考拉 （ Phascolarctos灰 ）

考拉 （ Phascolarctos灰 ）




Koala photographed at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane, Queensland.考拉拍照时孤松考拉保护区，昆士兰州布里斯班。

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Koala photographed at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane, Queensland.考拉拍照时孤松考拉保护区，昆士兰州布里斯班。

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Photographed at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane, Queensland.拍照时孤松考拉保护区，昆士兰州布里斯班。 Shows the sharp claws显示锐利的爪子

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Koala.考拉。 Photographed at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane, Queensland.拍照时孤松考拉保护区，昆士兰州布里斯班。 The koala grasps with two digits on one side and three on the other - like it has two "thumbs".考拉把握的两个数字，另一面的其他三个-就像它有两个“大拇指” 。 This gives it good grasp for climbing.这使得它抓好攀登。

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Baby Koala.宝贝考拉。 Photographed at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane, Queensland.拍照时孤松考拉保护区，昆士兰州布里斯班。

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The male Koala has a scent gland on his chest.雄性考拉的气味腺了他的胸部。 He rubs his chest on tree trunks to mark his territory.他rubs他的胸膛上树干以纪念他的领土。

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Koalas are sometimes killed crossing roads at night.考拉死亡有时在夜间过境公路。 These sign posts warn drivers they are in Koala habitat.这些标志杆提醒司机，他们是在考拉的栖息地。 Photographed in Pine Rivers shire, Queensland.拍照的松河郡，昆士兰州。

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KOALA FACTS考拉事实


Description 描述
The Koala is a unique Australian marsupial, often incorrectly called a Koala Bear.在考拉是一个独特的澳大利亚有袋动物，往往错误地称为考拉熊。 The males are larger than females.男性大于女性。 Koalas from southern areas are about 30% larger than the Queensland koalas Koala's fur is thick soft.考拉从南部地区的约30 ％大于昆士兰考拉考拉的皮毛很厚软。 Ears have long white hairs on the tips.耳朵长白发的秘诀。 Koalas can live as long as 17 years, however life expectancy is usually less than 10 years due to disease, attacks by dogs, road kills.考拉的寿命长达17年，但是预期寿命通常是不到10年，由于疾病，袭击的狗，道杀死。 Koalas sleep for about 75% of the time, becoming active after sunset.考拉睡眠的大约75 ％的时间内，成为活跃在日落后。 During the night they can be heard growling at other koalas.在夜间，他们可以听到咆哮其他考拉。 (listen to the call on the audio clip). （收听电话会议的音频剪辑） 。

Other Names 其他名称
Koala Bear考拉熊

Size 大小
70 - 90cm 70 -九〇厘米

Environment 环境
Koalas live in groups in eucalypt forests of Eastern and South-Eastern Australia.考拉生活在群体的桉树林的东欧和东南欧澳大利亚。 Preferred habitat ranges from tall eucalypt forests to low woodlands inland.推荐生境范围从高向低森林桉树林地内陆。 Koalas do not live in rainforest.考拉不生活在热带雨林。

Food 食物
Eucalyptus leaves.桉树叶。 Koala seldom drinks water - it gets it from the eucalyptus leaves.考拉很少饮料水-它得到它从桉树叶。 Koalas feeds on leaves and bark from 12 different eucalyptus tree species.考拉饲料的树叶和树皮从12个不同的桉树树种。

Breeding 育种
Koalas breed once a year.考拉品种一年一次。 Mating normally occurs from September to March Gestation lasts 35 days, after which one koala is born.交配通常发生于9至3月妊娠持续35天之后，其中一个考拉出生。 The baby koala, "joey", is blind, hairless, less than one inch long and weighs less than 1 gram.婴儿考拉， “乔伊” ，是盲目的，无毛，不到1英寸长，重量不超过1克。 It then crawls into its mothers pouch completely unaided, relying on its sense of smell, strong forelimbs and claws.然后它检索到其母亲邮袋完全独立的，依靠自己的嗅觉，强烈的前肢和爪子。

Range 范围
Queensland, Northern parts of NSW and also Victoria昆士兰州，北部地区新南威尔士州和维多利亚也

Notes 注
Australian Scientists Working to Slow Koala Baby Boom 澳大利亚科学家工作缓慢考拉婴儿潮

October 1, 2006 12:04 pm EST 2006年10月1号美国东部时间下午十二时04分

Nicole King - All Headline News Staff Writer 妮可国王-所有头条新闻讯
Canberra, Australia (AHN) - There's a Koala baby boom on one Australian island and scientists are hoping to slow that down.澳大利亚堪培拉（安） -有一个考拉婴儿潮的一个岛屿和澳大利亚的科学家们希望能够缓慢下来。 Scientists are hoping a new contraceptive dart will slow down the population explosion of koalas on Kangaroo Island.科学家们希望新的避孕镖将放慢人口爆炸的考拉的袋鼠岛。

The island's eucalyptus trees are dwindling and the island's 28,000 koalas are eating themselves out of a habitat.岛上的桉树树木减少，岛上的2.8万考拉是吃出来的生境。 The animals eat nearly a pound of leaves every day.动物吃了近一斤叶子每天。 So far, the contraceptive darts have proved 100 percent successful.到目前为止，已证明避孕飞镖百分之百成功。

The dart is expected to block reproduction for two years through a slow release of a hormone.该飞镖预期可阻断复制两年通过一个缓慢释放的一种激素。 It carries a device that's inserted under the skin without sedation.它携带的装置的插入皮肤下无镇静。



Conservation Status 保护状况
The conservation status in the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals is "lower risk/near threatened".的保护状况在2004年IUCN红色名录的濒危动物是“低风险/靠近威胁” 。

Classification 分类
Class:类别： Mammalia哺乳类
Order:为了： Diprotodontia Diprotodontia
Family:家庭： Phascolarctidae Phascolarctidae
Genus:属： Phascolarctos Phascolarctos
Species:种： cinereus灰
Common Name:通用名称： Koala 考拉