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01/21/2017
No. Even though Australia has some vast and ancient rainforests, koalas cannot live there as the rainforest is not the source of their food, which is eucalyptus leaves.
Koalas eat from only a few dozen varieties of gum trees, none of
which are found in rainforests.
No.
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