- Koalas are found in the eucalyptus forests of eastern Australia. It is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial
- Their pelage colour ranges from silver grey to chocolate brown with a cream-coloured chest, and strong, clawed feet
- The koala has the most effective insulating back fur of any marsupial and is highly resilient to wind and rain
- The koala is about 60 to 85 cm (24 to 33 inches) long and weighs up to 14 kg (31 pounds)
- Koalas are Virtually tailless with stout bodies and large heads with round, fluffy ears
- Koala feeds on eucalyptus leaves. Generally solitary, individuals move within a home range of more than a dozen trees, one of which is favoured over the others
- To aid in digesting as much as 1.3 kg (3 pounds) of leaves daily
- Because this eucalyptus diet has limited nutritional and caloric content koalas sleep up to 20 hours a day
- They are predominantly active at night and spend most of their waking hours feeding
- Koalas are asocial animals and spend just 15 minutes a day on social behaviours
- Adult males communicate with loud bellows that sound like growls
- A koala can live to about 15 years of age in the wild
