Female koalas can start having babies at about 2 years old, and males start breeding at about 3–4 years old.

A koala mum usually has one joey each year.

After about 35 days, a tiny baby koala is born — it’s only about 2 cm long, like a little jellybean! 🫘

The joey crawls into its mum’s pouch and drinks milk there.
At around 6 months, it starts coming out and rides on mum’s back. 🐾💚

By about 12 months, the joey is weaned (stops drinking milk).
Around 2 years old, it leaves to find its own home.

🕰 How long do koalas live?

Koalas can live up to 12 years in the wild, but sadly many don’t live that long because of:
🚗 cars
🐶 dogs
🔥 bushfires
🤒 sickness

✨ Fun fact: Koala twins are rare, but they do happen! And very rarely, some koalas even have blue eyes. 👀💙