GROUP 1

Koala’s and Stingray’s characteristics

Bianca, Vera, Abril
Emma Domi & Caimi
 Movement
Koala
Their movements are slow, no
more than five meters per
second. The koala goes to the
lower parts of the tree when the
days are very hot, and hugs the
trunk to lose heat without
having to sweat too much.
https://www.lavanguardia.com/natural/2016
1125/412071244301/animales-lentos.html#
:~:text=Aunque%20tienen%20una%20gran
%20agilidad,sin%20
Stingray
To swim, some stingrays move their
whole bodies in a wavy motion that
propels them through the water. Other
species flap their fins like bird wings
and "fly" through the water.
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/f
ish/facts/stingray
Reproduction
Reproduction
Koala
Koalas are mammals and
viviparous animals. They gestate
their babies in the womb. Females
begin mating when they are two
years old and generally give birth
once a year, for the next 10 to 15
years. The gestation period of a
koala is 35 days, then she gives
birth to a single koala. Koalas can
also give birth to twins, but this is
very rare. https://environment.des.qld.gov.au/wildlife/an
imals/living-with/koalas/facts#
Stingray
Stingrays reproduce through
internal fertilization. A male
impregnates the female by using a
modified pelvic fin as he bites the
female's back. The unborn young
are ovoviviparous, meaning they
are nourished by egg yolk inside
the mother's body. After a period
of three months, the female
produces eggs that hatch internally
before birth https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals
/freshwater-stingray

The difference is koalas are mammals and stingrays are Chondrichthyes.

koalas are viviparous and stingrays are ovoviviparous meaning they lay eggs.
these eggs are protected by a hard case called a “mermaid's purse“!
 NUTRITI
ON
KOALA STINGRAY
They consume around 500 grams of
leaves each day, (approximately the Stingrays eat anything small that can fit in their
size of a small lettuce) and get most mouth like fish, crabs, worms, mollusks and
of their water from leaves, which can other crustaceans. They suck out all the juices
contain up to 50% water. This before spitting it back on land or into shallow
removes the need for a koala to climb waters for easy digestion. Some Stingrays have
down a tree for a drink of water, specialized jaws to help them crush hard
except during very hot or dry periods.
mollusks shells, and others use external mouth
Eucalyptus leaves are the main source
of a koala's diet, its digestive system structures called cephalic lobes to guide
has adapted to break down the harsh plankton into their oral cavity.
leaves.
Conclusion: Koalas eat
mostly leaves and stingrays
things from the sea
 FUN FACTS
● Koalas aren't bears, they are marsupials

● Stingrays belong to the same family as

sharks
● Koalas are picky eaters

● Stingrays migrate in large groups each year. They

can reach up to 10.000 individuals

● Koalas are born hairless, blind and without ears

● Stingrays have cartilage rather than

bone

● Koalas can sleep up to 18 hours a day.

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