More Facts About Koalas........

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pawgrn.gif (121 bytes) Koalas don't live in families, but are solitary animals.
pawgrn.gif (121 bytes) Koalas are not "drunk" or otherwise intoxicated by their leaves.
pawgrn.gif (121 bytes) Although koalas obtain most of their water from leaves -- the name koala is thought to mean "no drink" in several  native Aborginal tongues -- they do occasionally drink water at the edges of streams.
                
pawgrn.gif (121 bytes) Koalas sleep as long as 18 hours a day and have a low-energy diet oeucalyptus leaves.

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