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About Marsupials
Only semiaquatic marsupial: Yapok/water opossum (Chironectes minimus) Source: Encyclopedia Britannica, Article Opossum Only marsupial with the luteal phase of estrus induced by mating: Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) This type of induced-estrus is common in rabbits, but unusual in marsupials. Source: Johnston, 2000 Journal of Reproduction and Fertility Only marsupial with a gestation period ...
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Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary - Australian wildlife
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary - Australian wildlife About Koalas Scientific Name Phascolarctos cinereus The koala is a cute, round ball of fluff with sharp claws and a big nose. This popular marsupial is Australia's premier icon. Despite the misconception that they live all over Australia, they are only found in small ...
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Keeping Marsupials : Keeping and Breeding Marsupials in Captivity, Maintaining Injured and Orphaned Wildlife in Captivity, Animal Husbandry, Australian Marsupials, Australian Mammals, Marsupial Conservation
Herbivorous Marsupials 2. Herbivorous Marsupials Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat Lasiorhinus krefftii Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat Lasiorhinus latifrons Common Wombat Vombatus ursinus Koala Phascolarctos cinereus Rufous Bettong Aepyprymnus rufescens Tasmanian Bettong Bettongia gaimardi Burrowing Bettong Bettongia lesueur Brush-tailed Bettong Bettongia penicillata Tropical Bettong Bettongia tropica ...
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Thylacoleo - Locomotory adaptations
Order Diprotodonta Families Petauridae and Phalangeridae: (Pseudocheirus occidentalis (2), Trichosurus vulpecula (4) ) Family Vombatidae: (Lasiorhinus lalifrons (2), Vombatus hirsutus (1) ) Family Phascolarctidae: (Phascolarctos cinereus (2) ) Families Macropodidae and Potoroidae: (Macropus sp. (1), Bettongia lesuer (1) ) The most helpful comparisons which can be performed in the instance of ...
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Koala
Koala Koala Phascolarctos cinereus A hundred years ago, millions of these marsupials (animals that carry their young in a pouch) existed in Australia, and it was a popular sport to shoot them out of the trees. They were easy targets, as the presence of people doesn't seem to disturb them and they are placid and friendly by nature. In the early part of this century, ...
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Kenny the koala - Animals - Animals Myths&Legends - Planet Ozkids - Animal stories, facts and endangered animals
Facts Weird Animal Facts Endangered Animals Environment Biomes Animal Postcards and Stories Kenny the Koala Hi, I’m Kenny the Koala from southern Australia I know a lot of you call me a Koala Bear, even my scientific name Phascolarctos cinereus means 'ash-coloured pouched bear'. But I’m not a bear. I’m a marsupial mammal. That means female koalas have a ...
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Koala Facts,Koala Information - Animal Facts - Animals - Animals Myths&Legends - Planet Ozkids - Animal stories, Animal facts and endangered animals
Search Animal Postcards Animal Facts Weird Animal Facts Endangered Animals Environment Biomes Animal Facts Koala ( Phascolarctos cinereus ) The Koala is the only member of the Phascolarctidae family. The Koala’s scientific name Phascolarctos cinereus means ‘ash-coloured pouched bear’. Is it a bear? Some people refer to the Koala as a Koala Bear. Although it looks like a small bear, the Koala is ...
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CSIRO PUBLISHING - Wildlife Research
Janneke van Goethem and Hans H. de Iongh pp. 77-83 Abstract | PDF (116 KB) - $25.00 Tree use by koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) after fire in remnant coastal forest Alison Matthews, Daniel Lunney, Shaan Gresser and Wendy Maitz pp. 84-93 Abstract | PDF (189 KB) - $25.00 Koalas continue to occupy their previous home-ranges after selective logging in Callitris– ...
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San Diego Zoo's Do You Know...Why Do Animals Have Scientific Names?
There's Acinonyx jubatus jubatus, and Dendrobates azureus. There's Phascolarctos cinereus adustus, and Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Say what? What a jumble of letters! Why can't they just call them a cheetah, a poison frog, a koala, and a bald eagle? Scientific names, also known as Latin ...
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