The Koala is one of Australia's most popular animals. Thriving only in a few areas of the southern hemisphere's country-continent, Koala's have learned to live their own lives in solace. There are an estimated 80,000-100,000 individuals in the wild at the moment.
Some people will call it a Koala Bear. The term is incorrect as it is not a bear, although it does look like a teddy bear. If you must know,a Koala will have to eat 4 or 5 hours a day and sleep for the remaining 19 to 20 hours.
The Eucalyptus tree, which offer the leaves the Koala's love to chew, is their main home. They move from tree to tree to find leaves that are suitable for their taste. The leaves of a Eucalyptus are hard, and they had to chew on it until it became a paste in their mouth before swallowing. This is the reason why their spend such hours on feeding and sleep off most of their day. Its tiring to chew on leaves that gives only a few nutrients.
Experts say that the Koala species are in danger of becoming extinct if one strain of disease spread in its habitat area. This is because of the inbreding that was performed almost a century ago, that resulted in the genes of the Koalas in different Australians regions to become almost similar.
Conversationists are cting on the matter at the moment and are trying to save these cuddly and adorable tree-dwelling animals. Their suggestions went as far as putting more Koala in captivity to introducing species in distant areas where Koalas have a different gene pool to increase genetic variability.
