An adult koala eats a eucalyptus leaf. Joeys can't break down the toxic, fibrous plants on their own yet. Photograph By David Marks/National Geographic When it’s time to feed the kids, koala moms do ...
There are so many koalas in some places that food is the issue – while elsewhere populations are threatened by habitat loss. And there are no easy fixes ...
A hungry koala nicknamed "Claude" has returned to a plant nursery to rob them of their delicious vegetation and brought some friends of his along. Claude was busted last year for munching his way ...
Koala mothers have a unique way of feeding their babies. They provide a special substance called pap, which is a form of their own poop. This pap contains essential microbes that help young koalas ...
Koalas in the wild pick and choose their leaves from a vast 'menu' of trees just as humans choose from a restaurant menu, new Australian research shows. But it's not fussiness that drives the koalas ...
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - Cute, cuddly and fast breeding, thousands of koalas are eating themselves out of a home on an Australian island and could face eventual starvation. But fearing a tourist ...