萌娃照片 关于萌物考拉你不知道的10个事实

关于萌物考拉你不知道的10个事实  

Although most people know that koalas live in Australia and eat eucalyptus leaves
there is so much more to know. Here's the lowdown on the marsupials from Down Under.
1. Although they are monly called koala "bears
" koalas are marsupials and have nothing at all to do with bears
except that they are cute like a teddy bear.
2. The word "koala" is thought to have e from the Aboriginal word meaning "no drink." Although koalas do drink water on occasion
most of their hydration requirements are fulfilled by the moisture they get from eating eucalyptus leaves.
“考拉”这一词据说源于原著居民语言，意思是”不喝水“。考拉有时也会喝水，但他们大部分的饮水需求都靠吃桉树叶吸收其中的水分来满足。
3. They eat about o and a half pounds of eucalyptus leaves a day; so many
in fact
that they take on the fragrance of the oil ... and end up smelling like cough drops.
4. A newborn koala is the size of a jellybean. Called a joey
it is a while before it reaches full-blown ridiculously cute status; joeys are born blind
earless and without fur.
5. After birth
a momma koala will carry the jellybean baby in her pouch for about six months; after it emerges
the newborn clings to its mother's back or belly until it is around a year old.
6. Tucked into trees
koalas sleep for up to 18 hours during the day.
7. Koalas may look soft and cuddly
but to the touch
not so much. They have a thick wooly fur that protects them from both heat and cold and also helps to repel water. In fact
their fur is the thickest of all marsupials.
8. In ideal conditions in the wild
male koalas live to about the age of 10; females may live a few years longer.
9. There were once millions of koalas
but the popularity of their sturdy fur resulted in massive hunting of them in the 1920s and '30s
leading to a major decline in their numbers.
10. Habitat destruction
traffic deaths and attacks by dogs kill an estimated 4
000 koalas yearly; at this point
there are fewer than 100
000 koalas in the wild. Fortunately
there are many efforts being made to protect them.