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(Adapted from: Deyton, L. (1990) More than one cure for extinction, can koalas
bear the twentieth century? New Scientist, 26 Sept.1990, p44.)
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Scientists are researching the particular diet of the koala.
The purpose of this is to understand what they require
from their food.
Currently, their diet mostly consists of eucalyptus leaves.
However, eucalyptus leaves are not always available.
It is thus concluded that koalas will require some dietary
supplements.
Scientists from The University of Sydney have created a
biscuit to assist in providing the nutrients that koalas
require (Deyton,1990).
Writers report
One of the problems facing the koala is finding enough
of the right kind of food. At the moment, the koala feeds
virtually only on leaves from the eucalyptus tree.
However, a koala biscuit has been developed within
Australia that should provide extra nutrition and a more
varied diet, especially when eucalyptus is not available
(Deyton, 1990:44).
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at present at the moment (synonym)
are fed feeds (passive voice/active voice)
almost exclusively virtually (synonym)
have created have been developed (active-passive)