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Koalas are marsupials, a mammal that carries its young in a pouch. They live in the Eucalyptus forests of Australia and they only eat the new leaves of a few different types of eucalypt trees. Koala's paws are hand-like, strong, and have very sharp claws to help them hold onto tree trunks and branches.


Global warming threatens ocean food chain


Global warming threatens ocean food chain
An extensive report released by the Geneva-based World Wildlife Fund along with Seattle's Marine Conservation Biology Institute, shows that global warming continues to have negative affects on ocean life, as particularly evidenced by an increase in the mortality rate of salmon. Experts are concerned that salmon may disappear altogether, pointing out that this would have a devastating effect on the ocean's ecosystem.
9 JUNE 1999
The Globe and Mail
9 JUNE 1999

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