Koala

A very cute one in Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Look at his nails!

comments (5)

Scott Staley

Lion

Are Koalas endangered? Posted 12 years ago
1. Edgar Huisman
  
  Bull Frog
  
  Hi Scott, see my answer below. Accidentally created a new comment instead of replying to yours :-) Posted 12 years ago

Edgar Huisman

Bull Frog

As the koala lives almost entirely on eucalyptus leaves (and even not all kinds of eucalyptus) it suffers a lot of deforestation in general and forest fires (remember the huge fires around Melbourne in 2011) and in the more residential areas koalas are violated by dogs. Not formally endangered I think. Have a look at http://www.koala.net
(Line Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane, the oldest Koala sanctuary and also where this picture was taken) or http://www.koalahospital.org.au/adopt-a-wild-koala
to adopt a wild koala. We did! :-) Posted 12 years ago, modified 12 years ago

Scott Staley

Lion

thank you so much for the info Posted 12 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Indeed cute look, nice isolation, dof! Posted 12 years ago

The Koala

The koala is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae, and its closest living relatives are the wombats. The koala is found in coastal areas of the mainland's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia.

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Similar species: Kangaroos, Wallabies, Possums

Species identified by Edgar Huisman