Thank you to Fox Home Entertainment for sponsoring today’s giveaway.
Don’t you love Koala Bears? They are just so cute! Here are 10 koala facts just for you:
Ten Koala Facts:
- Koalas sleep for a total of 20 hours a day! While this might seem like a lot, this is because their diet is mostly made up of eucalyptus leaves, which aren’t very nutritious!
- Just like kangaroos, young koalas are known as joeys and take around a year to fully develop!
- A koala’s belly fur can reflect solar radiation! Who needs solar panels? Just us measly humans, eh!?
- The koala brains take up just 60% of its skull! The rest is full of fluid which has been said to act as a shock absorber, cushioning the poor koala if they fall from the tree.
- Koalas aren’t very social animals and spend just 15 minutes a day on socializing! What a moody bunch.
- From pregnancy, it only takes 30-35 days for a koala to give birth! When the joey is born he is a minuscule 0.5 g
- Koalas live on average from 13 to 18 years in the wild. Females usually live longer as the males live a much more hazardous lifestyle!
- Several famous and political leaders have had their pictures taken with koalas! These include Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Harry, Pope John Paul II, US President Bill Clinton, Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev and South African President Nelson Mandela.
- On Paul McCartney’s / Michael Jackson’s duet album Say Say Say, The song “Ode to a Koala Bear” appears on the B-side!
- As cute as Koalas are, as with most wild animals, they cannot legally be kept as a pet in Australia or anywhere else.
A fun new family friendly movie came out on DVD on April 30th: Koala Kid from 20 Century Fox Home Entertainment. Kids can relate to this DVD, because the character Johnny, just wants to fit in. Our family loves movies where the character becomes a hero by the end. This is a funny, fun, and exciting family movie that is sure to please the little ones in your family!
About Koala Kid
Journey down under and meet a whole new breed of hero in this laugh-filled, action-packed animated adventure with an all-star voice cast, including Rob Schneider, Tim Curry and Alan Cumming. Johnny (Schneider) is a rare white koala bear who just wants to fit in and make friends. But when a twist of fate mistakenly transforms him into a fearless protector of animals, called “Koala Kid,” Johnny finds himself in over his head on a thrilling trek across the outback. With help from his hilarious new sidekicks, including a crafty Tasmanian devil, a lovable lizard and a boomerang-flinging female koala, Johnny may just outwit a villainous crocodile named Bog (Cumming) and become a true hero after all.
Win Koala Kid on DVD:
A Walmart and Sams Club exclusive, Koala Kid is available now for purchase. One lucky Long Wait For Isabella reader will win their own copy. Enter the Rafflecopter form below for your chance to win. Open to US and CAN residents!
Disclosure: I was sent the above DVD for review purposes. All opinions are mine.
I love watching all animals in the wild. My favorite is the Snow Leopard.
For domestics,dogs and wild,polar bears
My favorite animal is an elephant 🙂
I am very much a dog person
the koala of course!
I love all things fuzzy so that’s tough….I guess I’ll go with mutt puppies
Elephants are my favorite animal.
small bear
My favorite is the Giraffe!
our fave animals is monkeys!
Elephant, Monkey and Bear. The three animals that each of my kids identify with.
Thanks for making this open to Canadians.
Besos, Sarah
Blogger at Journeys of The Zoo
Finding Humour in Everyday Life
I really love Owls. They have been my favorite creature since I was very young. I just love how beautiful they are.
I love chihuahuas!
I like Parrots.
I like domestic cats.
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
Dogs
I love poodles! and koala are great too!
my favorte animal is a cat
I like dogs.
I love monkeys!
Thanks!
Tiger.
I like meerkats, they’re so funny to watch.
I love sea stars….do they count? Lol
fish
I love Panda bears 🙂
monkey
giraffes.
Cats! Any kind. big ones. small ones. Ive always loved cats
I love dogs
I like sloths!
A koala
sea otter
I like cats.
I like Bears a lot, they are neat to just watch.
a tiger
MANATEE!
House Cat
fave: panda
xo
i love monkeys!
Giraffe
bears are my favorite
My favorite animal is the Zebra. Their stripes amaze me.
I like Kangaroos
cute kittens
I like cats
I like dogs!
Giraffes
I’m a dog lover!
When I was little I loved monkeys. But for now I am a dog person.
Please enter me in your giveaway.
It would be great to win The Koala Kid DVD for my nieces and nephew.
In response to your question of What is your favorite animal?
My favorite animal is My Cat.
Thank you for having this giveaway!!!!!!!
meerkats
i’m in love with frogs but i must admit i do love elephants
I love whales
i love panthers
puppies
I like Dogs =)
Horses
big cats, lion tiger cougar cheetah
dolphins!!
chimps
vmkids3 at msn dot com
Monkeys
Dogs!!
i like cats…..big and small
I love Giraffes!
Kittens! I love them
My favorite animals are manatees.
I love zebras
The puffin!
I like white tigers
I love dogs and horses
I love horses.
Monkeys!
Bears are my favorite animals.
My favorite is the Moose.
Cats
my dog is my favorite animal, she is adorable and sweet and she protects her family too
White Bengal Tigers is my favorite wild animal
Lions
ooops, that isn’t my twitter, if you could remove it, would be great. Not sure what happened there.
I love lemurs.
Bears are my favorite!
cats
My favorite is probably actually the koala.
Lions
Pygmy hippos
My son would love for me to win this ! 🙂
a foxs
a foxs.
Squirrel
I love giraffes