The koala

                                                    The koala
The koala is a marsupial mammal which means it has a pouch an suckles its young. Koalas have grey fur and have large rounded ears on top of a big head. They are usually only approximately 60-85 cm tall with a stout body and short legs used for climbing.
It is endemic to the continent of Australia ,meaning that it is not found on only other continent or island group.
Koalas are specialist leaf eaters, feeding predominantly but not exclusively on eucalypt leaves.
Those animals has become endangered to the usual man made problems of urban development and deforestation .Koalas are also dying from a disease called chlamydia, infecting the eyes and causing blindness,and compromising the koala´s fertility.
Other mains causes of extinction of koalas is hunting for its fur which is very soft, brown or silvery gray, makes sale as collector´s items or to make expensive coats.
Despite all this, the koala is holding its own and has many areas of protected habitats to live in. On an island off the southern coast for instance . There are literally too many koalas for the food sources to keep up. And fortunately there are now laws australitas of protection to prevent endangered koalas.