Although koalas are solitary animals, they live in colonies. However, this doesn’t mean they “socialise” together in those colonies. This means the alpha male takes on a different meaning than what we usually think of. Outside the breeding season, the koalas who live in any colony may rarely see each other. Even those that do… Read More »Understanding alpha males in the koala world
Are you confused about how koalas live together, while not living together? Let’s see if we can unravel some fascinating koala behaviour together. Koalas are solitary animals. They will seek out a mate, but do not socialise the way social animals do. We do see mums and joeys together during the first year. However, once… Read More »All you need to know about Alpha Male Koalas
Pap – one dictionary definition of the word in general is “bland soft or semi-liquid food such as that suitable for babies or invalids.” Koala mums don’t have the luxury of a supermarket and kitchen to prepare those first baby meals for their joey of course. The koala digestive system is unlike that of most… Read More »Pap for a joey
I have been fascinated by how koalas respond, or do not respond, to sound, when I have been out koala spotting. It would appear that koalas have a decent ability to hear. They have large, mobile ears and when awake I have found they can hear footsteps, twigs snapping or voices quite acutely. However hearing… Read More »What do koalas hear?
Koalas are often killed by cars in towns where the speed limits are much lower as well as out of town on higher speed roads. One issue for koalas coping with roads in an urban area, is that there is more happening to distract the koala and the person driving the car. The koala has… Read More »Koalas, cars and the urban setting
