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Like all marsupial babies, baby koalas are called joeys. A koala joey is the size of a jellybean! It has no hair, no ears, and is blind. Joeys crawl into their mother's pouch immediately after birth, and stay there for about six months. That's about how long it takes for them to see, grow ears and hair, and walk (or waddle) on their own.
When they're about six months old, joeys venture out into the world, although they stay pretty close to their mother—usually by riding on her back.
www.nationalgeographic.org/media/koala-and-joey/
Koalas survive on a diet of eucalyptus leaves and can eat up to a kilogram a day! Pretty impressive, considering eucalyptus is poisonous to most animals.Their special fibre digesting organ, called a caecum, helps to detoxify the chemicals in the leaves.
However, they can be quite picky eaters, eating less than 50 of over 700 eucalypt species. Even then, they’ll often choose leaves at the top of the tallest trees that contain more liquid and nutrients – only the best for Australia’s koalas!
www.wwf.org.au/news/blogs/10-interesting-facts-about-koal...
All my images are for sale
www.bethwodephotography.com.au/ or I can be contacted at bethwodephotography@gmail.com
Hang on!
Awake Time
Like all marsupial babies, baby koalas are called joeys. A koala joey is the size of a jellybean! It has no hair, no ears, and is blind. Joeys crawl into their mother's pouch immediately after birth, and stay there for about six months. That's about how long it takes for them to see, grow ears and hair, and walk (or waddle) on their own.
When they're about six months old, joeys venture out into the world, although they stay pretty close to their mother—usually by riding on her back.
www.nationalgeographic.org/media/koala-and-joey/
Koalas survive on a diet of eucalyptus leaves and can eat up to a kilogram a day! Pretty impressive, considering eucalyptus is poisonous to most animals.Their special fibre digesting organ, called a caecum, helps to detoxify the chemicals in the leaves.
However, they can be quite picky eaters, eating less than 50 of over 700 eucalypt species. Even then, they’ll often choose leaves at the top of the tallest trees that contain more liquid and nutrients – only the best for Australia’s koalas!
www.wwf.org.au/news/blogs/10-interesting-facts-about-koal...
All my images are for sale
www.bethwodephotography.com.au/ or I can be contacted at bethwodephotography@gmail.com