The Koala
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Inroduction
is the Australian jewel. It has very furry, ash colored hair,
a rubbery black nose, sharp claws, fuzzy ears, and a grizzly personality, or
should I say, koalality. If you kill a koala, you'll make a million off their
fur! They would sell the fur to coat companies and make coats out ....
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.... birth after a 20-35 day gestation
period. When the joey (baby koala) is born, it is no longer than 2 cm and
weighs no more than a 1/2 gram. The joey stays in its mother's pouch for 5-7
months. The term "joey² is used when you are talking about a baby marsupial.
The mother gives "pap² to the joey, a liquid from the caecum (which is similar
to the human organ, appendix.) This is thought to give the joey the ability to
eat only eucalyptus leaves. When the joey emerges from the pouch, it ....
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