“Joey” is a specific term that is used to state a koala offspring or a koala baby. Therefore; a baby koala is called a joey. However; the term Joey is not particularly associated with the koala babies only but in fact all the marsupial babies are also known as the joeys. For example babies of kangaroos, opossums, wombats, red kangaroos etc. are also termed as the joeys.
A baby koala is called a "Koala Joey" while "Joey" is a common term for the babies of all the marsupial animals from Australia.
This further means that a complete term to specifically state a koala baby is not just a joey but a koala joey. Moreover; stating just a joey will make things confused and it will not confirm which marsupial animal you are referring to and the overall concept will become a bit vague.
Why the baby koalas and the other baby marsupials are called the joeys? The term “Joey” is specifically reserved for the animal babies that are native to Australian natural habitat. Koalas are native to Australian natural habitat, therefore; their babies are also called the joeys.
The term "Joey" is specifically reserved for the animals that natively belong to Australian natural habitat.
However; the exact origin of this word “Joey” is still not known. It is commonly believed that the word “Joey” also belongs to the Australian aboriginal languages. Kangaroo babies are believed to be one of the first babies to be called as “joeys” by the historians in their books. Koalas on the other hand were discovered very late because of their shy personality, tree climbing behavior and to a greater extent sloth like lifestyle. Today; koalas are considered as the most popular animals across the continent of Australia.
Normally; a koala baby remains a joey as long as it stays with its mother. Even a relatively bigger koala staying with its mother is also called a joey. When a koala joey becomes a bit bigger it usually stays at the back of her mother by grabbing her fur.
A baby Koala as called a Joey as long as it stays with its mother. As soon as it leaves its mother after growing up; it is no longer called a Joey.
At this time a koala joey does not prefer to stay in the pouch which is too small for this grown-up koala joey. As soon as a koala joey leaves its mother at the age of almost 1 year; it is no longer called a joey. It is termed as an adult koala. Therefore; a baby koala remains a joey for the first 365 days of its life.
A new born koala joey stays completely inside the pouch of its mother for almost 32 weeks. At this stage its whole body is under-developed and it goes through a basic development process. This is the most sensitive stage for a joey because without the pouch it cannot survive in the outer world.
A baby Koala Joey comes out of its mother pouch after 32 weeks. Before 32 weeks it entirely stays inside the pouch and is even non-visible.
Consequently; a new born joey is not visible for the 32 weeks of its life while onwards it starts exploring the world from the pouch and when it gains more strength it even comes out of the pouch and moves around the tree for food.
Occasionally; koala twins are also born as well. In principle they should be called as the “Twin Koala Joeys”. However; it has been observed that they are termed as koala twins only rather than the “Twin Koala Joeys”. Therefore; in the case a mother koala gives birth to more than one joey, they are usually termed as koala twins, koala triplets or koala quadruplets etc.
When a Koala mother gives birth to twins, they are called as "Koala Twins" and the word joey is usually excluded by the authors.
Remember this is a very rare scenario because koala mothers only give birth to a single joey normally and we have found only 5 instances from past few years, where a koala mother has given birth to the koala twins and the author has explained them as koala twins rather than the koala twin joeys.
A baby koala joey is one of the smallest of the newborn offspring amongst all the mammals. According to the experts; a baby koala is hardly 2 centimeter in length at the time of its birth. Even though this little joey is very small and under-developed; it still has the sense to move straight into the pouch of its mother.
A baby koala joey is almost 2 cetimeters in size at the time of its birth. Therefore; the koala joeys are one of the smallest offsprings among mammals' fmaily.
Therefore; a koala joey itself seeks the pouch of its mother at the time of its birth. Onwards; this joey at first completely hides itself from the rest of the world for 6 to 8 months and then after that it starts exploring the outside world from the pouch.
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Sizes of Koalas from Australia's Victorian Origin
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Average Weights of Male Koalas
Weighing Male vs Female Koalas
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Historical Evolution of the Koalas - A Physical Perspective
Koalas and their Aboriginal and Native Names
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Koalas and their Sense of Smell
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Koalas' Preference for Leaves Having Higher Nitrogen Levels
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Breeding Behaviors of the Female Koalas
The Size of the Baby Koala Joey at the time of its Birth
Weight of the Baby Koala Joey at the Time of its Birth
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Newborn Koala Joeys have Well-Established Sense of Smell
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Complete Shape and Body Development of the Koala Joey
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Aggressive Behavior of Mother Koalas towards their Joeys
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Winter Season and Sleeping Postures of Koalas
Koalas' Urination during Summer and Winter Seasons
Koalas and their Specialized Claws
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Food Consumption and Feeding Timings of the Koalas
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Koalas' Territories and ranges within Australia's Victorian Areas
Koalas' Territories and Ranges within Australia's Queensland Areas
Behavior of the Alpha Dominant Male Koala
Aggressiveness of Female Koalas
Scent Marking Behavior of the Male Koalas
Mating Strategy of the Male Koalas
Fights and Territorial Encounters of Male Koalas
Sounds and Vocalizations of Male Koalas
Sounds and Vocalization of the Female Koalas
Koalas and their Facial Expressions
Breeding Ages of the Male and Female Koalas
Factors Influencing the Success of Koalas' Fertility Rates
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Playful Behavior of the Young Koala Joeys
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