Koalas mostly eat eucalyptus leaves 🌿.

They may also munch on other plants like wattle, bottlebrush, paperbark, and casuarina if they’re nearby.

A koala needs to eat about 500 grams of leaves every day — that’s a LOT of chewing!

🍃 How can they eat eucalyptus?

Eucalyptus is poisonous to most animals, but koalas have a special tummy that helps break it down safely.

Baby koalas (joeys) learn how to digest eucalyptus by eating a special soft poop from their mum called “pap” when they are about 3–4 months old. (Yep… gross but important! 😄)

😴 Why do koalas sleep so much?

Eucalyptus leaves don’t give much energy, so koalas save their strength by sleeping a lot — often up in trees during the day.
They usually wake up to eat and move around at night, and also at dawn and dusk.

✨ Fun fact:
Koalas (especially males) can sometimes walk around during the day too — especially during mating season, so keep an eye out! 👀🐾