Across their range in Australia they are found in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia and are NOT considered endangered but are listed as vulnerable. However, some local isolated populations of koala could be considered endangered due to habitat loss through housing development. Their food trees are threatened and therefore they could face local extinction.

The female reaches sexual maturity at the end of her second year or later and physical maturity at the end of her fourth year. Males - about 3 years sexual maturity and reach physical maturity at 4 years.

stated before, the eucalypt leaf is very low in viable nutrients and koalas have a slightly lower body temperature and consequently a lower metabolic rate than most other mammals, to reduce the amount of energy expended per day. By sleeping 18-20 hours they conserve energy and their waking hours are used to feed, move and seek out mates during the breeding season. They do not get drunk on eucalypt leaves.

One supplement to the koala's usual diet seems to be dirt. The koala may occasionally eat dirt to adjust deficiencies of minerals in its system. They also occasionally eat bark, flowers and buds of certain eucalypt.

In the Wild ? females up to 15-18 years; males 10-15 years. In captivity both can live 15+ years. Legend has it that a koala in Queensland lived to 28 yrs.

Koalas sleep approx. 18 hours out of 24. This is an evolutionary strategy to conserve their energy as the Eucalypt leaf is so low in nutrients/energy value.

Koalas eat at all times but mostly in the early morning and early evening and during each day consume approximately half a kilogram of leaves

Use the Feeding Guidelines on the back of the bag for correct amounts of pet food mix, meat and water to use. Measurements are based on one meal per day. If you have a puppy or a kitten, or just prefer to feed twice per day, then cut the guideline amounts in half to create two meals instead of one. And remember, the amounts and instructions are guidelines only. Every animal is different so you may need to adjust for individual needs.

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BARF World recommends feeding puppies up to 10 % of their body weight. Therefore, if your pup weighs 10 lbs you should feed 1 lb of food divided between 3 or 4 feedings per day. Growing puppies, especially the large breeds, should be kept lean so adjustments to feeding amounts will have to be monitored closely.

There are approx. 600 species of eucalypt in Australia ? koalas are known to feed on approx. 40-50 species depending on locality. Of this 40-50 they prefer to limit their diet to about 10. Koalas also will eat casuarina, paperbark and corymbia leaves. They eat new and mature leaves, buds, flowers and at times bark but the bulk of their diet consists of leaves.

ALL WILDBIRDS should be feed once an hour, the smaller ones about every half hour. That is how often their parents feed them in the wild and if we take on the responsibility to raise them, we should continue with as much love as their parents give them. Feeding a wildbird, especially a young one every two to three hours is cruel. Their metabolism isn't like ours. Making them wait every two to three hours is like telling someone, that they can only eat every two days.