Do koalas drink water?

“Increasing hot and dry conditions will mean more droughts and heat waves affecting the koalas' habitat,” Valentina Mella, a University of Sydney postdoctoral researcher, said in a statement. read more

Normally Koalas do not drink water. They are not bound to go near the water ponds, pools or rivers, where the predators could ambush them. Rather Koalas fulfill their requirements from their food intake e.g., through the eucalyptus leaves which comprise of more than 55% of water. read more

Koalas, which normally spend most of their time in the safety of eucalyptus trees, have begun to climb down and drink from artificial water stations provided by University of Sydney researchers. read more

Koalas drink water very rarely: they obtain almost all of their moisture needs from the eucalyptus leaves they ingest. Koalas do drink water, but very rarely, and usually only in extreme stress, such as during heatwaves. read more