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Koala Award RequirementsKoala Award Requirements1. Koalas are native to Australia. What does this mean? Can they be kept as a pet?

2. Koalas are a marsupial. What does the word marsupial mean?

3. What kind of tree does a Koala like to live in?

4. How do Koalas climb and stay high in the trees?

5. What do Koalas eat?

6. How many hours do Koalas sleep each day?

7. How did God make Koalas special so they can survive the toxins in eucalyptus leaves that they eat?

8. Read Genesis 1:24-31.

9. What day did God create all of the animals on land?

10. Read a story about Koalas.

11. Do a Koala related craft.

HelpsHelps

1. Native means that koalas originated, live and grow naturally in Australia. They were not introduced from any other country. No, Koalas can not be kept as a pet. It is not permitted anywhere in the world.

2. The definiton of a marsupial is a type of mammal where babies are born before they are fully developed and then contnue to grow in a pouch on their mother's stomach.

3. Eucalyptus tree.

4. Strong clawed feet.

5. Eucalyptus leaves.

6. Koalas sleep up to 18-20 hours each day.

7. Koalas have an organ called a ‘caecum’ which contains bacteria that allows them to break down the leaves unharmed. God thought of everything when he created all living things. The beauty is in the details.

9. The 6th day.


Koala MapKoala MapKoalas are native to Australia. This means they originated, live and grow naturally in

Australia. They live in eucalyptus trees in eastern and south-eastern Australia. Cut out the puzzle on the next page and paste in place here to see where koalas live.

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Koala Map Puzzle PiecesKoala Map Puzzle PiecesCut out the puzzle pieces and paste in place to see where koalas live.

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Koala ClawsKoala ClawsKoalas have sharp claws and strong arms that help them climb trees. Their hands have five digits on each front paw. Two of the digits act like thumbs which helps them grip firmly to

branches and food. Their back paws are used for grooming.

Draw a line from the claws to the animal they belong to below.Draw a line from the claws to the animal they belong to below.

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MarsupialsMarsupialsKoalas are marsupials. Marsupials are animals that carry their babies in a pouch on their

body. Pouches keep marsupials safe until they are big enough to live on their own. Marsupial babies are born before they are fully developed and then continue to grow in the pouch. They drink their mothers milk until they are old enough to leave the pouch and find food to eat.

Bilby

Wombat

Emu

Cockatoo

Koala

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Pictured below are some Australian animals. Some are marsupials and some are not. Pictured below are some Australian animals. Some are marsupials and some are not. Colour in the marsupials below.Colour in the marsupials below.

Dingo

Tasmanian Devil

Kangaroo


Get Koala HomeGet Koala HomeKoalas live in eucalyptus trees. Eucalyptus trees provide the home, shelter and food for koalas. Each koala needs about 100 trees all to itself in order to survive. The koala below is lost. Help

him find his way through the maze to find his way home to the eucalyptus tree.

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Koala FoodKoala FoodKoalas only eat eucalyptus leaves. Eucalyptus leaves are poisonous to other animals, but koalas

have special bacteria in their digestive system that allows them to break down leaves so they are safe to eat. Animals that only eat leaves are called folivores, a type of herbivore.

Match up the folivores below with the type of leaves it eats.

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Koalas

Koal

as h

ave

shar

p cl

aws

and

stro

ng

arm

s th

at h

elp

them

clim

b tr

ees.

Their

han

ds h

ave

five

digi

ts o

n ea

ch

fron

t pa

w. T

wo

of

the

digi

ts a

ct l

ike

thum

bs w

hich

hel

ps

them

grip

firm

ly t

o br

anch

es a

nd f

ood.

Th

eir b

ack

paw

s ar

e us

ed f

or g

room

ing.

Koal

as h

ave

a th

ick, w

ater

proo

f co

at t

hat

keep

s th

em w

arm

in w

inte

r an

d co

ol in

sum

mer

. The

y ha

ve a

cur

ved

spin

e an

d th

ick f

ur a

nd c

artila

ge

on t

heir b

otto

ms

that

hel

p th

em s

it c

omfo

rtab

ly o

n br

anch

es f

or h

ours

.

Koal

as a

re n

ativ

e to

Au

stra

lia. T

hey

live

in e

ucal

yptu

s tr

ees

in

east

ern

and

sout

h-ea

ster

n Au

stra

lia. E

ucal

yptu

s tr

ees

prov

ide

the

hom

e, sh

elte

r an

d fo

od f

or

koal

as. E

ach

koal

a ne

eds

abou

t 10

0 tr

ees

all

to

itse

lf in

ord

er t

o su

rviv

e.

Cut

out

the

foll

owin

g pa

ges

and

mak

e a

book

abo

ut k

oala

s. Re

ad t

he b

ook

to a

n ad

ult

or h

ave

an a

dult

rea

d it t

o yo

u.

Koal

as a

re

mar

supi

als

and

are

rela

ted

to

wom

bats

, kan

garo

os

and

wal

labi

es.

Mar

supi

als

are

anim

als

that

car

ry

their

bab

ies in

a

pouc

h on

the

ir

body

. Pou

ches

kee

p m

arsu

pial

s sa

fe

until

they

are

big

en

ough

to

live

on

their

ow

n.

A ba

by k

oala

is c

alle

d a

joey

. Whe

n a

joey

is b

orn

they

are

the

size

of

a bu

mbl

ebee

. Joe

ys l

ive

in t

heir

mot

hers

pou

ch f

or a

bout

six

mon

ths

and

feed

s on

her

m

ilk. A

fter

six m

onth

s th

ey

leav

e th

e po

uch

to e

xplo

re

and

lear

n to

eat

lea

ves.

The

joey

ret

urns

to

the

pouc

h to

dr

ink

milk

and

sle

ep. A

t on

e ye

ar o

ld it

sto

ps d

rink

ing

milk

and

eat

s on

ly l

eave

s. It

can

then

liv

e on

its

own.

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Koal

as o

nly

eat

euca

lypt

us

leav

es. E

ucal

yptu

s le

aves

are

po

isono

us t

o ot

her

anim

als,

but

koal

as h

ave

spec

ial

bact

eria

in t

heir d

iges

tive

sy

stem

tha

t al

low

s th

em t

o br

eak

dow

n le

aves

so

they

ar

e sa

fe t

o ea

t. M

ost

of t

he

wat

er a

koa

la n

eeds

com

es

from

the

euc

alyp

tus

leav

es.

Koal

as l

ive

on t

heir

own

and

mar

k th

eir

terr

itor

y by

mak

ing

scra

tch

mar

ks in

tr

ees.

Koal

as a

re

mos

tly

active

at

nigh

t an

d sp

end

mos

t of

the

ir t

ime

eating

or

slee

ping

. Th

ey s

leep

for

18-

20

hour

s ea

ch d

ay.


Koala CraftKoala Craft

Take a photo of your craft and paste it here.

Make a koala craft of your choice. Take a photo of the craft you made and paste it below.

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