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What does a koala's nose know? A bit about food, and a lot about making friends

  • Written by Ben Moore, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University

The koala’s nose is distinctive – it’s a big black leathery rectangle in the middle of a round, grey face that’s surprisingly soft to the touch. And every koala nose is unique.

A study of 108 wild koalas found distinctive patterns of pigmentation around the nostrils allowed observers on the ground to reliably recognise...

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