Understanding Koala Behavior and Biology

The video explores a first encounter with a koala in the wild on the Great Ocean Road. It discusses koala behavior, highlighting their long sleeping hours due to a low-nutrition diet of eucalyptus leaves. The video explains the koala's unique digestive process, including the role of gut bacteria and the unusual first meal of a baby koala. It concludes by pondering the koala's survival through evolution despite its seemingly unremarkable lifestyle.

What was the narrator's reaction upon seeing a koala in the wild?

• Excitement

• Fear

• Indifference

• Confusion

Why should you avoid touching or chasing koalas?

• They are very aggressive

• They are not fond of being disturbed

• They are too fast to catch

• They enjoy being chased

How many hours a day do koalas typically sleep?

• 8 hours

• 12 hours

• 20 hours

• 24 hours

What is the main reason koalas sleep so much?

• They are conserving energy for hunting

• Their diet is low in nutrients

• They have a slow metabolism

• They are nocturnal

What is the primary component of a koala's diet?

• Bamboo

• Fruits

• Grass

• Eucalyptus leaves

How do koalas manage to digest eucalyptus leaves?

• They chew them thoroughly

• They soak them in water first

• They rely on gut bacteria

• They have a special enzyme

What do baby koalas eat to acquire necessary gut bacteria?

• Eucalyptus leaves

• Their mother's milk

• Their mother's feces

• Insects

What does the narrator find surprising about koalas?

• Their size

• Their speed

• Their survival despite their lifestyle

• Their intelligence