No. of koalas kept at Japanese zoos dropping

No. of koalas kept at Japanese zoos dropping

NAGOYA, Japan - One of five koala bears kept at Nagoya's Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens eats eucalyptus on Aug. 5, 2014. The cost of cultivating the plant is rising while the number of koalas kept at Japanese zoos is declining as they age.

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