Giraffe predators and prey
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When this predator of koalas was still around, koalas could not avoid these nocturnal predators when they are on the ground. However, disease and continuous hunting by humans rendered them extinct. It was considered an apex predator where they are on the top of the food chain. Its appearance was similar to that of a medium to a large-sized domesticated dog but it had stripes on its lower back, a pouch, and a stiff tail. Australia was home to these extinct species. The Tasmanian tiger was the largest known carnivorous marsupial that was last seen in 1933. While they do prey on koalas, possums are their favorite meal. They can easily swoop down and grab tree-dwelling mammals from the trees with their massive feet. The Powerful Owl can easily be distinguished due to its small head and rounded tail. It is the largest species in the family of Australian owls with its 50-60 cm size range. The Powerful Owl, just like the wedge-tailed eagle, can calculate the koala’s movements from the air. For adult and bigger-sized koalas, this is the safest thing to do, but it can be dangerous for the smaller ones because they can easily be snatched from there as this predator of koalas has excellent vision. To avoid ground predators, most koalas climb as high as they can up a tree where they can rest peacefully as they are known to sleep most of the day. It uses its powerful claws to catch their prey and then use its hooked beaks to tear it to pieces. Its average wingspan is about 6 to 7 feet but some species can develop up to 9 feet. The average wedge-tailed eagle can grow between 32 to 42 inches in length and weighs between 2 and 5.8 kilos with the female slightly bigger than the male. Wedge-tailed EagleĪustralia’s largest bird of prey, also known locally as Bunji, is regarded as an aerial predator. They can also subdue their prey through biting, and the venom would prevent any blood clotting. Goannas can detect prey through smell by flicking their long forked tongues in the air. While most of them can be found on the ground, they are good tree climbers which make it easier for them to hunt for koalas. These predators are carnivorous with venomous glands. These goannas can grow up to 3 meters long, and those that are in the wild are known to have lived for about 40 years. Goanna is most commonly known as the Australian monitor lizard. A python can swallow a koala in whatever shape or form or even if it is several times bigger than the predator. These numbers do not matter to these predators of koalas. An average koala can grow up to 27 to 36 inches in length and weighs 4 to 9 kilos. While other predators by nature cannot attack prey that is bigger than them, pythons do not share that limitation. It does not matter whether a koala is on the tree or the ground, pythons can get to them as they can climb and hang on tree branches. Python is a nonvenomous snake and an ambush predator that is known to kill its prey by constriction. Out of 31 python species in the world, 14 can be found in Australia. They hunt in packs and can easily grab a roaming koala. Even bigger-sized koalas are no match to the faster dingoes when they are on the ground. One of the weak characteristics of a koala is its slowness due to its diet of eucalyptus leaves. However, the moment koalas are on the ground, they are extremely vulnerable to them. Generally, when a koala is up in the tree, it is safe from dingoes. Experts found out that around 3,500 years ago dingoes traveled from Asia to Australia. These animals are not indigenous predators of the koalas as they are not originally found in Australia. Generally, this animal travel in packs but some can survive alone. Due to this physical likeness, they are oftentimes referred to as wild dogs. At a glance, one would think it is just a regular domesticated dog, but they have a longer snout and wider head. The dingo is a distinct type of predator that possesses a lean, agile body that can run fast. Due to the horrific bushfires in Australia recently, the number of koalas decreased, but fire isn’t the only thing that is challenging the existence of these cute fluffy animals, several predators lurked in the trees to feast on them too. However, it is not a bear but is classified as a marsupial, which means each koala has a protective pouch for the maturation of the offspring. It has a scientific name of Phascolarctos Cinereus and oftentimes mistakenly called koala bear as it looked quite fuzzy due to all that fur. A Koala is a tree-dwelling pouched mammal native to the southern and eastern parts of Australia.