Koala Information
Koala food:
No, we don't have any Koalas at our nursery, but we do get several request each year about what to feed them. Koalas are picky eaters and they prefer only a few types of leaves as their main diet. When their main habitat is destroyed, they have been known to browse other tree species. The
preferred species are:
Other species Koala have known to browse include: C. citriodora, C. maculata, E. acmeniodes, E. amplifolia, E. blakelyi, E. botryoides, E. camphora, E. cambageana, E. cinerea, E. crebra, E. dalrympleana, E. drepanophylla, E. elata, E. grandis, E. haemastoma, E. largiflorens, E. macrorrhyncha, E. melliodora, E. microcorys, E. nicholii, E. obliqua, E. pilularis, E. populnea, E. propinqua, E. resinifera, E. robusta, E. rubida, E. saligna, E. scoparia, E. sideroxylon rosea, E. thozetiana, E. viminalis.
So, how much does it cost to feed a Koala? About $50,000 per year!
Thursday June 26, 2003 04:22 PM
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