Koala Essay

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William Atkins The Koala
The koala bear is a marsupial .it length runs about 33 inches long. It has a fuzzy coat of fur, huge ears, and it doesn't really have a tail. they are known for their small yellow, beady eyes. In most species the females weigh more than the male but not koalas The females weigh between 13.2 and 24.2 lbs., while the male weigh between 17.6 and 30.8 lbs.
The koala thick fur is used to help keep it cool and but also warm. Their fur also acts like a rain repellent . The koalas fur color changes from gray to brown depending on the time of year.They have patches of white all over there body .
The koala normally find spouses during September­March. The female began to mate with the male koalas when they're around 3 or 4 years old. They sometimes only
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“The koala bear used to be endangered, but there are now laws in Australia that forbid you to hunt koalas, especially just for their fur, which is what most people kill them for. Hundreds of koalas die because they have life threatening diseases”( natgeowild).
“A savanna is a grassland scattered with isolated trees, which can be found between a tropical rainforest and desert biome. Not enough rain falls on a savanna to support forests. Savannas are also known as tropical grasslands”. “Every day the hot, humid air rises off the ground and collides with cooler air above and turns into rain”. There are several different types of savannas covered with acacia trees. it is home to Lots of grass­eating mammals that can survive because they can move around and eat the plentiful grasses. There are also lots of meat eating animals who eat them in turn. the one thing that i found out is that the savanna has to very distinct seasons the dry season when it typically only gets 4 inches.and they have a typical rain season where they get much more. though during the dry season they usually go from december

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