When they are at Trees Roaming Koalas can Become Photo courtesy of Liger Zoos Goannas indirectly hunt koalas by injuring them and letting them die slowly by keeping a follow-up on an injured koala. Only roaming koalas or smaller koalas become victims of predators. Koalas are usually safe on trees from predators. The venom doesn’t allow the blood to create clots and koalas are bled to death from the injury. Interestingly goannas indirectly hunt koalas by injuring and injecting their venom into koalas. On the other hand, bunjils which are also called the wedge-tailed eagles and owls usually hunt small-sized koalas on trees. On the ground the roaming and sick koalas are primarily the victims of dingoes, wild dogs and pythons while bunjils and huge owls can hunt koalas on trees. Therefore such koalas are also vulnerable to predators like dingoes, pythons and wild dogs. Furthermore sick koalas suffering from some kind of a disease usually cannot climb tree and they reside at the bottom of trees. However koalas do roam in their territories and switch trees in search of food and mating this is where a predator like a dingoes, wild dogs and even pythons can hunt any sized koala. This picture belongs to Julia Nobleĭespite the fact that koalas have half a dozen predators in the wild of Australia, koalas are usually considered safe on trees. Only Entered Australia 30,000 Years Ago Smaller Koalas are always threatened by the aerial predators. Owls, Bunjils, Pythons & Goannas Dingoes & Wild Dogs Photo courtesy of Liger Zoosĭingoes & Wild Dogs Indigenous Predators of Koalas indigenous predators of koalas include Bunjils, owls, Goannas and Pythons. On the other hand bunjils or wedge-tailed eagles, owls, pythons and even goannas should be considered as the indigenous predators of koalas because they have evolved at the Australian continent millions of years ago. Therefore dingoes and wild dogs should not be considered as the indigenous predators of koalas. Among the koalas’ predators, dingoes and wild dogs are the non-indigenous ones while bunjils, owls, pythons and goannas are the indigenous ones. On the other hand koalas have been living in Australia for more than 25 to 30 million years after their final evolution. The reason being dingoes are not native to the Australian continent and they reached Australia from Asia. It is believed that dingoes and wild dogs only became predators of koalas some 3500 years ago. On the Ground Ground Predators offer a major life threat to Koalas. The Predator Challenge in Australia Numbers of Koala PredatorsĪs Many as 6 Predators Ground Predators of Koalasĭingoes, Wild Dogs, Pythons & Goannas Aerial Predators of Koalasīunjils (Wedged-Tail Eagles) & Owls Koalas are an Easy Prey Koalas' predators include Dingoes, Wild dogs, Bunjils, Owls, Pythons & Goannas. Koalas have as many as half a dozen natural predators. Furthermore the Australian Goannas can easily hunt down koalas on both trees as well as on the ground. On the other hand Wedge-tailed eagles and Big-sized owls can easily hunt small-sized koalas on trees as well. Koalas are threated both on trees and on ground by their predators.įurthermore dingoes and wild dogs are capable of killing any sized of koalas on the ground. The koalas’ predators include dingoes, wild dogs, Bunjil or Wedge-tailed Eagles, Owls, pythons and even goannas. However their slower speeds on the ground makes them extremely vulnerable to dingoes and wild dogs. Koalas are usually safe from dingoes and wild dogs when they are on trees. These major predators of koala include Dingoes, Wild dogs, Bunjils (also known as the Wedge-tailed Eagles), Big-sized Owls, pythons and Goannas (Monitor Lizards). As many as 6 carnivores are the regular predators of koalas in Australia. Koalas also face threats from the ground and aerial predators in the wild of Australia.
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