2007-09-19 19:21:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Yes, and it is true that baby koalas need to eat their mother's feces in order to be able to eat eucalyptus.
Same thing with termites and eating wood--they eat adult droppings in order to get the bacteria in their gut to be able to digest the wood.
2007-09-21 04:51:23 · answer #1 · answered by Akatsuki 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it isn't. Koalas ferment eucalyptus leaves in their guts. The leaves are mildly soporific. Newly born koalas cannot digest eucalypts as they lack the bacteria necessary. They eat their mother's faeces which provides the necessary flora for when they are weaned.
2007-09-20 02:32:04 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont know about allergic but i heard that they get drunk off eating the leaves thats why tey are always so dozy and spacey
2007-09-20 05:19:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
WOW!!!! I have never heard this before. Interesting question. How can that be though??? Anyway I will be looking out for this answer.
2007-09-20 02:26:50 · answer #4 · answered by busy bee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes...the allergy is so mild it doesnt have adverse effects but they are allergic
2007-09-20 02:26:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2007-09-20 02:28:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋