Fair Trade Handmade Key Ring - KoalaFair Trade Product Hand knitted by Zimbabwe women A baby Koala is called a Joey and is born blind and earless Koala Joeys climb into their mothers pouch straight after birth and live there for around 6 months Koalas are big eaters, they can eat up to 1kg of eucalyptus leaves a day! Koalas get their name from the Aboriginal term no drink. Koalas get almost all their moisture from the leaves they eat so they rarely drink water Koalas can sleep for up to