A Gallery of Surprising Facts About Koalas!
Journey down under and meet a whole new breed of hero in this laugh-filled, action-packed animated adventure with an all-star voice cast, including Rob Schneider, Tim Curry and Alan Cumming. Johnny (Schneider) is a rare white koala bear who just wants to fit in and make friends. But when a twist of fate mistakenly transforms him into a fearless protector of animals, called “Koala Kid,” Johnny finds himself in over his head on a thrilling trek across the outback. With help from his hilarious new sidekicks, including a crafty Tasmanian devil, a lovable lizard and a boomerang-flinging female koala, Johnny may just outwit a villainous crocodile named Bog (Cumming) and become a true hero after all.
Here is some cool facts about koalas
Did you know a wombat’s closest living relatives are the koala?!
Koalas sleep for a total of 20 hours a day! While this might seem like a lot, this is because their diet is mostly made up of eucalyptus leaves, which aren’t very nutritious!
Just like kangaroos, young koalas are known as joeys and take around a year to fully develop!
A koala’s belly fur can reflect solar radiation! Who needs solar panels? Just us measly humans, eh!?
The koala brains take up just 60% of its skull! The rest is full of fluid which has been said to act as a shock absorber, cushioning the poor koala if they fall from the tree.
Koalas aren’t very social animals and spend just 15 minutes a day on socializing! What a moody bunch.
From pregnancy, it only takes 30-35 days for a koala to give birth! When the joey is born he is a miniscule 0.5 g
Koalas live on average from 13 to 18 years in the wild. Females usually live longer as the males live a much more hazardous lifestyle!
Several famous and political leaders have had their pictures taken with koalas! These include Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Harry, Pope John Paul II, US President Bill Clinton, Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev and South African President Nelson Mandela.
On Paul McCartney’s / Michael Jackson’s duet album Say Say Say, The song "Ode to a Koala Bear" appears on the B-side!
As cute as Koalas are, as with most wild animals, they cannot legally be kept as a pet in Australia or anywhere else.
Koala Kid will be released on DVD on April 30, 2013
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From pregnancy, it only takes 30-35 days for a koala to give birth!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, the fluid in the skull that acts as a shock absorber is something I NEVER knew...The poor things!
ReplyDeleteI learned that the koala brains take up just 60% of its skull!
ReplyDeletethey only spend 15 mins per day socializing. That's sad!
ReplyDeleteWow it only takes 30 to 35 days for a Koala to give birth -- that seems so fast!
ReplyDeleteKoalas live on average from 13 to 18 years in the wild... doesn't seem vry long :/
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that they slept 20 hours. I wish...
ReplyDeleteThanks for making this open to Canadians.
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I learned their belly fur can reflect solar radiation!
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that they are not social animals.
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i am shocked at the number of hours they sleep a day. actually everything you wrote is new to me on Koalas
ReplyDeleteThat they're fir can reflect solar radiation. Cool!
ReplyDeleteThey only socialize for fifteen minutes a day.
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I learned they sleep 20 hours a day (are you sure they are not teenagers Tee Hee)
ReplyDeleteThat they sleep as much as 20 hours a day
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