Isn't this just a lovely card!!..Another in the Australian " Native Animal" series just released by Australia Post on 13 January 2015 in Greenbushes WA..6254. These are a "first day release" set of maxi cards.. This card shows a Koala bear with young.. Really they are just a lovely animal but unfortunatly their habitat which is a small, is being destroyed by deforrestation of its habitat ,for developers and housing..motor vehicles and dogs also take a large toll on these animals.
The Koala Bear is a herbivourous, aboreal marsupial native to Australia and is the only extant representative of its family and its closest living relative is a wombat.The Koala is found in the coastal areas of the mainlands eastern and southern regions including the states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria , and South Australia. The Koala is easily recognised by its stout, tail less body, round, Fluffy ears and large spoon shaped nose. The Koala has a body length of 60 -85 cms (24-33 inches ) and weighs in at about 4 - 15 kgs (9-33 lbs. ). Their colour can vary from silver grey to chocolate brown. Koalas from the northern populations are typically smaller and lighter in colour than their southern counterparts. Koalas typically inhabit open Eucalypt woodlands and the leaves of these trees make up most of their diet and because this diet has limited nutritional value the koala can sleep up to 20 hours a day. The large bushfires recently on the east coast have heavily affected Koala populations. They are becoming close to en endangered species..
Thanks to Wikipedia for information.:
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