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Why are there so many unique animals in Why are there so many unique animals in Australia?Australia?

Mammals.Mammals. KoalaKoala What is done to save endangered animals?What is done to save endangered animals?

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an Aboriginal name meaning ‘no an Aboriginal name meaning ‘no drink’ as they rarely drink. Feeding drink’ as they rarely drink. Feeding exclusively on low-energy exclusively on low-energy eucalyptus leaves, they sleep up to eucalyptus leaves, they sleep up to twenty hours a day. Born the size of twenty hours a day. Born the size of a jelly bean, Koalas travel to their a jelly bean, Koalas travel to their mother’s pouch where they stay mother’s pouch where they stay until they are old enough to cling until they are old enough to cling onto her back. Taronga is currently onto her back. Taronga is currently home to 14 koalas and visitors can home to 14 koalas and visitors can have a close encounter with our have a close encounter with our famous Australian icon every day. famous Australian icon every day. Ken, our resident stud, has recently Ken, our resident stud, has recently been introduced to our breeding been introduced to our breeding females Jolie, Waminda, Cooee and females Jolie, Waminda, Cooee and Adori in our Koala Walkabout Adori in our Koala Walkabout exhibit. Western Plains Zoo is exhibit. Western Plains Zoo is home to 7 koalas.home to 7 koalas.

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