During droughts and bushfires they also seek water from sources like.

Most koalas die slowly at the base of a tree from starvation brought on by tooth wear, kidney failure, pneumonia or infection from jaw abscesses. If the death was sudden and unexpected maybe they would fall out of the tree.

Most of the deceased koalas I've found have been on the ground but I have seen one stuck up a tree after a bushfire. Mar 04, The leaves become tougher, they become drier, they have less nutrients and they even have more toxins.

In the past decade there have been a lot of heatwaves and prolonged droughts, which have killed a lot of koalas. They literally drop out of trees."Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins.

Jan 16, Or, of course, the drop bear itself. But koalas do occasionally fall out of trees, Dr de Villiers says."It's an occupational hazard for them when they're mating or during storms or wind, and they can sometimes lose their footing." They just don't attack people unless they're defending shrubgrinding.bar: Anna Salleh.

Mar 11, Our “friends” down under have long perpetuated a blatant falsehood that their island nation is home to “drop bears” - large, predatory koalas that supposedly drop from eucalyptus trees to kill and eat prey, including humans. Even the Australian Museum perpetuates the hoax, with a page on its website written as if drop bears were shrubgrinding.bar: Hilary Hanson.