Fecal transplants might help make koalas less picky eaters

The approach could someday prove useful in wildlife conservation

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Some koalas prefer to eat only one type of eucalyptus. But changing the makeup of bacteria in the animals’ guts through fecal transplants may put other options on the menu.

The University of Queensland

A tale of fecal transplants Down Under hints that microbes could help choosy koalas expand their diets.