koalas

     

The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is a thickset arboreal marsupial herbivore native to Australia, an the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae.

Trivia about koalas

  • The world's largest sanctuary for these cuddly cuties is Lone Pine Sanctuary in Brisbane
  • These tree-dwellers are unique among marsupials in that their pouches open from the bottom
  • In 1930, Noel Burnet opened a sanctuary for these eucalyptus-loving animals in Sydney, Australia