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Although sometimes referred to as a koala bear, it is not a bear at all, but rather a [[marsupial]], which means it raises its young in a pouch on its belly.
Although sometimes referred to as a koala bear, it is not a bear at all, but rather a [[marsupial]], which means it raises its young in a pouch on its belly.
== Distribution ==
The Koala is found all along the eastern coast of Australia from near [[Adelaide]] to the southern part of [[Cape York Peninsula]], and as far from the coast as there is enough rainfall to support suitable forests. The Koalas of [[South Australia]] were largely exterminated during the early part of the 20th century, but the state has since been repopulated with [[Victoria]]n stock. The Koala is not found in [[Tasmania]] or [[Western Australia]].
The Koala is found all along the eastern coast of Australia from near [[Adelaide]] to the southern part of [[Cape York Peninsula]], and as far from the coast as there is enough rainfall to support suitable forests. The Koalas of [[South Australia]] were largely exterminated during the early part of the 20th century, but the state has since been repopulated with [[Victoria]]n stock. The Koala is not found in [[Tasmania]] or [[Western Australia]].
== The pouch ==
The pouch of the Koala, unlike those of [[kangaroo]]s and [[possum]]s, but like those of [[wombat]]s and the extinct [[Tasmanian tiger]], faces to the rear. And as the mother is unable to lick the pouch clean in readiness for a new fetus, like the kangaroo does, it has a remarkable self-cleaning mechanism.<ref>Catchpoole, David, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/4892/ Practical Pouches] 13th March, 2007 (Creation Ministries International).</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:Marsupials]]
[[Category:Marsupials]]
[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:Australia]]