What Do Koalas Eat

Koala

Despite the fact that regularly called the koala "bear," this cuddly creature is not a bear at all; it is a marsupial, or pouched mammal. In the wake of conceiving an offspring, a female koala conveys her child in her pocket for in the vicinity of six months. The point when the baby develops, it rides on its mother's back or sticks to her paunch, going with her all around until it is one year old.

Appearance

 They are 61-85 inches tall. Depending on whether they live in a warmer or cooler wheather. In Victoria, they can weigh up to 14 kilograms, in North Queensland, where it is warmer, they weigh about 8 kg. The females are smaller and lighter than males on average. The fur color ranges from silver grey to chocolate brown.

                                                      

Where do koalas live

Koalas are only available in Australia.
Living space Koalas can only live in areas where several eucalyptus trees grow. It is also important that other koalas live nearby.

                                                         

What Do Koalas Eat

The Koalas are very particular eaters, just consuming from a few separate types of eucalyptus (or gum) trees and quite periodically from some different trees, for example wattles or tea trees. They will consume the leaves, shoots, foods grown from the ground, blossoms and even, on occasion, the bark from limbs, but it is not part of their normal diet. Koala consume approximately 450-680g (1 to 1½ pounds) of leaves a day. The koala can typically get all the supplements and water it needs from the oil in the gum leaves (have you heard of eucalyptus oil?). Eucalyptus leaves are low in nutrition and the oil found in the leaves is poisonous to mammals. Koalas have unique microorganisms in their guts which empower them to process the Eucalyptus leaves

Life expectancy 

Koalas can live for up to 13 years for males and up to 18 years for females.