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koala

, koala bear
a slow-moving Australian arboreal marsupial, Phascolarctus cinereus, having dense greyish fur and feeding on eucalyptus leaves and bark
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koala

[kō′äl·ə]
(vertebrate zoology)
Phascolarctos cinereus. An arboreal marsupial mammal of the family Phalangeridae having large hairy ears, gray fir, and two clawed toes opposing three others on each limb.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Dr Valentina Mella, said: "Our results show koalas will regularly use these stations to supplement their needs."
Koalas need a lot of space-about a hundred trees per animal-a pressing problem as Australia's woodlands continue to shrink.
Tsimikas, the ingredients of the eucalyptus smoothie are just pureed eucalyptus leaves that "go down fast and easy." These naturally have a nice mix of carbohydrates, fat, and protein to better manage the koala's sugars and other nutritional needs.
Head of living collections at Edinburgh Zoo, Darren McGarry, said: "Koalas are very sensitive animals, so special care needs to be taken when transporting them.
Humans have been a threat to koalas since the 1800's, and our impact is still affecting them.
As the two cuddly Koalas sweat it out on the road, we can only hope that both the players don't have to sweat it out like that in the commentary box.
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"He was a koala that knew his own mind," Fitzgerald told AFP.
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