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A koala has 18 claws.

Although koalas have five digits on each of its four paws, they do not have five claws on each foot or hand. Each hand, or front foot, has five claws. However, there is no claw on the big toe of the hind foot. The second and third toes are fused together, but retain both claws, meaning that they have four claws on each hind foot.

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The koala, which is not a bear but a marsupial, has sharp claws. The first two fingers on a koala's paws are like opposable thumbs, each with strong claws. These strong claws are used for gripping trees for climbing, and it is always possible to see evidence of koalas having climbed a particular tree by the distinctively shaped scratch marks going up the trunk.

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Although koalas have five digits on each of its four paws, they do not have five claws on each foot or hand. Each hand, or front foot, has five claws. However, there is no claw on the big toe of the hind foot. The second and third toes are fused together, but retain both claws, meaning that they have four claws on each hind foot.

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Koalas have four legs (two at the back and two at the front).

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A Koala has five toes on each foot. The front feet have two opposable toes, and the back feet have a clawless opposable first toe, and a fused second and third toe.

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Koalas have four legs. Two at the back and two at the front.

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Koalas have 4 limbs, just like most other mammals including people.

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The koala's scientific name is Phasclarctos Cinereus. It has two arms and two legs. It is not related to bears! It spend much of its time in the treetops.

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