1. Based on this information, what do you think an adaptation is?
2. How does being able to eat a toxic plant helpful to koalas?
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A koala hugs a tree while her baby clings to her back at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Koalas have adapted to only eat the leaves of eucalyptus trees. Eucalyptus are very low in protein and toxic to many animal species. Being able to digest eucalyptus leaves is an adaptation that benefits the koala by providing it a food source for which there is little competition. 1. Based on this information, what do you think an adaptation is? 2. How does being able to eat a toxic plant helpful to koalas? Comments are closed.
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