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   🤔  Hmmm....will the next all nighter be tomorrow...or perhaps the next day ? Only the keeper of all secrets until revealed, Old Man Time, knows for certain.  😏 

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16 minutes ago, HarleyFatboy said:

With the proper diet...quite a lot I would think LOL

   Koala's only have one main dietary source, and it ain't kitty's. It's Eucalyptus leaves. 😏

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3 minutes ago, jugghead said:

Don't know when Leora EVER wore a robe in the past. Especially in the middle of summer.

   Ever since they got some matching ones not long ago.

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2 minutes ago, HarleyFatboy said:

I'm not Premium so I don't think I can do it anyway...if I could, it would

Yes you do have to be premium.

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5 minutes ago, Nicholas said:

   Koala's only have one dietary source, and it ain't kitty's. It's Eucalyptus leaves. 😏

The Koala is the only mammal, other than the Greater Glider and Ringtail Possum, which can survive on a diet of eucalyptus leaves. Eucalyptus leaves are very fibrous and low in nutrition, and to most animals are extremely poisonous. To cope with such a diet, nature has equipped Koalas with specialised adaptations.

A very slow metabolic rate allows Koalas to retain food within their digestive system for a relatively long period of time, maximising the amount of energy able to be extracted. At the same time, this slow metabolic rate minimises energy requirements. Koalas also sleep somewhere between 18 and 22 hours each day in order to conserve energy.

The Koalas' digestive system is especially adapted to detoxify the poisonous chemicals in the leaves. The toxins are thought to be produced by the gum trees as a protection against leaf-eating animals like insects. Trees which grow on less fertile soils seem to have more toxins than those growing on good soils. This could be one reason why Koalas will eat only certain types of eucalypts, and why they will sometimes even avoid them when they are growing on certain soils.

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