Koalas are not actually bears—they are marsupials.

Koalas live in the eucalyptus forests of southeastern and eastern Australia. When not sleeping, they're usually eating. They rely on the eucalyptus tree for both habitat and food. Koalas can eat more than a pound of eucalyptus leaves a day. About three-quarters of Australia's forests are made up of eucalyptuses, tough trees able to survive the hot, dry Australian summers.

Koalas are mostly asocial marsupials, preferring a solitary lifestyle in the wild. Once young joeys become fully mature, they usually seek out new territory away from home and lead an arboreal lifestyle with minimal social interaction.

At present, koalas face multiple threats in the wild, from deforestation, drought and modification to climate change. On 12th February 2022, the koala was listed as Endangered under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.

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