The simple answer is that koalas do eat blue gum eucalyptus and so theoretically, it could survive in the tree for a time. In reality, there are a lot more issues to consider.

ADELAIDE, Australia — Koalas are normally found in eucalyptus trees, but one couple came home in Australia on Wednesday and were shocked to find one in their bedroom. “I was scared, happy and ...

The koala was discovered missing about 9 a.m. and was soon found in a nearby tree. By midafternoon, the 2-year-old koala named Mundu, who was born at the zoo, was still in the eucalyptus tree.

ADELAIDE, Australia — Koalas are normally found in eucalyptus trees, but one couple came home in Australia on Wednesday and were shocked to find one in their bedroom. “I was scared, happy and ...