KoalasCreated By:Zaleah Cooper

Eat1. A koala eats grasses, leaves,and fruits.

2.Koalas mainly eat the leaves from the eucalyptus tree.

3.Koalas sometimes lick the ground to get salt and other minerals they need.

Habitat

1. The east coast of Australia is where koalas live.2. Koalas are nocturnal so they sleep in the day.3. Koalas are an arboreal animal. They live in trees so they can protect

themselves from predators.

Interesting Facts

1. Koalas are not bears. They are marsupials.

2.Koalas are nocturnal so they sleep in the day and are awake in the night.

3. Koalas are mammals so they have fur.

4. A baby koala is called a joey and is the size of a kidney bean when it is born.

Glossary1. arboreal-describing an animal that lives in trees.2. mammal-a warm-blooded animal that has a backbone.3. marsupial-a family of mammals whose females carry their babies in a pouch

or on their body.4. predator-an animal that eats another animal.