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Because there are no eucalyptus trees in rain forests.

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Q: Why don't koalas live in rainforests?
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Do koalas live in the Daintree?

No. The Daintree is a significant rainforest in tropical North Queensland. Koalas neither live in the tropical zone, nor do they live in rainforests. Rainforests do not support the specific types of eucalyptus trees required by koalas for food and shelter.


Which forest do koalas live in?

Koalas live in closed bushland - primarily eucalyptus forest - along Australia's eastern coast and southeastern coast and inland.Koalas do not live in rainforests, as rainforests do not support the eucalyptus trees they need for food and shelter.


Is a koala a rainforest animal?

No, not at all. Koalas cannot live in rainforests because the eucalyptus trees from which they feed are not found in the rainforest. Koalas live in eucalyptus bushland.


Do Koala live in the jungle?

No. There are no jungles in Australia, but there are rainforests. Koalas cannot live in rainforests, as rainforest trees do not provide the food koalas need. Koalas need certain species of eucalyptus trees to survive. Much of Australia's non-desert areas are made up of eucalyptus and native bushland. Koalas live in eucalyptus bushland, wherever there are sufficient eucalyptus trees of their preferred variety.


Do koala bears live in a jungle safari?

There are two main misconceptions in this question. Firstly, koalas are not bears. They are marsupials, whereas bears are placental mammals. The two are completely unrelated. Secondly, koalas do not live in the jungle. There are no jungles in Australia, but there are rainforests. Koalas cannot live in rainforests, either, as rainforest trees do not provide the food koalas need. Koalas live in eucalyptus bushland or low woodland: wherever there are sufficient eucalyptus trees of their preferred variety.


What rainforests do Burchell zebras live?

They dont live in a rainforest they live in the savvanah in africa.


What in the jungle eats koalas?

Nothing. Koalas do not live in the jungle. Koalas live in dry sclerophyll forest, which is just eucalyptus bushland. Although their range extends from the drier southern states to the sub-tropical north, their habitat is only ever this eucalyptus bushland. They do not live in rainforests; nor do they live in jungles. Australia does not have "jungles".


Is a koala a tropical rainforest animal?

Not at all. 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.


Do possusm live in Rainforests and why?

no they dont because the climate is too rainy for them Vanessa


Does a koala live in the rainforest?

Yes. Koalas are only found in the wild in Australia. They are native to no other country. Nor have they been introduced to any other country. They are not even found throughout Australia, being resisted to the eastern states.


How many koalas live in Texas?

No, koalas do not live in the deserts of Australia. They need eucalyptus trees for food and they do not grow in the deserts.


Do koalas live in the rainforest?

Koalas are not bears. Koalas would not live in a rain forest because the type of eucalypt trees they live in and eat do not grow in rain forests.