The Furry Animal From Down Under

Author's Note:  Everyone thinks that koala bears are the cutest and sweetest little animals in the world, I had to do something about that because koala bears are not the sweetest animals. I choice to write about this because koala bears are not the sweetest and cutest little animal in the world.
Soft, thick and pleasant to touch, what animal am I thinking of? If you said a Koala Bear you are absolutely correct. So many people think that Koala Bears are the sweetest little animals on earth, but I would have to disagree because they probably aren’t around humans that much unless they are in a zoo. So how do you know what a wild koala bear is going to do to a human?! Truth be told they are not the sweetest animals on the earth but they are not the meanest animal on earth.    

Koala Bears spend all day sleeping, they like sleeping in the fork of the tree. They start to move around just when the sun sets. Once the sun is down and it is nighttime you can hear the koalas “barking” aggressively at other koalas.

The population of koala bears is dropping as we are talking; presently up to 4,000 koalas are being killed each year by cats and dogs. You can find koala bears mostly in Eastern and Southern Australia. Also you can find them on coastal islands and tall eucalypt forests to low woodlands inland. You will never find a koala bear in a rainforest though.

Koala seldom drinks water obtaining it from the eucalyptus leaves, which are 50% consisting of water. Although, they can drink water if due to drought the leaves water content is reduced. Each koala eats 200 to 500 grams of leaves per day. Koalas have a slow metabolic rate due to their high-fiber, low nutrient diet. Because they store little or no fat, koalas must adopt strategies that conserve energy. Sleeping is one of them.
Koala Bears to me can seem like they are nice and you think that you can cuddle up with them. But honestly koala bears can be very aggressive and dangerous.



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