Koalas look like teddy bears,【C1】______they are not bears at all. They are really animals called marsupials. These animals carry their young in pouches, like kangaroos【C2】______ Koalas live in the forests of Australia. They spend most of their lives in eucalyptus trees. They【C3】______never come down even for a drink of water. In fact, their names means "no drink". The koalas have a【C4】______of knowing which trees they can feed on safely. They eat each leaf the same way.【C5】______, they bite the leaf off the stem and then they chew it from base to【C6】______ When a koala is born, it is less than an inch long. The baby crawls into the mother’s【C7】______right away and stays there for six months. After that, the baby rides piggyback or hangs on【C8】______the mother’s front paws and legs. Young koalas stay with their mothers for at least a year. The koala is a strong climber. Its paws end with sharp claws,【C9】______he can get a good grip on tree branches. Koalas sleep in the eucalyptus trees on most of the day and eat at night. Koalas may live alone or in small【C10】______. Males sometimes use their sharp claws as weapons. Most of the time, koala families live together peacefully. 【C4】