By Stephen Jackson
ISBN-10: 1459613244
ISBN-13: 9781459613249
Yet the koala can be probably the most well-adapted and resilient of Australia's marsupials, defined via a few as a triumph of evolution. How does it live to tell the tale, and thrive even, on such indigestible fare as eucalyptus leaves, encumbered as they're with adequate poisonous phenols to kill so much different animals?
In this interesting tale of the koala, revered biologist and writer Stephen Jackson examines not just the ecology, behaviour and background of this amazing animal, but in addition ongoing threats resembling illness and habitat loss, and the debatable debate approximately easy methods to top deal with the remainder populations of Australia's favorite marsupial.
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