2006-10-17 13:59:47 · 10 answers · asked by Taylor B 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Koala is the only mammal, other than the Greater Glider and Ringtail Possum, which can survive on a diet of eucalyptus leaves.
Koala seldom drinks water obtaining it from the eucalyptus leaves, which are 50% consisting of water. Although, they can drink water if due to drought the leaves water content is reduced.
Koalas consume eucalyptus leaves and bark from 12 different eucalyptus tree species. They also consume mistletoe and box leaves.
Koala in Victoria would have different diet from koala in Queensland as different species of eucalypts grow in different parts of Australia.
Sometimes koalas eat leaves from other trees such as wattle tree, tea tree, paperbark tree.
Each koala eats approximately 200 to 500 grams of leaves per day.
2006-10-17 14:13:20 · answer #1 · answered by tikitorte 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Koala lives almost entirely on eucalyptus leaves
2006-10-17 14:02:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Koalas eat the leaves from the eucalyptus trees in Australia. They have a special enzyme in their stomachs that helps them digest the tough fibers that other animals can't.
2006-10-17 14:16:30 · answer #3 · answered by Traveler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can still get really cheap beach houses if you don't want to live right on the city beaches. The koalas on the beaches are probably on the East coast of Australia (as WA doesn't really have native Koalas if I remember rightly), and the houses in those areas would be getting a bit more expensive. As for the cost of living, the last time I was in the US, fast food was cheaper there, fresh food generally more expensive, clothes and consumer goods cheaper in the US, and salaries in the US were higher. That said, the standard of living in the two countries is roughly comparable, and I felt more relaxed in Australia than in the US.
2016-05-21 22:12:39 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
koala bears eat eucalyptus leaves
2006-10-17 14:11:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Koalas almost exclusively eat eucalyptus leaves.
2006-10-17 14:02:19 · answer #6 · answered by Aunty Social 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
eucalyptus leaves is the only thing they will eat
2006-10-17 14:12:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they eat eucalyptus leaves
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2006-10-17 14:07:36 · answer #8 · answered by platoon793 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eucalyptus leaves
2006-10-17 14:06:54 · answer #9 · answered by simplystated 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the euchaliptus makes them stoned. it's surprising they don't fall out of the trees.
2006-10-17 14:07:33 · answer #10 · answered by Crazymom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋