Nah, it's just what's easily available where they live. Bamboo makes up 99% of their diet in the wild, but they will eat eggs, fish, meat, or other veggies if they stumble upon it.
Koalas eat mainly eucalyptus leaves. They do have a reputation for being picky eaters. I believe out of the hundreds of different Eucalyptus species they prefer to eat only a few dozen species. But they can also be found on other tree species occasionally.
I've seen Reddit posts that mention this idea that a Koala is too stupid to recognise leaves that are on the ground. I haven't found any reputable sources for the claim though.
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bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de · 2 pts · 2y
I'm in this video and I kinda? like it.
bjwest@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y
I thought pandas only ate a certain type of bamboo leaves.
sushibowl@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 2y
Nah, it's just what's easily available where they live. Bamboo makes up 99% of their diet in the wild, but they will eat eggs, fish, meat, or other veggies if they stumble upon it.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de · 1 pts · 2y
Wasn't that koalas, who are dumb as fuck and will starve to death if their leaves aren't on a tree?
sushibowl@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 2y
Koalas eat mainly eucalyptus leaves. They do have a reputation for being picky eaters. I believe out of the hundreds of different Eucalyptus species they prefer to eat only a few dozen species. But they can also be found on other tree species occasionally.
I've seen Reddit posts that mention this idea that a Koala is too stupid to recognise leaves that are on the ground. I haven't found any reputable sources for the claim though.