Koalas may seem to be always slow and sluggish, but in reality they are actually very agile. Whenever you see a koala in a nature documentary sitting peacefully in its tree, this is because they have an extremely low metabolic rate. The contents of eucalyptus are extremely high in fiber, and extremely low in nutrition. To conserve energy, the koalas spend most of their time sleeping, while their digestive system works extra hard to digest their food.
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Showing posts with label Random Bear Fact of the Week. Show all posts
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Random Bear Fact of the Week
Fact:
Koalas may seem to be always slow and sluggish, but in reality they are actually very agile. Whenever you see a koala in a nature documentary sitting peacefully in its tree, this is because they have an extremely low metabolic rate. The contents of eucalyptus are extremely high in fiber, and extremely low in nutrition. To conserve energy, the koalas spend most of their time sleeping, while their digestive system works extra hard to digest their food.
Koalas may seem to be always slow and sluggish, but in reality they are actually very agile. Whenever you see a koala in a nature documentary sitting peacefully in its tree, this is because they have an extremely low metabolic rate. The contents of eucalyptus are extremely high in fiber, and extremely low in nutrition. To conserve energy, the koalas spend most of their time sleeping, while their digestive system works extra hard to digest their food.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Random Bear Fact of the Week
Fact:
If you consume a polar bear's liver, you will die of vitamin A poisoning. As a carnivore which feeds mostly upon fish-eating creatures, the polar bear ingests massive amounts of vitamin A, which is stored in the liver. In the past, people have died from being poisoned by polar bear livers.
If you consume a polar bear's liver, you will die of vitamin A poisoning. As a carnivore which feeds mostly upon fish-eating creatures, the polar bear ingests massive amounts of vitamin A, which is stored in the liver. In the past, people have died from being poisoned by polar bear livers.
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