Koala Facts -Amazing Facts

Although the koala is not a bear, English-speaking settlers from the late 18 first called koala bear because of their resemblance to bears ,as it is a marsupial, or pouched mammal. 

A baby koala is called a joey, hairless, blind and without ears. 

At birth, breeding, only a quarter of an inch long.The koala is found in coastal regions of eastern and southern Australia, from Adelaide to the southern part of Cape York Peninsula.

The koala lives almost exclusively on eucalyptus leaves.

Koala fingerprints are similar to human fingerprints, even with an electron microscope, can be very difficult to distinguish between the two.

Especially the digestive system a long gut-allows koalas to break hard eucalyptus leaves and remain unharmed by the poison. Koalas eat many of these leaves that make a distinctive smell of its oil, reminiscent of cough drops.During the day dozing, tucked into corners or forks in trees, to rest up to 18 hours.They do not drink water unless they are sick or if they find the leaves of the tree to be dry, only then they make an exception and drink some water.