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Phascolarctos cinereus
The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae.
The koala is found in coastal regions of eastern and southern Australia, from Adelaide to the southern part of Cape York Peninsula. Populations also extend for considerable distances inland in regions with enough moisture to support suitable woodlands. The koalas of South Australia were largely exterminated during the early part of the 20th century, but the state has since been repopulated with Victorian stock. The koala is not found in Tasmania or Western Australia.
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It was at Sydney Wildlife World! Unfortunately in all the weeks I spent in Australia I wasn't able to spot a single wild one, even in more remote areas. :-( They are getting pretty rare!
Koalas look like disapproving old men!
Was this one wild or in a zoo or something?