Card Text Front: Australia Card - How did the Koala get its name? The Australian Aborigines used the word "Koala" when they did not wish to drink from a communal vessel. They adapted the usage of this word to include the tree dwelling animal that did not drink - The Koala. The Koala, called a native bear by the first settlers, is not a bear at all! It is a marsupial. The ?Koala weighs between 5.5 and 13 kg. and ear about 1 kilo of leaves a day. At birth the cub is about the size of a two cent piece, weighing 5.5 grams and is only 2 cm. in length. After six months in the mother's pouch the cub takes to riding on her back. At one year of age it needs to leave the mother to fend for itself and find its own tree.
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Country of Origin: Australia
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