Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
On the Internet, koalas get an unnecessary amount of hate, so let's debunk some of the most pervasive koala myths! Featuring @tibees
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- Fecal pap: a mixture of contents from an herbivore mother's caecum that colonizes the joey's gut with bacteria.
- Marsupial: a mammal of an order whose members are born incompletely developed and are typically carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother's belly.
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Cameron Duke | Script Writer, Narrator and Director
Toby Hendy @tibees | Koala voice
Lizah Van der Aart | Illustration, Video Editing and Animation
Nathaniel Schroeder | Music
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REFERENCES
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Blyton, M. D. J., et al. (2019). Faecal inoculations alter the gastrointestinal microbiome and allow dietary expansion in a wild specialist herbivore, the koala. Animal Microbiome, 1(1). doi.org/10.1186/s42523-019-0008-0
Can you teach koalas new tricks? (n.d.). ScienceDaily. Retrieved July 19, 2023, from sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160804101628.htm
Clode, D. (2022, September 15). Friday essay: the koala – when it’s smart to be slow. The Conversation. theconversation.com/friday-essay-the-koala-when-its-smart-to-be-slow-187003
Crowther, M. (n.d.). [Letter to Cameron Duke].
Gaillard, J.-M., et al. (2015). Does tooth wear influence ageing? A comparative study across large herbivores. Experimental Gerontology, 71, 48–55. doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2015.09.008
Logan, M. (2003). EFFECT OF TOOTH WEAR ON THE RUMINATION-LIKE BEHAVIOR, OR MERYCISM, OF FREE-RANGING KOALAS (PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS). Journal of Mammalogy, 84(3), 897–902. doi.org/10.1644/bba-002
Logan, M., & Sanson, G. D. (2006). The effect of tooth wear on the feeding behaviour of free-ranging koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus, Goldfuss). Journal of Zoology, 256(1), 63–69. doi.org/10.1017/s0952836902000080
Mella, V. S. A., et al. (2019). Needing a drink: Rainfall and temperature drive the use of free water by a threatened arboreal folivore. PLOS ONE, 14(5), e0216964. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216964
Ogura, T., et al. (2019). Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) utilise volatile compounds to choose preferred Eucalyptus leaves. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research, 7(2), 94–101. doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v7i2.360
Smaers, J., et al. (2021). The evolution of mammalian brain size. Science Advances, 7(18), eabe2101. doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abe2101
Taylor, J., et al. (2006). MR imaging of brain morphology, vascularisation and encephalization in the koala. Australian Mammalogy, 28(2), 243. doi.org/10.1071/am06034
Weisbecker, V., et al. (2015). The evolution of relative brain size in marsupials is energetically constrained but not driven by behavioral complexity. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 85(2), 125–135. doi.org/10.1159/000377666
On the Internet, koalas get an unnecessary amount of hate, so let's debunk some of the most pervasive koala myths! Featuring @tibees
LEARN MORE
**************
To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:
- Fecal pap: a mixture of contents from an herbivore mother's caecum that colonizes the joey's gut with bacteria.
- Marsupial: a mammal of an order whose members are born incompletely developed and are typically carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother's belly.
SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH
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If you like what we do, you can help us!:
- Become our patron: patreon.com/MinuteEarth
- Our merch: dftba.com/minuteearth
- Our book: minuteearth.com/books
- Share this video with your friends and family
- Leave us a comment (we read them!)
CREDITS
*********
Cameron Duke | Script Writer, Narrator and Director
Toby Hendy @tibees | Koala voice
Lizah Van der Aart | Illustration, Video Editing and Animation
Nathaniel Schroeder | Music
MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC
neptunestudios.info
OUR STAFF
************
Lizah van der Aart • Sarah Berman • Cameron Duke
Arcadi Garcia i Rius • David Goldenberg • Melissa Hayes
Alex Reich • Henry Reich • Peter Reich
Ever Salazar • Leonardo Souza • Kate Yoshida
OUR LINKS
************
Youtube | youtube.com/MinuteEarth
TikTok | tiktok.com/@minuteearth
Twitter | twitter.com/MinuteEarth
Instagram | instagram.com/minute_earth
Facebook | facebook.com/Minuteearth
Website | minuteearth.com
Apple Podcasts| podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minuteearth/id649211176
REFERENCES
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Blyton, M. D. J., et al. (2019). Faecal inoculations alter the gastrointestinal microbiome and allow dietary expansion in a wild specialist herbivore, the koala. Animal Microbiome, 1(1). doi.org/10.1186/s42523-019-0008-0
Can you teach koalas new tricks? (n.d.). ScienceDaily. Retrieved July 19, 2023, from sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160804101628.htm
Clode, D. (2022, September 15). Friday essay: the koala – when it’s smart to be slow. The Conversation. theconversation.com/friday-essay-the-koala-when-its-smart-to-be-slow-187003
Crowther, M. (n.d.). [Letter to Cameron Duke].
Gaillard, J.-M., et al. (2015). Does tooth wear influence ageing? A comparative study across large herbivores. Experimental Gerontology, 71, 48–55. doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2015.09.008
Logan, M. (2003). EFFECT OF TOOTH WEAR ON THE RUMINATION-LIKE BEHAVIOR, OR MERYCISM, OF FREE-RANGING KOALAS (PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS). Journal of Mammalogy, 84(3), 897–902. doi.org/10.1644/bba-002
Logan, M., & Sanson, G. D. (2006). The effect of tooth wear on the feeding behaviour of free-ranging koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus, Goldfuss). Journal of Zoology, 256(1), 63–69. doi.org/10.1017/s0952836902000080
Mella, V. S. A., et al. (2019). Needing a drink: Rainfall and temperature drive the use of free water by a threatened arboreal folivore. PLOS ONE, 14(5), e0216964. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216964
Ogura, T., et al. (2019). Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) utilise volatile compounds to choose preferred Eucalyptus leaves. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research, 7(2), 94–101. doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v7i2.360
Smaers, J., et al. (2021). The evolution of mammalian brain size. Science Advances, 7(18), eabe2101. doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abe2101
Taylor, J., et al. (2006). MR imaging of brain morphology, vascularisation and encephalization in the koala. Australian Mammalogy, 28(2), 243. doi.org/10.1071/am06034
Weisbecker, V., et al. (2015). The evolution of relative brain size in marsupials is energetically constrained but not driven by behavioral complexity. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 85(2), 125–135. doi.org/10.1159/000377666
