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Koalas do not have cubs. Their young are called joeys, because koalas are marsupials, not bears.

Koala joeys are completely dependent on their mothers for the first six months of their life. The mother has a pouch in which the young are carried (and fed) until they are old enough to gain some independence. The male parent has no role in bringing up the young.

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Koala joeys are cared for only by the mother. The father has no part in raising the joey.

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