ddy bears. they have thick fur and large ears. their broad, flat nose makes them look cute, similar to teddy bears. in fact koalas aren’t cute. they have sharp teeth and very sharp claws! koalas are marsupials. this means the mother carries her baby in a pocket while it develops, similar to a kangaroo. the baby koala lives in its mother’s pocket for the first six months of its life.
the name “koala” comes from a native australian word that means “no drink”. the koalas get almost all their water from the eucalyptus（桉树）leaves they eat. that’s where they get their food too. koalas eat only eucalyptus leaves, and only the leaves of certain eucalyptus trees. the eucalyptus trees are where the koalas live. it’s also where they sleep. koalas sleep about nineteen hours a
