What has got a ___ head, a big nose, ___ fur and small round ___? No, not a bear, ___ koala! Koalas look like (5)___, but they aren’t from ___ bear family. They belong ___ the same animal family ___ a kangaroo. These types ___ animals carry their babies (10)___ “pockets”. Koala babies weigh ___ five or six grams ___ they are born so ___ live in their mothers’ “___” until they are six (15)___ old. The koala’s natural ___ is Australia and you ___n’t find many koalas anywhere ___, not even in zoos. ___? Well, koalas have got (20)___ very special diet. They ___ leaves from eucalyptus trees, ___ they are very particular. ___ Australia, there are over ___ different types of eucalyptus (25)___, but koalas only eat ___ leaves from about 35 ___ of these trees. Koalas ___n’t drink because they get ___ the water they need (30)___ the leaves. So if a koala doesn’t find these leaves, it won’t have food or water! These special trees are hard to grow outside Australia so it’s very difficult for zoos in other countries to keep these lovely animals.
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Have fun....and take care!
Have fun....and take care!
