Koalas
(Phascolarctos cinereus )

The word "koala" comes from an aboriginal word meaning "does not drink". They obtain their water from the leaves. Generally nocturnal - They are mostly active at dawn and dusk.

• They sleep up to 20 hrs a day.
• They eat only a small percentage of eucalyptus.
• Life span in the wild 10 yrs
• Life span in captivity 18 yrs
• Sexually mature at 2 yrs
• Usually breed every 2 years
• Gestation is between 30-50 days average 35 days