KOALA

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Koalas are Australian animals, belonging to the group of marsupial mammals

In Australia, koalas can be found in the forest region to the northeast and southeast of the country.

Koalas are slow animals that rarely descend from trees and drink little water, using the liquid only in case of illness or extreme dehydration due to the heat.

Generally, they get all the liquid they need through food, which basically consists of leaves of some species of eucalyptus

The leaves are carefully chosen, and the newer ones are often collected. After ingesting them, the leaves remain on your cheeks to be chewed gradually and the absorption of the nutrient takes place in your long intestine.

The main characteristics of this animal are: the large head, the short snout and the eyes well separated. The flattened nose with the V-shaped nostrils plays an important role in the body's thermal balance. The animal's fur is dense and soft, playing an important role in protecting against meteorological factors and thermal regulation.

koalas are considered vulnerable to extinction, which means that they are only one rank above endangered animals

Koalas have few predators, the man who hunt them for their fur and the Aborigines to feed preferring the koala because they are slow and when threatened do not run away. In the natural environment the wild dog (Canis dingo) feeds on old or sick koalas, as young and in good health can easily hurt the dog with its claws

The main threat suffered by koalas is the hunting of these animals to remove their skin and sell it to textile companies that manufacture coats with these animals. In addition, deforestation that reduces the food area and the fires that besides destroying the trees still kill countless animals that cannot escape in time due to their slow movement.