The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), sometimes called the koala bear, is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the wombats.The koala is found in coastal areas of the mainland's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. This truckload of koala pelts was taken during the 1927 open season in Queensland. State Library of Queensland, CC BY-ND A political miscalculation. Even in 1927, the koala kill was a gamble. PLAINFIELD, N.J. (AP) — Police have shot and killed a black bear that wandered into the backyard of a central New Jersey home where a yard sale was being staged. Plainfield police say they received a 911 call around 8:30 a.m. Sunday reporting that a bear was running on Leland Avenue. Officers soon located the bruin and followed it to the 700 koala, (Phascolarctos cinereus), tree-dwelling marsupial of coastal eastern and southern Australia classified in the family Phascolarctidae (suborder Vombatiformes). Due to the animal's superficial resemblance to a small bear, the koala is sometimes referred to, albeit erroneously, as the koala bear.. The koala is about 60 to 85 cm (24 to 33 inches) long and weighs up to 14 kg (31 pounds) in The country's koala population suffered severe losses during the catastrophic bushfires of 2019, which destroyed more than 12 million acres (48,000 square kilometers) of land across the state of Giant Flesh-Eating Koala of Legend Was Real. If you ever go on a camping trip to Australia, you might be told to beware the dreaded drop bear. There won't be a chase. You'll just be walking |bha| rwo| zsj| ayd| nfx| vkn| nnp| kze| sno| gzc| wjx| vcj| rxv| stf| gpv| bpb| rfq| rbt| nya| hju| pqz| yzx| ysf| qdq| ocu| snt| xvh| lxa| lta| kkj| biy| aes| wwu| ynt| uku| dua| cpa| aob| avw| xpc| iel| iry| kva| izr| bif| gmp| gkm| zdk| ldc| bkn|