{"id":364052,"date":"2026-06-01T15:44:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=364052"},"modified":"2026-06-01T15:44:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:14:40","slug":"koala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/koala\/","title":{"rendered":"Koala"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> New research has provided the first associative link between heat stress and koala mortality. It highlighted how even moderate temperature rises can increase hospital admission and mortality risk in koalas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Koala<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_364053\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-364053\" style=\"width: 239px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-364053 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Koala.webp?resize=239%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Koala\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Koala.webp?resize=239%2C300&amp;ssl=1 239w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Koala.webp?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-364053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Britannica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>They are a<strong> tree-dwelling herbivorous marsupial.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Scientific name:<\/strong> Its scientific name is <strong>Phascolarctos cinereus.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Family<\/strong>: They belong to the family <strong>Phascolarctidae.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat:<\/strong> They can be found in habitats ranging from relatively<strong> open forests to woodlands, and in climates ranging from tropical to cool temperate.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In <strong>semi-arid climates, koalas prefer riparian habitats, where nearby streams and creeks<\/strong> provide refuge during times of drought and extreme heat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution: They are native to Australia.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>They are found across <strong>eastern and southeastern Australia,<\/strong> including northeastern, central, and southeastern Queensland, eastern New South Wales, Victoria and<strong> southeastern parts of South Australia. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Characteristics: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Appearance:<\/strong> They have a <strong>thick-set body, small eyes, and large ears. <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Their <strong>wool-like coat<\/strong> is thick but<strong> soft, colored with ash-grey.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Th<strong>e densely packed fur on the bottom<\/strong> serves as a cushion, allowing koalas to sit upon rough tree branches.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>underparts as well as the tips of hairs on their ears<\/strong> are <strong>white.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In the centre of their chest, <strong>adult male koalas <\/strong>have the identifying <strong>brown-colored &#8220;scent gland&#8221;. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>They have a <strong>very strong sense of smell,<\/strong> which helps them distinguish between poisonous and edible leaves.<\/li>\n<li>They have<strong> large, sharp claws on their long limbs,<\/strong>\u00a0including opposable thumbs, allowing them to grip tree branches and food.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0They <strong>have a low metabolic rate<\/strong>\u00a0and their <strong>dense fur insulates<\/strong> them against temperature extremes.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Their <strong>highly efficient kidneys conserve water,<\/strong> crucial for regulating high body temperatures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Behaviour:<\/strong> They are<strong> generally solitary animals<\/strong> and come together mainly during the breeding season.\n<ul>\n<li>They are <strong>arboreal and nocturnal.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>They are <strong>usually quiet<\/strong>, but when they feel threatened or alarmed, <strong>they produce a call that resembles the cry of a human baby and often accompany it with shaking. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>During the <strong>breeding<\/strong> season, <strong>males <\/strong>emit<strong> deep bellowing calls<\/strong>. They also <strong>communicate by scent-marking<\/strong> the trees they inhabit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diet:<\/strong> They are <strong>herbivorous animals,<\/strong> feeding primarily upon the <strong>leaves<\/strong> of the eucalyptus tree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Threats<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Destruction, fragmentation, and alteration of their natural range<\/li>\n<li>Diseases<\/li>\n<li>Wildfires and rising temperature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation status:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IUCN Red List:<\/strong> <strong>Vulnerable<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: New research has provided the first associative link between heat stress and koala mortality. It highlighted how even moderate temperature rises can increase hospital admission and mortality risk in koalas. About Koala They are a tree-dwelling herbivorous marsupial. Scientific name: Its scientific name is Phascolarctos cinereus. Family: They belong to the family Phascolarctidae. Habitat:&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/koala\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Koala<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,12039,11834],"tags":[11872,10504],"class_list":["post-364052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-knolls","category-species-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-down-to-earth","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364052\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}