https://wildlife.blog/tags/koala/Recent content in Koala on Wildlife.blogHugoen-usMon, 03 Aug 2026 04:12:39 +0000https://wildlife.blog/posts/sleeping-koala/Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:12:39 +0000https://wildlife.blog/posts/sleeping-koala/<p><strong>Koala</strong> <em>(Phascolarctos cinereus)</em></p> <p>A tree-dwelling marsupial native to eastern Australia — not a bear, despite the nickname. Koalas sleep up to 20 hours a day because their eucalyptus diet is so low in energy.</p> <p>Not native here — this one lives at the San Diego Zoo, tucked into the classic koala nap posture in the fork of a branch.</p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koala">Wikipedia</a> | <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42983">iNaturalist</a></p>