Koalas are not bears-they’re marsupials. Learn about koalas’ unique traits, including six opposable “thumbs,” downward-facing pouches, and an ability to sleep nearly all day in tree branches.
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Though often called the koala “bear,” this cuddly animal is not a bear at all; it is a marsupial, or pouched mammal. If you'd like to learn more, you can read on here: on.natgeo.com/2LxmV6L
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90% of their time a day is sleeping? I think im half-koala.
Yeah me to
@@hikimoritwo8910 So neither of you have jobs?
Yes my koalafications have been confirmed as well!
so you spend 45 % of your time sleeping?
Yeah i sleep 12-15h a day im 🐼
It makes me so sad knowing that these poor babies are burning alive in australia 😢! I hope they wont get extinct after this tragedy!
TheFd90 30% of total koalas are burnt alive in forest fire within week
Makes me sad 😪
Soooo Sad😢😢😢
Me too watching this because of Australian fires. Really hoping that everything will be fine with this marvelous species. Altough predictions are bad...
it breaks my heart.
Its marvelous how many of us are here because of australian fires. It shows that we care about this species. Really hoping koalas will be able to survive this huge threat.
how does watching a youtube video show you care about koalas?
I came here to say baby koalas
I agree with Mr Bio. It shows a sympathy for the koala and their destiny.
isak terrill Because you clearly searched the video (you found this one) and that shows that you care. Or this video ended up being recommended. But if that happened, then you clicked it and again, it shows that you care.
Yay no burning
It's just sad to know these harmless marsupials are slowly decreasing in numbers. I mean, like, look at it. Those cute furry faces.
humans
They aint harmless they are lethal predators
I love in Australia and there are still lots! Australia would never let them go extinct
@@watto7756 A friend had told me that ..that's a Good thing
They even have to be culled back in some areas cause of the risk of them eating theirselves to starvation
Well, they have all the koala-fications for cutenesses.
*shakes head 😂😂😂😂
Ha ha ha ha ha. Very funny. Did very much laugh.
90% sleeping?thats a koality sleep
I can Bearly stand that joke
YES
Caleb Mathes LOVE IT
Now they can’t sleep that much because of the fires. If the fire doesn’t stop they‘ll be nearly extinct😭
Reported
Come on, Australia! You can do better. Protect these precious animals!
lol they got one of the worst internet speed that doesn't even reach 1mb per second. They have other problems to solves too
Joel Santiago - it’s not just Australia’s fault. It’s everyone who eats animals fault. Scientific facts.
I’m from Australia there are still heaps! They just don’t live in suburbs much, plenty where I live and in the wild
our politicians live in the pockets of big extractive industries like mining and fossil fuel moguls 😔 that's why we can't save them
Gula roos do you know what a joke is?
I'm praying for Australia everyday, not only for the people but, for these beautiful animals and their habitat too! 🙏🏻 God bless all those who are helping Australia right now.
If there was god, why did they go though this :)
@@youtulsa Ask God that question. I am not God! 👍🏻
You are so positive person I am praying too.
@@the_unconventional_Indian77 Thank you!
Praying won’t do anything but ok
Sad they are classed as an endangered animal now :(
ARMY!
uwu tiny namjoons
Are you serious??? Expensive girl is talking about a serious issue and you two reply with THINGS THAT GOT *NOTHING* TO DO WITH KOALAS. Get a life you two.
Really? I always wanted to see a koala, but I guess I can’t anymore if Koala species are decreasing fast. :
Ah yes the koala. It’s biggest predator is stupidity.
Just donated to a koala hospital that’s building a water feeders to save these fuzzy Aussies from dying of thirst in the wildfires.
Hello! Can you please tell me the hospital you donated for,because i also want to donate for the koalas. Thank you!
Please tell us where to donate
@@gisellequintero1285 hope this helps
Nick Bode Thank you for your kindness ♥️🙏🏻
Could you please help me out where to donate
Who’s here to learn about koalas more after Australia’s bush fires? Hehe meeeeee, no joke I cried seeing the burned koalas.
I also cried....
Half a billion animals perished :(
I'm here too
I too cried a lot after seeing this ..
I too cried
It kills me that these fires are killing these slow, sleepy, sweethearts so easily. They have zero chance other than the kindness of some big hearted humans rescuing them down there. Thank you to all helping these gentle babes
unlike any animal, koalas cannot comprehend that fire is dangerous. They only know it's painful when they are burned by it. Sloth knows fire is dangerous, so they back off or run. Sloth is just lazy, not stupid.
2:21 that adorable yawn! 😭
Koalas are such lovely animals. They need all the help they can get these days.
They don't eat other animals and humans, save them. 🙏🏾😭
What does them eating other animals have to do ith anything
These are the definition of a peaceful creature. I've heard they can attack people with their claws but I'm assuming it's self-defense.
Never
🐨s are super cute.
"Allows them to consume a substance the mother secretes to aid in digestion" This is the sort of thing Nat Geo had to do to give a whole 4 minutes of koala facts without making them look bad.
Yeah, We all know what those baby koalas are consuming... different from milk
Koala: I sleep 90% of the day Sloth: Hold m...zzzzzz
I remember as a kid, I'd see koalas everywhere and often. However, nowadays I can't remember the last time I saw one.
Lachlan Smith Probably because of Coyote Peterson
@@Valyirxz who's Coyote Peterson?
koalas: we are furballs and sleep 90% of the day. sloth: have a sleeping contest then koala: ok
Eucalyptus:- I am about to end this animal's entire career ! ( Poisonous) Koala:- Am I a joke to you ?
10% of the day eating and 90% of the day sleeping. I'm a Koala.
Lovely mini kangaroos
Not just a Koala. But an Australian! 😅
Disney or Pixar needs to make a hit animated movie with a koala as the lead protagonist, it would cause a koala craze and fundings for the saving of the species would blow up 🥺
The Nephew Music I agree!
Ever heard of Blinky Bill
I think that be a little much to ask tbh, but maybe one of their short films at the beginning of the movie
Sing (Movie)
There’s a comic book series being made right now with a koala protagonist
Koala bears are one of the cutest animals out there
Also the dumbest
@Brendan Fogel When they give their cubs a piggyback ride, is even cuter. It's their little mini-me on their backs. 🙉🤗
@@ravenwda007 You don't seem to differ from a koala sir.
@@tzortzkawaz6892 so true!
ravenwda007 think you’re talking about yourself
Please dont hurt them . save them .. I love koalas so much
Why? All species go extinct eventually
@@ravenwda007 humans will soon too :)
YoungSpunkY do you are happy about that you sjw Fucktard?
Retarted Bieber No.he got a point.
ravenwda007 tbh with our knowledge and resources we can prevent pretty much all species going extinct...
Absolutely amazing, most lovely creatures!❤❤❤❤❤❤🐨🐨🐨🐨🐨🐨
I’m praying for them and all of the animals down there in Australia
"koala sleep up to 22 hours per day" My animal spirit
Here after Lewis’ death, RIP 😢😭
Who was Lewis?
@@fidluk2574 It's so sad, the poor thing burned and was crying :(
He is dead?😭
My partner also cried his eyes out when he heard that Lewis died. 😭 I feel so sad, wish I was there to rescue them and volunteer in koala hospital...
Nature always bounces back. 10 years they will be back in numbers!
Чудные, смотрю и не перестаю удивляться, милые
They're adorable creatures
Wow it quiet interesting
Hello Australia from Russia! 🙋 I like your country, and these beautiful koalas that live with you.🙌
Anton Kolbasin Hi I cannot find my shovel can you help me please
Yes, koalas are great. Worth protecting just like Ukraine. Russian soldiers have behaved badly in Ukraine. What do you have to say about Putin? Do Russians believe his lies? Innocent people in Ukraine trying live their lives have been forced from their homes. Many towns and cities are in ruins. Shame on the Russian Government.
The only part of australia they inhabit is the part that is currently burning, how utterly depressing 😔
So pathetic 😥😥
You are obviously joking ... over the decades I've seen them throughout the country from east to west and top to bottom .... during the 60's dead ones were seen on the roads everywhere ... these days it's not so common to see a dead one .... during the past 50 years about 90% have disappeared mainly due to blindness and diseases
@honkster 7 I'm talking late fifties to early sixties I saw a few in the south west .... saw one near Busselton in 1971 .... haven't spent much time in WA during the past forty years so can't comment on the recent past.
So releaxd and so cute
Howw cute koalas are .... 🥰🥰🥰🥰😘😘😘😘😘
I was lucky enough to see a bunch of them awake at Canberra Zoo
I need to live in asustralia I love koalas
You’d better get here quick before the Premier finishes destroying their habitat.
My son has so many koala like things. He was born with 2 fingers stuck together, looks like one, has a round back and likes to hug us.
My spirit animal 😜🐨❤️❤️
love these short 101 series
One of the lovely cute animal around the world.
Entrañables criaturas 🐨🐨💞
They can do damage with those claws if you try to make them do something they don't want to do like getting off a road, A friend of mine tried to get one sitting in the middle of the road to move and got some nice stitches in return
Yeh I paid to hold one when I was in Hamilton Island not long ago, and I freaked out when I saw it’s claws. All the tourists were eyeing me like I was crazy, but iv’e heard they can be vicious and I’m a chicken.
Koala so adorable
Awe. So cute.
Koalas são bonitinhos, parece bichinhos de pelúcias. Ele tem o metabolismo muito lento.
Fight for your justice koalas, you can survive
Lmao
Hello I am a Koala
koalas are my fav animal. they’re super adorable.
Koalas : adorable and sweet animal . 🤗
Muito lindos animais 🇧🇷❤
Who is watching after knowing bushfire incidence
Me
Me too
Not me,
Koalas are so cute!
Watching from Greece.hi everybody. Interesting video.
It's really sad to hear these habitats are decreasing. These are very beautiful and adorable.
actually, if not for australian conservation program, they will die off by themselves. They are on the way to extinct themselves through very bad choices of gene pool.
Well, Kuala Lumpur should do something about that. :D
Malaysia
WHAT? Koala bears are natives to Australia, not Malaysia. smh
How does a city do anything about animals? Plus , the koalas come from Australia, not Malaysia
Koala Lompur?
@@chanbricks4461 koala lumpur
That is some koalality sleeping 😂🐨
So cute Koala
Koalas are amongst the most adorable animals I have ever seen in my life. It is so sad the population is decreasing by the days, not to mention the bushfires in the beginning of the year that killed so many off.
Pandas are #1 🐼
please save them from bushfires, we need them in the world, they are adorable, how sad what`s happening in Australia,
Awww 🥰Koalas are my fav animals
Koala is my spirit animal!
Nobody: Humans: These animals are so cute; I must wear it!
Shan Hussain nobody wears koala fur in Australia
It's sad how we can't do much about the koalas and we can't make them un-endangered. We do try our best to help them but we need more support for them. We do also need to make them more loved in those lovely fascinating creatures!
LOVE NAT GEO FOR OVER 50 YEARS 🙏🌎
OMG ,so lovely mother carry baby koala golden heart ❤❤
We love you koalas. We will fix the issues we've brought to you. 💫🙌
Absolutely heaps of these cute fuzz balls in South Australia and in Adelaide itself the state's capital city 😍🐨
Drew's Adventures I hope they are safe from the bush fires 😢
@@Yourjokin my state so far has not had any large fires and hopefully none happen that cause any issues for them 😔 🤞🏼
3:17 the cutest part
How beautiful they are... Innocent ones
0:13 I’ve never seen a more suspect looking koala in my life
22 hours of sleeping? I now know what I want to be in my next life.
Really love these animals
Wonderful creation of mother nature!
Australia is blessed with amazing wildlife.... Protect it!
The Unboxer most of our wildlife will kill you these little cuties are no exception
Shocked she didn't say how most of them have chlamydia
I love wild animal and birds
Their breath is fresh and colon clean. Pretty awesome 💗🤎
My high school mascot was the koala we were known as the Keough Koalas
So cute!
Rip fam, you guys will always be remembered
So dang cute I love them so much 🥰
Pray For Australia
Just fell in love with Koalas! Never been able to go to AUS but dammit I want to see one for myself ! We have to protect them, the bushfires are so horrific!
Koalas are the cutest thing
God help these beautiful angels They're too precious
Koala Habitat is disappearing as fast as the Amazon rain forest.
Is this supposed to be funny?
Lol
“Koalas hands and feet are uniquely designed to grip branches” dunno why people don’t believe in God when you can see intelligent design in all aspects of life on earth.
ATB facts omg
Cuddles. Lovable. 🐻
You did a great job there at showing humana what we koalas are like. Nice!
almost 500 million animals have died in the current wildfires/bushfires - what percentage are koalas no one knows, but this is frightening. the species may only be 5 years from extinction.........need to act now.
Yeah and Australia is not aming for help,it's obvious that they can't cope with this fires alone...
Exactly. Something need to be done for these beautiful species
And some Australians dare to say that there is a Koala plague
Boars and toads are plagues and the odd Roo mob that gets out of hand.
Umm there is not a plague of them just larger numbers in some areas!!
The babies are so cute 😍😍😍
Thanks for knowledge like always, Nat Geo.
Koala bears fascinate me. They are adorably cute and I pray the koala habitat thrives and continues to multiply.
We need to protect them. They're cute and harmless, they dont hurt anything :((((
tyt mai Actually they do, they hurt me and my brother’s face, I am sad
They can hurt people just bc There cute dosent mean there Harmless.
Same with giant pandas
We must keep koalas and pandas alive. Earth won't be the same without them.
How cute they are !