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2021年CollectA發佈了一組新的無尾熊模型，以取代2009年的兩個原始版本(攀爬和進食)。雖然一直以來我並沒有特別鍾情於小動物模型，在採購這組新模型前，最優先考慮入手的是S家的無尾熊，自從看到2021年新品的照片後，瞬時改變初衷。由於是今年新品，網路上相關評測也不多，收到這款從包裝中取出它時，尺寸比原先預期的大。大小讓父母在收拾玩具時更容易找到(雖然我是覺得再縮小一點比例更漂亮)！

新款無尾熊的材質比舊款玩具柔軟得多。擠壓時身體會稍微彎曲，耳朵和四肢很容易彎曲。不知是為了減少成本還是考慮到安全措施的結果 (C家很多模型的材質都偏軟)？反之而言，更柔軟的材質代表幼兒在把玩的過程中，更不容易損毀掉色，或戳傷自己。



這款無尾熊皮毛看起來柔軟蓬鬆，帶有點黃灰水洗色感，在耳朵內側、深棕色眼睛周圍、下頜以及手掌和腳底都有薄薄一層的粉紅色噴漆。尤其是胸部和耳朵，手掌和腳底有皺紋，胸部噴繪的深棕色條紋代表氣味腺 (標記它們生活和覓食的尤加利樹)。隱約可見陰囊，這是隻標準的雄性無尾熊模型(雄性的體型是雌性的兩倍)，爪子數量也符合真實無尾熊，寬大的眼睛和閃亮的黑色瞳孔使牠顯得警覺和警覺。矛盾的是，無尾熊其實是現存最不聰明的哺乳動物之一XDXDXD(脾氣也不太好)。

雄性無尾熊在保衛家園時非常具有侵略性，甚至會咬人、摔跤或將對手趕出屬於自己勢力範圍的樹。但在大多數情況下，牠們每天睡20小時，並在夜間上覓食，從而限制了它們的活動（就像大熊貓一樣，它們從飲食中獲取的能量很少）。

無尾熊 (資料來自於Wiki百科)
無尾熊（學名：Phascolarctos cinereus），中國大陸叫樹袋熊、考拉（英語：Koala），香港叫樹熊，是澳洲的特有種有袋類動物，全世界僅分布在澳洲的東部昆士蘭州、新南威爾斯、南澳州和維多利亞地區低海拔、不密集的桉樹林中。關於「Koala」 是源自澳洲原住民的方言（達拉格族和歐拉族的達拉格語「gula」），意指「不喝水」。中文音譯成「考拉」或「夸剌」。

1798年一位探險家約翰·杭特[7]在澳洲藍山首次發現，在19世紀初無尾熊遭到捕殺出口，數量由百萬隻銳減至一千多隻，於是澳洲政府立法保護。無尾熊身體長約70至80厘米左右，成年體重8至15公斤，性情溫馴，體態憨厚，長相很像小熊，有一身又厚又軟的濃密灰褐色短毛，胸部、腹部、四肢內側和內耳皮毛呈白色，生有一對大耳朵，耳有茸毛，鼻子裸露且扁平，無尾熊有尾巴，但屬尾椎殘餘，只有約3.5公分長 ，這是因為它順的尾巴經過漫長的歲月已經退化成一個「座墊」，因而能長時間舒適地坐在樹上。

因為每天不停的咀嚼，無尾熊到了晚年會因為牙齒的磨損導致無法進食而餓死。為消化尤加利樹樹葉中的毒素，無尾熊的消化道達6.5英寸（170公釐），佔整個消化系統的20%，也因為尤加利樹樹葉有毒，使無尾熊沒有爭食上的對手，剛出生的無尾熊因為沒有牙齒無法咀嚼尤加利樹樹葉，因此會吞食母親糞便直到牙齒長出來為止。

Koala (information from wikipedia)
The koala or, inaccurately, koala bear[a] (Phascolarctos cinereus), is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the wombats, which are members of the family Vombatidae. The koala is found in coastal areas of the mainland's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. It is easily recognisable by its stout, tailless body and large head with round, fluffy ears and large, spoon-shaped nose. The koala has a body length of 60–85 cm (24–33 in) and weighs 4–15 kg (9–33 lb). Fur colour ranges from silver grey to chocolate brown. Koalas from the northern populations are typically smaller and lighter in colour than their counterparts further south. These populations possibly are separate subspecies, but this is disputed.

Koalas typically inhabit open eucalypt woodlands, and the leaves of these trees make up most of their diet. Because this eucalypt diet has limited nutritional and caloric content, koalas are largely sedentary and sleep up to 20 hours a day. They are asocial animals, and bonding exists only between mothers and dependent offspring. Adult males communicate with loud bellows that intimidate rivals and attract mates. Males mark their presence with secretions from scent glands located on their chests. Being marsupials, koalas give birth to underdeveloped young that crawl into their mothers' pouches, where they stay for the first six to seven months of their lives. These young koalas, known as joeys, are fully weaned around a year old. Koalas have few natural predators and parasites, but are threatened by various pathogens, such as Chlamydiaceae bacteria and the koala retrovirus.