Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is an marsupial native to Australia. They are also inaccurately called koala bears and even though they have something in common visually, koalas' closest relatives are wombats.
Koalas live on trees, eat eucalyptus, they are very slow and mostly inactive. They refer to endangered species and after bushfires in Australia 2019-2020 there are even less of them left in the world. That is why it is extremely important to preserve them in safe sanctuaries and zoos to protect from complete extinction.
Lone Pine Koala Park is the oldest and the biggest koala sanctuary in the world founded in 1927. Besides koalas, there are also kangaroos, Tasmanian devils, wombats, echidnas and various species of reptiles such as a platypus. Visitors are able to pet and feed kangaroos as well.