Height and Weight
One thing that male and female koalas have in common is the height and weight. Male and females weigh about the same and have the same height. The average weight for a normal koala is from 20-30 pounds. The females weigh less than the males by 5-10 pounds because of eating a little less and having babies. Koalas live from 17-18 years in the wild, but when kept in captivity or in zoos, they live longer by 2-3 years. The males start to mate from 2-3 years of age and the females can from 4-5 years of age. Standing up from head to toe, the koala is about 2 feet tall. When the baby koalas, or joeys, are born, they are the size of a jelly bean or a little bigger. The joeys stay in the moms pouch from the size of a jelly bean to 1 foot tall!
One thing that male and female koalas have in common is the height and weight. Male and females weigh about the same and have the same height. The average weight for a normal koala is from 20-30 pounds. The females weigh less than the males by 5-10 pounds because of eating a little less and having babies. Koalas live from 17-18 years in the wild, but when kept in captivity or in zoos, they live longer by 2-3 years. The males start to mate from 2-3 years of age and the females can from 4-5 years of age. Standing up from head to toe, the koala is about 2 feet tall. When the baby koalas, or joeys, are born, they are the size of a jelly bean or a little bigger. The joeys stay in the moms pouch from the size of a jelly bean to 1 foot tall!