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Koalas live almost solely on eucalyptus leaves, which are virtually indigestible to other animals, as well as of little nutritional value. The Koala needs a long caecum in order to help digest the leaves. The caecum actually alters the eucalyptus leaves into s atate whereby they provide digestible nutrients.
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∙ 13y agoKoalas eat only a few types of gum leaves from which they get all nutrients and water requirements. Eucalyptus leaves are tough, toxic and low in nutrition, but the koala has developed a stomach which is capable of removing the toxins from where they are filtered out by the liver. The caecum completes the process by changing the eucalyptus leaves into digestible nutrients as it contains milllions of bacteria which break down the fibre in the tough gum leaves into food that can be absorbed. Because gum leaves are so indigestible, the caecum needs to be longer for this purpose.
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If a koala was feeding during daytime it is mostly be a what type of koala?
Such a koala would be diurnal. Koalas, however, tend to be nocturnal.
How do you say I am a koala in polish?
Jestem misiem koala - I am a koala bear. This would be the usual way of saying it. You could leave out the misiem (bear) and change the form of koala. My Polish is getting rusty but I think it's Jestem koala
Who would win in a fight a chihuahua or a koala?
A chihuahua would win, they bite like hell and the koala will just be high on Eucalyptus
Do koala bears reproduce?
Of course they do or we would soon run out of Koalas. By the way they are not called Koala Bears.
Can a koala kill a panda?
Pandas are more poweful than koalas, and quite a bit larger. The panda would kill the koala if they fought. Even the smaller red panda would win against the koala.
What would happen to a koala if its adaptations didnt exist?
the koala eats toxic leaves and it it adapted to eating them so the toxins don't effect it, so if it didn't addapt to it, the koala would probably eat something else
What are the advantages if animals have a long caecum?
So they can see (or cae) how long they cum. Only males possess this particular thing. This is so that they know they are worthy of mating. Nah jokes im just trolling. The real reason why animals would have such a long caecum is so that the indigestible food (such as leaves) can be broken down...the bacteria in the caecum break down fibre into food that can be absorbed
How do cultures view the koala bears?
Judging by the tendency of many people to call these animals "koala bears", it would seem that many cultures erroneously view the koala as a bear, not a marsupial.
Why is the steering wheel on a school bus so large?
Since mechanical advantage would be helpful for this situation, the diameter of the steering wheel is larger than the typical steering wheel. Increasing the diameter of the steering wheel allows for a large mechanical advantage.
Where would you find the giant koala?
The Giant Koala is a 14 metre statue at Dadswells Bridge in the Grampian Ranges, Victoria, Australia.
Why did the delegates from smaller object to the Virginia Plan?
the feared that large sates would take advantage of everything, based on population
How did the koala get its nicknamekoala bear?
A koala IS a bear, just like Pandas are called Panda Bears, because they ARE bears, so if anything, Koala would be the nickname while Koala Bear wouldn't, because that's what it is.Like you don't call A black bear a black.
