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Article: KOALA
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The koala is a woolly, tree-climbing mammal that resembles a teddy
bear. It is known also as the Australian bear or native sloth, but
in fact it is neither a bear nor a sloth. Koalas live only in Australia,
and the females have pouches, like female kangaroos. When a koala
is born, it is only three-fourths of an inch (2 cm) long. The newborn
koala lives in its mother's pouch until it is 6 months old and measures
about 6 inches (15 cm) long. It then begins to ride around on its
mother's back until it learns to find its own food. Animals that carry
their young in pouches are called marsupials.
The koala has a chubby body covered with gray fur, and it has no tail.
Its ...