The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is a marsupial mammal and is indigenous to Australia. Their closest relative is the wombat. They live in eucalyptus trees and 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. The caecum is similar to the human appendix. The koala must eat over a kilogram of leaves per day to meet its energy requirements. Eucalyptus leaves contain approximately 50% water, 18% fibre, 13% tannins, 8% fat, 5% carbohydrates, 4% protein and 2% minerals. Koalas have been seen feeding in 120 kinds of eucalypt tree including Manna Gum, Swamp Gum, Blue Gum, Forest Red Gum and Grey Gum.
Koalas will not eat anything poisonous. They only eat certain types of eucalyptus leaves and blossoms, none of which are poisonous to koalas although they are toxic to many other animal species.
They only eat leaves
A koala doesn't eat meat.
The Koala has many adaptations. The Koala has fur that is water repellant and protects them fom hot and cold weather. Koalas have a large nose to determine if the eucalypts leaves that they are about to eat are poisonous or not. Also, the koalas paws are thickly padded, allowing for a better grip as the koalas climb.
The koala is a herbivore, eating eucalyptus leaves entirely.
The Koala has many adaptations. The Koala has fur that is water repellant and protects them fom hot and cold weather. Koalas have a large nose to determine if the eucalypts leaves that they are about to eat are poisonous or not. Also, the koalas paws are thickly padded, allowing for a better grip as the koalas climb.
Eucalyptus leaves are actually pretty poisonous but due to the koalas special dietary system it can avoid the poisons and collect the water instead. The koala may have to eat many leaves to collect enough water (1.134 kg a day) but the bacteria benefits by surviving in the koala`s system. If it lived outside the body it would not survive.
One living factor for a koala is that Eucalyptus trees provide the leaves which the Koala's love to eat and it provides all the Koala's Energy.
Absolutely not. Koalas can eat only eucalyptus leaves (and occasionally flowers).
No. Eat them. And the flowers.
I think you mean "prey." In any case, koala bears are herbivores and they eat eucalyptus leaves.
lettuce leaves are not poisonous but your sheep needs grass to eat as its main diet.