Koalas do not fertilize their young. They fertilize each other (internally) to produce young.
Yes, hawks may occasionally prey on young koalas.
There are no official names for male and female koalas, but scientists and researchers will refer to the male as a "buck" and the female as a "doe".Young koalas, like the young of other marsupials, are referred to as joeys.
Koalas have live births. They give birth like other animals but as they are marsupials their young are extremely small (bean-sized) so they grow up in the mother's pouch the same way a Kangaroo rears her young.
No. Young koalas are called joeys, just like the young of all marsupials.The term 'cub' is reserved for bears, and koalas are notbears, despite the misnomer of "koala bear" often being applied.
The young of a koala is called a 'joey'. All marsupial young are known as joeys. Some websites incorrectly refer to young koalas as cubs, but as koalas are not bears, thiis term is incorrect.
Both kangaroos and koalas are marsupials. Therefore, while their young are still developing, they are kept in a marsupium, or pouch, on the mother's abdomen.
Yes. Kangaroos are marsupials, which are a sub-group of mammals. All mammals suckle their young.
Koalas are only found in Australia. They feed on a variety of Eucalyptus leaves and they are nocturnal. Although eucalyptus leaves are poisonous to almost all animals, they are not to koalas. Koalas are an endangered specie and they are marsupials, like the kangaroo which also is only found in Australia. They are marsupials because they nurse their young and they have pouches
Yes. Koalas are marsupials, and all marsupials give birth to live young.
Koalas stay with their mother for about a year, until the following year's breeding season.
No. Koalas do not eat fat. They are herbivores.