Koalas belong to the class of the mammalians and to

the family of the marsupials.

They’re very rare. They exist only in the east part of

Australia.

They have got long grey fur as a bear. They weight between 4 and 15 kg.

The koalas have got large sharp claws to assist with climbing tree trunks.

The koalas have five fingers and they are one of the few mammalians

that has fingerprints. Their fingerprints are similar to human fingerprints

and it’s quite difficult to distinguish between the two.

They spend the time on the trees and they sleep most part of the day.

Koalas walk on all four legs when they walk on the ground.

They are vegetarian and they eat only eucalyptus leafs. They don’t eat

meat or fruits. Their teeth are adapted to their herbivorous diet. They

have sharp incisors to clip leaves at the front of the mouth.

The word koala means “that doesn’t drink” in the aborigine language and

that’s true because they don’t drink any water.

Guilherme Verschoor 6ºA nº17