KOALA: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future

Investigates the remarkable physiology of these charismatic creatures. Born the size of tiny "jellybeans," joeys face an uphill battle, from crawling into their mother's pouch to being weaned onto a toxic diet of gum-tree leaves, the koala's single source of food. Clode explains how they are simultaneously threatened with extinction in some areas due to disease, and more.