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The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is a thickset arboreal marsupial herbivore native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae.
The Koala is found all along the eastern coast of Australia from near Adelaide to the southern part of Cape York Peninsula, and as far into the hinterland as there is enough rainfall to support suitable forests. The Koalas of South Australia were largely exterminated during the early part of the 20th century, but the state has since been repopulated with Victorian stock. The Koala is not found in Tasmania or Western Australia.
Names
The word "koala" comes from the Dharuk word gula. Koala - American Heritage Dictionary Closely related words appear in other Australian Aboriginal languages, including:
- In the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Aborigines called Koalas by the word Cullawines.
- Near Sydney, Aborigines called Koalas by the word Koolahs.
- In the Murray Region, Aborigines called Koalas by the word Karbors.
- Other Aboriginal names for Koalas include: Bangaroos, Koolewongs, Narnagoons and Colos. "The Koala", Burton, Barbara, Lone Pine Sanctuary & Fisheries and Wildlife Department, Lansdowne Press (1974).
@mezza76 Great then. I was worried that something big might happen like the Koalas going nuts.
RoscoeNats (MTS) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:26:38 -0000
@mezza76 Great then. I was worried that something big might happen like the Koalas going nuts.
Happy new year to all. Make out with your lovers, and to single people,do like me and just chew gum. Minty fresh all the way koalas!
andyjb8 (Andy Barrios) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:03:39 -0000
Happy new year to all. Make out with your lovers, and to single people,do like me and just chew gum. Minty fresh all the way koalas!
I love my australian relatives but, paraphrasing, not a lot happens but keep the koalas alive and the children off heroine #notsurewhosaidit
planetliz (Liz Dowthwaite) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:39:35 -0000
I love my australian relatives but, paraphrasing, not a lot happens but keep the koalas alive and the children off heroine #notsurewhosaidit
RT: @mulatic RT @fuzeb: champagne to my real friends......REAL PAIN to my sham friends!!!<
fuzeb ((foo-zie B)) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:48:43 -0000
RT: @mulatic RT @fuzeb: champagne to my real friends......REAL PAIN to my sham friends!!!<<and koalas...#koalapunch lol
RT @fuzeb: champagne to my real friends......REAL PAIN to my sham friends!!!<
Mulatic (Mulatic) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:23:38 -0000
RT @fuzeb: champagne to my real friends......REAL PAIN to my sham friends!!!<<and koalas
heading to featherdale zoo with @oliviatxn and @missthchia to meet some kangaroos and koalas
jinhan (Teng Jin Han) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:46:44 -0000
heading to featherdale zoo with @oliviatxn and @missthchia to meet some kangaroos and koalas
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Adopt a Koala - Contains pictures and history of koalas kept at the Koala Hospital in Port Macquarie NSW Australia.
Meta Description: [ The Koala Hospital in Port Macquarie NSW Australia is a charity, they rescue and care for sick and injured Koala. adopt a koala and help the hospital volunteers return these Koalas back to the wild. ]
Australian Koala Foundation - This site provides comprehensive and up to date information regarding the koala.
Meta Description: [ Australian Koala Foundation. The site for koala lovers, latest koala information, gift shop, plus everything you ever wanted to know about koalas ]
Creature Feature: Koalas @ Nationalgeographic.com - Fun fact section, video clips, and maps of where these creatures can be found.
Koala - Includes information about the size, appearance, habitat, life span, and diet of these eucalyptus leaf eating marsupials.
Koala Facts - Koala slide show made by first and second graders.
Koala Information - Information and original photos of the Koala.
Meta Description: [ Information about Koalas, the marsupial including graphics and forum ]
Koala Printout- EnchantedLearning.com - Provides information about Koalas such as diet and body structure.
Meta Description: [ The Koala is a marsupial that lives in trees. ]
Koalas in America - San Diego Zoo - Page with information about the koala.
Meta Description: [ Get fun and interesting koala facts in an easy-to-read style from the San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes. Buy tickets online and plan a visit to the Zoo or Wild Animal Park. Enjoy games, animal cams and videos, and online shopping. ]
Kool Koalas - Contains several photographs.
Meta Description: [ Some of HerbWeb's koolest koalas ]
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Real Time Stories From Our Hospital - Contains several stories about Koalas rescued at the hospital.
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