Did you know that koala’s sleep for long hours of the day because eucalyptus leaves, the food that makes up most of their diet, are toxic? Their digestive system has to work extra hard to break down the toxins while only extracting limited nutrients and energy for them. Discover more about this iconic Australian animal in Wild Down Under, all weekend long on National Geographic UK. | National Geographic UK

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KOALA RESCUE Inc received a call from a most concerned member of the public, who reported that they had found a koala on the ground at the base of a tree. However, there was also a second koala involved. On arrival the rescuer located both a deceased adult female koala and a second adult male koala. It is always devastating to attend a rescue involving a deceased koala, but it was even more heartbreaking to witness the male koala actually holding and hugging the deceased koala. This type of beha