Have you ever seen a koala eat bark? Well, I didn't! That was, until last week.
I finished feeding Edward Elly and she climbed up the tree. At first I thought she was biting her arm because of a tick or something, but I soon saw that she was really eating bark!
Eating bark is part of their diet, so it isn't really strange that Elly was doing it. But because you don't see them doing it often, I thought is was pretty special! :)
Yon
I finished feeding Edward Elly and she climbed up the tree. At first I thought she was biting her arm because of a tick or something, but I soon saw that she was really eating bark!
Eating bark is part of their diet, so it isn't really strange that Elly was doing it. But because you don't see them doing it often, I thought is was pretty special! :)
On this video you can see how she is attacking the tree. ;) In the beginning it is a bit shaky and it was hard filming because of the light, but halfway the video you can see it a bit better.
Yon
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That was interesting - thanks! I've read sometimes koalas eat dirt to obtain minerals. Is it known what thing(s) they might particularly gain from eating bark?
Sorry JRC, I'm not sure what things they might gain from eating it. I only know that they eat bark for the minerals, moisture and nutritions in it...
Yon
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Thanks, Yon! :)
JRC
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