Muse News
Jan 01, 2019
3 minutes
BY ELIZABETH PRESTON
BACTERIA
Poop Transplants Make Koalas Less Picky
be a koala. These Australian animals are running out of places to live as humans cut down forests to build up their cities. Koalas are also in danger from diseases and cars. On top of that, the animals are picky eaters. They only eat the leaves of trees called eucalyptus. And some only eat certain kinds of eucalyptus. Their gut bacteria might be to blame.
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