Assertion: koala | /r/CapableOf | eat leaf
Facets:
value: at a particular stage of growth
type: OTHER
value: from 12 of them
type: OTHER
value: sometimes
type: DEGREE
value: from the eucalyptus tree
type: LOCATION
value: during the night
type: TEMPORAL
value: from 0.5 to 1 kg
type: OTHER
value: mostly
type: DEGREE
value: off of each branch
type: OTHER
value: from 12 different eucalyptus tree species
type: OTHER
value: at a time
type: TEMPORAL
value: every once
type: TEMPORAL
value: in a while
type: TEMPORAL
value: daily
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Out of over a hundred species of eucalyptus trees that grow in Australia, the koala feeds only on twelve, and will only eat leaves at a particular stage of growth.
text: To digest these leaves, the koala has a special digestive system—a long gut— which measures a colossal two metres and is packed with super micro-organisms that detoxify the vegetation.
text: They mainly feed on Eucalyptus plant and will consume leaves from other tree species like tea tree and waffle tree every once in a while.
text: Some types of eucalyptus leaves are poisonous, so koalas are highly selective about which leaves they will eat.
text: Koalas chew slowly, eating one leaf at a time and grinding it into the smallest particles so they can digest it.
text: Koalas feeds on leaves and bark from 12 different eucalyptus tree species.
text: And koalas won’t eat every leaf off of each branch.
text: Koalas eat many leaves – on average, from 0.5 to 1 kg daily – therefore, they must sometimes travel “long distances” to other trees in the search of food.
text: Koalas eat so many of these leaves that they take on a distinctive odor from their oil, reminiscent of cough drops.
text: They need to eat lots of leaves to get their necessary energy.
text: Out of over a hundred species of eucalyptus trees that grow in Australia, the koala feeds only on twelve, and will only eat leaves at a particular stage of growth.
text: Koalas eat only leaves and bark from eucalyptus trees.
text: Koalas mostly eat leaves and don't drink that often.
text: They eat leaves during the night and sleep or rest during the day.
text: Koalas eat leaves that are poisonous to other animals.
text: Sometimes koalas eat leaves from other trees such as wattle tree, tea tree, paperbark tree.
text: As we wrote above, koalas eat leaves and shoots of eucalyptus, but unfortunately, they are not capable of digesting other food.
text: Koalas have been among the hardest hit of Australia’s native animals because they are slow moving and only eat leaves from the eucalyptus tree, which are filled with oil, making them highly flammable.
text: They spend most of their time up in the trees sitting on branches either napping or eating the leaves.
text: There are over 600 types, or species of these trees, but Koalas only eat the leaves and bark from 12 of them.
text: They inhabit the large Eastern part of Australia and can be found in greater numbers in the Northeast and Southeast of this vast territory, and only in trees, in fact they live only in certain types of trees, called eucalyptus trees, where they eat the leaves.
text: Koalas, unlike other mammals, posses a unique micro organism, located in their gut, which allows them to process and digest these leaves.
text: While Australia has hundreds of eucalyptus tree species, the koala only eats from twelve types and only consumes the leaves when they are at a particular growth stage.