick to make a cushion for the koala while it's sitting. 3
Koala's cushion is like sitting on a pillow.
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Home Sweet Home
Eucalyptus Fact: Eucalyptus trees are a large, fast growing tree that is located in Australia and Tasmainia
Koalas home is a forest located in four states in Australia.The forest that they live in are eucalyptus trees. Koalas love to eat eucalyptus leaves. 5
Koalas are found in the coastal regions or New South Whales, Queensland, South Australia,and Victoria. Some people from other countries are killing koalas for their thick fur. Koalas homes are sadly being destroyed.
This is what a koala's home looks like. 6
This map shows the location of most koalas.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Koala_dist_map.png
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Species And Cousins The species of koalas are the Queensland koala, New South Whales koala,and Victoria koala. The Victoria koala also lives in South Australia.
Fun Fact:T he New South Whales koala is the koala most familiar to us.
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This Tasmanian devil is an example of a marsupial.
Koala relatives are called a marsupials. Marsupials are mammals that are born on a very early stage of development. Marsupials move by running, jumping, climbing and swimming. Most marsupials are in extinction. So save the koalas! 9
Examples of marsupials are:
AUSTRALIAN MARSUPIAL CHART. | Marsupials | Pinterest www.pinterest.com700 × 989Search by image AUSTRALIAN MARSUPIAL CHART.
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The Koala's Life Cycle A koalas life cycle is similar to ours.An animals life span is different from it's life cycle. The life span is how long the animal lives. The life cycle is the different stages animals go through. Koalas life span is about 10 years. Every life cycle is the same baby, kid, adult.
Koala LIfe Cycle www.lausd.k12.ca.us406 Ă— 377Search by image Life Cycle
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An embr yo cannot see inside the mothers pouch. It is also really hard for the embryo move because the legs are not fully grown. In the pouch is the nipple, it has milk that gives the embryo nutrients to live, but how will the young embryo get to the nipple. To go to the nipple the embryo smells the scent of milk and follows it to the nipple.
https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/ index.php?title=Koala_Development
A young koala embryo.
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Glossary Development
[di-ve-lop-ment]
Embryo. [em-broy-o] before it is born or hatched.
A human or animal in the early stages of development
Eucalyptus
[yoo-cal-ip-tus]
Extinction
[ik-stingk-shun]
Grasp
[gra-sp]
Nipple [nip-uh-l] discharge ; teat.
A tall evergreen or shrub. The act of extinguishing.
To take or hold on. A protuberance of the mother where the milk ducts
Nutrients grow.
[noo-tri-ents]
Predator
[pred-uh-tor]
Species characteristics
The act or process of growing.
[spee-sheez]
A substance that people or animals need to live or
An animal that hunts or eats another animal. A class of individuals sharing some common
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Index Australia || 7, 10 Body features || 2, 3, 4 Diet || 5, 12 Embryo || 13 Eucalyptus trees || 5, 6 Fur || 3 Habitat || 5, 6, 7, Koalas || 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 Life cycle || 11, 12 Life span || 11, 12 Marsupials || 9, 10 Milk || 12 Population || 6, 7 Species || 8
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Bibliography Kalman, Bobbie & Levigne, Heather. The Life Cycle Of A Koala. New York, NY: Crabtree Publishing Company, 2002. Tesar, Jenny. "Marsupial." Reviewed by James G. Doherty. The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online, 2015. Web. 2 Mar. 2015 "Koala." Encyclopedia America. Grolier Online, 2015. Web. 2 Mar. 2015
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