Each koala needs hundreds of eucalyptus trees to have enough leaves to consume throughout their lives, which in the wild spans approximately 10 to 12 years. “There are too many koalas on the ...

Editor's note: This is part of a series of videos offering an up-close perspective on the animal kingdom. A special 360-degree video camera system was set up in zoos and other facilities to show ...

Every other day de Villiers cuts and collects eucalyptus leaves, the koalas’ primary food, from a nearby plantation. During the past 12 years, she’s fostered more than 60 animals.

What's more, koalas' eucalyptus diet ensures that the leaves at the top of the forest canopy get pruned, The Conversation reported. Without that leaf consumption, far less light would filter down ...

Crates containing koalas being loaded onto truck. Koalas at Dublin Zoo. Eucalyptus leaves being delivered to the koala exhibit. Koalas with their keepers. Interviews with Vickie Kuder, San Diego ...

A koala bear lounges in a eucalyptus tree, lazily chewing leaves in a scene as Australian as one can imagine. But then the koala does something unusual: it climbs down the tree to drink water from ...

I believe the koala’s adorable looks go perfectly with images of friendship and peace. The animals sleep 20 hours a day on treetops, munching on Eucalyptus leaves. Joeys grow up in the safety of ...