Koala Exhibit is now open.
Koala encounters are held daily, bookings can be made at the Cafe.
Both our new Koala’s have been named. Jarrah is our female Koala who is a Southern Koala and Koola our male is a Northern Koala. It is amazing how different they are in both fur and personality. Jarrah is a little devil always on the move and very inquisitive. Koola likes nothing better than to take long leisurely naps. Koola and Jarrah have bonded really well, so hopefully it won’t be too long before we have a new arrival at Gumbuya Park.
Koola
Did you know??
- The Koala is not a bear
- Koalas are NOCTURNAL animals
- The Koala is a mammal
- They live in tall eucalyptus ( gumtree ) forests and low eucalyptus woodlands
- They are not officially classified as endangered, but the population of wild Koala’s has dropped by 90% in less than 10 years.
- The closest relative is a Wombat, as they both have pouches that open to the rear
- Koala young are called – Cubs
- Koalas live for 20 or more years
- The koala can run as fast as a rabbit
- They sleep for up to 19 hours a day
- Their Behavior is Clumsy but they are strong swimmers
- They live in loose-knit groups if enough suitable trees are present, but only one animal per express territoriality during the breeding season, bellowing and grasping the base of a tree while rubbing their chest against it, thus leaving a scent marking with their chest gland. Females bellow as well during this time but are not territorial
- Koalas also communicate with each other by making a noise like a snore and then a belch, known as a “bellow
- An adult koala eats about 1/2 to 1 kilogram of leaves each night
- Koalas don’t normally need to drink
Jarrah