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Originally Posted by M5Rick
Why aren't koalas considered bears?
They don't have the right koala-fications.
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How dare you talk smack about the cutest animal in the world! You're not koalified to give such opinion!
Other fun facts:
.yes, they are not bears but marsupials
.they sleep upwards of 22 hours a day!
.mainly eat only ONE thing in life, eucalyptus leaves, which are quite toxic and low in nutrients, hence needing to sleep it off to work through digesting them
.their name comes from some native language meaning "no water" because the ppl saw these lazy buggers just hang out in the branches all day, never climbing down to the local watering hole (they mostly get their water from the leaves)
.they have 2 thumbs in each hand for better grip
.males have a scent gland on their chest used to mark territory
.unfortunately not too bright/adaptive: you could put a bunch of loose leaves on the ground and they wouldn't eat it and starve to death...somehow they have to pick it themselves from the branches, that's why caretakers always feed them by the branch-ful and not individual leaves (ok, maybe you can train them, but I haven't seen it)
.cutest animal in the world! (if you deny it I will fight you to the death)
Yes, I am a 🐨fied 🐨 lover
