The koala is a marsupial, so it carries its young in a pouch. Koalas, however, have a pouch on their backs and not their bellies like some other marsupials.
During the mating season the males develop a deep bellowing grunt to attract females while they usually just have a high-pitched chirping sound.
The gestation period of a pregnant female is from 34-36 days and they usually have only one joey per year. When it is born, the joey is about the size of a jellybean.
The young joey stays in its mother's pouch for about a year before starting out on its own and reaches full maturity at about two years old.
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