Koala Baby 9" H

3637, KOALA BABY 9'' are anatomically scaled to create the best reproduction of the life size stuffed animal and the most realistic stuffed animal in the industry. Fun Facts for Kids Koalas spend most of the day (up to 18 hours) sleeping. Koalas are called Bears but are actually marsupials. The closest animal relation of the Koala is the Wombat. The brain of the koala is less than 0.2% of the animal's body weight. This, combined with their nutrient-poor diet, is the reason for koalas' sedentary lifestyle. Their name, "koala", comes from the Aborigine language and means "no water". The animals are so called because they rarely drink water and attain the required moisture from eucalyptus leaves. However, when the temperatures increase, koalas sometimes lose a large amount of water, becoming dehydrated. A koala consumes about 1 kilogram of leaves per day on average, which is a huge amount for the body size of the animal. They also tend to use their cheek pouches as stocks, where they sto