Female Koalas Live More than Male Koalas

Several observations and scientific records have proven that the female koalas live longer and more than the male Koalas. According to different observers and researchers, it was specifically concluded that 16 years is the average age of the female koalas, whereas; 12 years is the average age of the male Koalas. This gives a bigger fact that the female koalas live about 4 years more than the male koalas.

But the question remains, that why the female Koalas live more than the male Koalas? This question becomes more interesting, when some additional attributes can be added into it such as why the female Koalas live longer and more than male Koalas when both the male and female koalas live on the same kind of a food e.g., Eucalyptus leaves? Moreover, they also share the same kind of a habitat as well.

Female Koalas give births, eat more and feed their young ones. This process is absent within the male koalas who are usually more worried about their territories. Does giving birth makes a big difference to the age and it is responsible for the longevity of the Koalas? This maybe a key question but it might well be too early to make any concluded at this moment with this much amount of the knowledge.