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koala - Coggle Diagram
koala
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soft and furry, but they are wild animal
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Often called the koala “bear,” this tree-climbing animal is a marsupial—a mammal
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they have six opposable "thumbs,"downward-facing
Although a koala's head is large in proportion to its body, its brain is smaller in comparison to other marsupials/mammals.
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The caecum contains millions of bacteria which break down the fibre into substances which are easier to absorb.
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Eucalyptus is toxic, so the koala's digestive system has to work hard to digest it, breaking down the toxins and extracting limited nutrients. That's why koalas sleep so much—they get very little energy from their diet.