Koala Sanctuaries in Australia
Koala Sanctuaries in Australia are relatively few and far between. Yet this shy tree-living animal is threatened daily as cities expand and the trees they live in and feed from are bulldozed for housing estates.
There are two kinds of koala sanctuaries here. There are the koala parks and some zoos where visitors can view and take photos of the koalas… And then there are koala sanctuaries or wildlife reserves, where the koalas still live and breed, and where they are supposed to be protected from people and bulldozers.
There are other koala sanctuaries in Australia, including Sydney’s own Koala Park in the leafy north-western suburb of Pennant Hills (about 22 Kms north of Sydney). But you can go to Taronga Park Zoo, which is closer, and makes a great whole-day outing for you or your family.
Truly it’s a “must see” for any visitor, and has much, much more than just Koalas.
While this interesting animal used to be known as a Koala Bear, the Koala is not a bear at all. And yes, it does look like a fat gray-colored teddy-bear.
The Koala is yet another Australian marsupial animal. This means when it gives birth, the tiny baby is about the size of a peanut and it climbs into the mother’s pouch entirely by instinct. There it attaches to a nipple and locks on.
The baby koala stays in the pouch while it grows big enough to venture out on its own.
Koalas eat nothing but gum leaves, and only from a few species of Australian gum trees. They are extremely picky about which type of gum leaves they will eat, and will starve to death if a zoo tries to feed them the wrong kind. The leaves are full of strong oils which non-Australian animals could never digest.
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