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Is climbing survival for a koala?

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12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Yes. A koala that cannot climb for any reason will not survive. The main strategy the koala uses for survival is climbing trees quickly and efficiently. Koalas are one of the few mammals able to climb a tall, straight eucalyptus tree and thereby evade ground-dwelling predators.

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