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Koalas are arboreal herbivorous marsupials native to Australia. The Koala fits into the category of animals known as marsupials. They are small in size with an overall size of 2 or 3 feet. They can range in weight from 10 to 30 pounds. The males are larger than the females. Those that live in the North are smaller than those in other parts of Australia.They aren’t bears by any means but that is a name that has often stuck due to their physical characteristics. They have thick hair that covers their body including their ears. They have fingers with nails on them and opposable thumbs. They have thick pads on the fingers and toes so that they can grip and they can climb as they move around in the trees.Many agree that the Koala is a very boring animals to watch though. They don’t do much with their time. They rest or sleep for about 18 hours a day, eat for about 5 hours a day, and groom themselves with the remaining hour. The most interesting part of observing the Koala is when a female has a young one with her. You may not know it for the first six months though.From around 1919 to 1930 more than 2 million Koalas were killed for their thick fur. There was a huge demand from consumers to wear this type of clothing. Today though it is illegal to hunt them. Approximately 80,000 of them remain in the wild today. There are also large numbers of them found in zoos around the world.The Koala is highly susceptible to a variety of different diseases in the wild. This has led to a significant reduction in their population. They can develop diseases that cause them to be sterile. Some of the problems allow large amounts of fluid to develop in the lungs. There are also those that end up losing their vision and that makes it very hard for them to get around.