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Do koalas get drunk on eucalyptus leaves?

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Do koalas get drunk on eucalyptus leaves?

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No. Contrary to popular belief, eucalyptus leaves do not make koalas drunk. Koalas appear drunk or lazy because they have developed a low-energy lifestyle to compensate for their extremely low-energy diet. The 600 to 800 grams of eucalyptus leaves that koalas eat each day provides them with as much energy as one serving of breakfast cereal does for us (Phillip Island Nature Park 1998). Do koalas drink water? Koalas rarely drink water. The majority of their water comes from that contained in their food or from dew or rainwater on the surface of leaves (Phillip Island Nature Park 1998). References Phillips, B. (1990). Koalas: The little Australians we’d all hate to lose. Australian Government Printing Service: Canberra. Phillip Island Nature Park. (1998). Nature Notes: Everything you ever wanted to know about koalas. Phillip Island Nature Park: Cowes, Vic.