35 Engaging Koala Facts | Random Facts about Koalas

Strong enough to scale a trunk, precise enough to pick a single leaf 🐨🌳 Koala hands are one of their greatest assets — large, strong and perfectly engineered for life in the treetops. With long, razor-sharp claws (a whopping 2–3cm long and about 5mm thick!), grippy palms and sensitive fingertips, they’re superbly designed for scaling slippery gum trees. To climb, a koala presses each hand firmly onto a eucalyptus trunk and sinks the tips of its claws deep into the bark. The result? Distinctive