Question

which animal or bird do you find fascinating? Collect information about it. Make a persentation in the class

Answer 1

Koala
Scientific name: Phascolarctos cinereus
Genus: Phascolarcto – phaskolos
meaning pouched; arktos meaning
bear (derived from Greek)
Species: cinereus meaning ashy-grey
(derived from Latin)
Conservation status
Under Queensland’s Nature Conservation
Act 1992, koalas are listed as ‘regionally
vulnerable’ in the South East Queensland
bioregion (New South Wales border to
Gladstone, and west to Toowoomba).
Outside of this bioregion, the koala is ‘of
least concern’ (common) in Queensland,
but are still totally protected.
in the national context, in 2012,
the Commonwealth Governement
listed the koala as ‘vunerable’ in
Queensland under the Environmental
Protection and Biodiversity Conservation
Act 1999 (Commonwealth).
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Description
Koalas have a large round head with
big furry ears and a stout body.
They are covered in grey-brown fur with
white fur on the chest, inner arms, ears
and bottom. Their nose and the palms of
their paws have no fur.
Koalas have poor vision and rely
heavily on their other senses. Koalas
have good hearing which helps them
detect predators and other koalas.
Their large black nose gives them an
acute sense of smell and helps them
detect other koalas and find their
favourite food trees. The male uses a
scent gland on his chest to mark trees
by rubbing the gland up and down the
trunk. The gland oozes a clear, oily,
and strong smelling liquid.