Koalas are lovely. Most of them live in Australia. Koalas have short front legs and long strong back legs. Their fur is brown and thick. A baby koala is very small when it is born. It is not bigger than your little toe. It lives in its mother's pouch(育儿袋) for 5 to 7 months. When the baby koala leaves its mother's pouch, it has lots of fur. And it is as big as your shoe. Koalas sleep during the day and eat at night. They have leaves as their food.
During the 1920s, however, people kept killing them for their fur and lots of koalas died. Later, laws were made to stop people from killing koalas and make the population of koalas increase. Today, there are fewer than 100, 000 koalas in the country and they are still in danger of dying out. Life is still not easy for them.
| A. They have fewer and fewer places to live in and many of them die from diseases. B. As adults, koalas grow to be about 60 cm tall and weigh from 9 kg to 13 kg. C. Once, there were millions of koalas in Australia. D. It keeps them warm during the cold weather. E. It has no fur and can't see anything, either. F. It's important for us not to buy things made of koala fur. G. Koalas are one of the most popular animals among young children. |
