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The Greater glider feeds extensively on gum (eucalyptus) leaves, and the Ringtail possum is also capable of living almost exclusively on gum leaves if it needs to.
Wombats, kangaroos and other native herbivores will eat tender new gum shoots at the base of gum trees.
Mature gum leaves are indigestible to other creatures. Only the koala, which feeds almost exclusively on gum leaves and flowers, has a digestive system which can filter out the poisons in eucalyptus leaves, and extract the maximum nutients and moisture content from the leaves.
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What animal eats Koalas other than a Gorilla?
Gorillas do not eat koalas. Gorillas and koalas do not even occupy the same continent. Few animals eat the koala. Unsupervised dogs frequently kill koalas, but they do not eat them. Dingoes will eat koalas, and birds of prey may try to take koala joeys. Quolls may even attempt to eat a young joey if it is not secure in its mother's pouch.
How are kangaroos and koalas related other than marsupial?
They are in the same order, Diprotodontia.
Are male koalas larger than females?
Normally, yes male koalas are larger than female koalas.
Did aborigines tell stories about koalas?
Yes they did, although their stories featured fewer koalas than some of the other creatures, such as echidnas, kangaroos and snakes.
How and why are koalas marsupials?
Marsupial Mammals developed in isolation in Australia which led to diversification to fill the various niches in the food chain that weren't occupied or where other species could be out competed. Koalas are a specialized feeder eating Eucaliptus leaves and gleaning water from what they consume rather than from a discrete water source. Koalas are descended from an ancient marsupial ancestor that diversified to fill the various niches available in Australia.
What eats leavs leavs?
if you mean leaves than giraffes,zebras,and caterpillars. all eat leaves. (zebras eat grass but its the same)
What eats dingo?
Nothing eats a dingo other than things that decompose
Can koalas hold food on their bellys over 8 days?
No, koalas cannot hold food on their bellies for over eight days. Koalas primarily eat eucalyptus leaves, which they consume daily, as these leaves provide limited nutrition and hydration. They have a specialized digestive system that processes their food quickly, and they rely on a constant intake to meet their energy needs. Therefore, they must eat regularly rather than storing food.
Does a Koala have a poor diet and so has little energy?
Koalas have a very slow metabolism, and this is why they have less energy than many other species. Koalas eat only a few types of gum leaves and blossoms from which they get all nutrients and water requirements. Eucalyptus leaves are tough, toxic and low in nutrition, but the koala's digestive system is capable of removing the toxins, filtering them out by the liver. The caecum completes the process by changing the eucalyptus leaves into digestible nutrients. The process takes time, and the koala has a slow metabolism to enable it to process the leaves, gaining as much nutrition and water from the leaves as it can.
What other colours are there for a koala other than light to dark fur with brown stains on their chest?
There is very little variation in koala colours. They have light grey fur, while Southern koalas tend to have fur that is darker and tending more towards brown than that of koalas found in the northern parts of Australia. Albino koalas have been recorded, but are extremely rare.
Is a giraffe taller than a tree?
yes that's where they live
What eats rock scallops other than people?
no
