Koalas Lets learn more

By Deanna Jump & Deedee Wills

Table of Contents

What are they? 1

Koala Babies 2

Where do they live? 4

Habitat, Sweet Habitat! 5

What do they eat? 6

Getting Around 7

Glossary 8

What are they?

Kangaroos are also
marsupials.

Koalas look a lot like teddy

bears but they aren’t

bears at all. They belong to

a group of mammals called

marsupials. 1

Koala Babies

A newborn koala is the A baby koala
same size as a jellybean. is called a
joey. When a
joey is born it
doesn’t have
any hair and
it can’t see.

The joey stays Can you see the joey peeking
in its mother’s
pouch for 2out of its mother’s pouch?.
about six
months. It
drinks milk.
It gets bigger
and grows fur.

Joeys ride on their

mother’s back until they

are strong enough to climb

and hang onto trees on

their own. 3

Where do they live?

Koalas live in Australia.

They live in a small area of

about 100 trees.

This is called a territory.

Male koalas have a scent

patch on their chest. They

rub it on trees to mark their

territory. 4

Habitat, Sweet Habitat!

Koalas spend most of their

time in the trees. This is

their habitat. They spend

about 18 hours sleeping in the

trees. 5

What do they eat?

Koalas spend about five
hours a day eating. They
eat eucalyptus leaves from
the trees they live in.

fun fact: 6

Koalas don’t need to drink water.
They get all the water they need from the

eucalyptus leaves.

Getting Around

Koalas move slowly through
the trees. They use their
strong legs and paws to climb
trees. Their claws help them
grip the tree trunk.
Koalas jump from tree to tree.

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Glossary

mammal- An animal that has
fur and is warm blooded.

marsupial- A mammal that
carries its babies in a pouch.

territory- An area where a
group of animals travel and
live.

habitat- An animals home

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