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A koala is not a bear even though it looks like one.
It is a marsupial. This means the female (girl) has a pouch.
A pouch is a bit like a pocket in front.
A baby koala lives in its mother's pouch after it is born.
Baby koalas drink milk inside the pouch.
When they are bigger, they ride on their mother's back.
Koalas have thick fur and big noses.
They only live in some parts of Australia.
They have big claws so they can climb trees.
Koalas only eat leaves from some kinds of gum tree.
They sleep most of the day in a tree.
At night they are awake and come down to the ground and move to another tree.
Words
koala
A furry animal that lives in trees.
Say - koe-ah-luh
marsupial
A group of animals. The females (girls) have a pouch in front that is like a pocket. The babies are tiny and live in the pouch until they are big enough to come out.
Say - mar-soup-ee-ul
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updated October 2007