Re:Koalas ‘Functionally Extinct’ After Australia Fires Destr...
by legostormtroopr on Sunday November 24, 2019 @01:15PM
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Koalas have never been super common. And are a really shitty animal.
Their preferred food, eucalyptus, is low in calories and high in toxicity. Koalas have almost no brain folds and are really, really dumb.
They can’t recognise leaves if they aren’t on a tree. People love them because they are cute loving teddy bears, but they don’t have a strong evolutionary niche.
Their preferred food, eucalyptus, is low in calories and high in toxicity. Koalas have almost no brain folds and are really, really dumb.
They can’t recognise leaves if they aren’t on a tree. People love them because they are cute loving teddy bears, but they don’t have a strong evolutionary niche.