Fragrant koalas (Dendrolagus)

Aromatic koalas are pocket mammals that live on primitive trees. Are rare animals in Australia. Fragrant koalas are very gentle, fat bodies look like cubs, have big ears, flat noses, no tails, and heavy brown fur.

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Chest, abdomen, inner edge of the extremities and inner ear are bright ash. Body length 80cm, weigh about 15kg. Big legs, sharp claws, good climbing, all day in the trees, sleep does not go to the ground. Because aromatic bears feed on eucalyptus leaves that have enough water for the body, very little water is consumed. Therefore Aboriginal people call it Kargas (children do not drink).

Right away, bear the aromatic bag curled up in the eucalyptus tree and climbed up and climbed down to eat eucalyptus leaves in the evening. It is the most healthy food of very limited food, only like eucalyptus leaves. Although Australia has more than 300 varieties of eucalyptus, it only eats 12 varieties. It likes to like cinnamon eucalyptus eucalyptus (rose), eucalyptus orange, eucalyptus eucalyptus. Each day, mature aromatic bears can eat 1kg of eucalyptus leaves. Eucalyptus leaves have aromatic essential oils, so the body is very fragrant with eucalyptus smell.

Every year, in summer, the mating season of aromatic bears, children of 1 month pregnant , give birth to one child, rarely give birth to twins. Newborn bears are only about 2cm, just like a measuring worm crawling into a breast-feeding bag, 5-6 months old has grown 16cm, still not separated from mother. By 1 year old baby bear began to feed alone. Life is about 12 years.

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