koalas

A koala is a furry animal that is gray. Native to Australia, they have large ears and no tail. They look like a small bear. They live in trees and eat eucalyptus trees. Female koalas carry her young in her pouch.
 * ko**|**a**|**la** «koh AH luh», //noun.//

Koalas have sharp, curved claws, with long toes, which gives them strong grip. They spend tons of their time in trees and come down only to move to other trees. Koalas are nocturnal, which means they come out at night. They sleep most of the day in the forks of eucalyptus trees. Koalas eat mainly the leaves and young shoots of eucalyptuses. They get liquids from chiefly eucalyptus leaves. Koalas that are in the wild, don't drink water at all, usually. The word koala comes from an Australain Aboriginal word, which means; no drink. People used to hunt koalas for their good fur, and they almost went extinct. Now it is illegal to hunt koalas. Koalas live in Australia. Young koalas called Joeys. Joeys are carried in its mothers pouch, until it is mature enough to leave. //"Koala" World Book On Line Reference Center//. 05 Mar. 2009  picture link- http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Koala media type="file" key="koala this i sht one to ope.mov"