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Are koalas helpful or harmful?
Koalas are important to the Australian environment and the ecosystem because their scat deposits feed the forest floor that help the woodlands grow an...
How does temperature affect koalas habitat?
Koalas' warm fur and thick skin enables them to endure cold conditions in southern Australia, but they do not cope well with extreme heat. Unlike most...
When did koalas first become an Australian symbol?
In 1934 on the back of the boom in koala tourism, the Sydney Morning Herald named the koala “Australia's national pet”. Is Australia the only country ...
What are Koala related to?
Koalas are more closely related to kangaroos and wombats, which are both members of Diprotodontia, than bears, which belong to the order Carnivora. (K...
What are Koala predators?
Predators include dingoes and large owls. They're also at risk of getting hit by cars and attacked by dogs. Chlamydia is widespread in some koala popu...
What are Koala known for?
Koalas are well-known for their large round head, big furry ears and big black nose. Their fur is usually grey-brown in colour with white fur on the c...
How many species of Koala are there?
There is only one species of koala. Differences in physical features such as fur colour and body size are attributed to different environmental condit...
How many chromosomes do Koala have?
Koalas have 16 chromosomes, differing from the ancestral marsupial 2n = 14 karyotype by a simple fission of ancestral chromosome 2 giving rise to koal...
How many Koala are left in the world?
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