Koalas. They’re the cute, cuddly, furry critters Australia is known for.
Everyone loves koalas, but how much do you really know about them? Here are a few koala facts you can impress your friends with when you next visit the park at Hamilton Island.
Koalas are usually inactive for 20 hours a day.
The rest of the time, koalas are usually eating.
Koalas are tree dwellers.
They only descend to the ground to move between trees.
A pregnancy lasts 35 days.
Once born, the baby koala remains in its mother’s pouch for a year.
They are not bears.
Despite popular belief, koalas are not bears. Drop bears are entirely fictitious.
A koala’s closest living relative is the wombat.
Both marsupials, koala and wombat pouches open to the rear.
Koalas can distinguish the age of a eucalyptus leaf.
This is a talent unique to koalas. Even humans can’t figure it out!
Koalas live at WILD LIFE Hamilton Island. You can visit the park during your stay at WAHI - in fact, you can enjoy a cooked buffet breakfast while koalas snooze and munch on eucalyptus leaves beside you.
For more information, visit wildlifehamiltonisland.com.au or enquire at reception.
