Patents Assigned to The New York Zoological Society
  • Patent number: 5032409
    Abstract: Koalas are natives of Australia and are one of the few mammals whose diet consists almost exclusively of the leaves of native eucalypt trees. The present invention provides a method of maintaining koalas in captivity by feeding koalas a substitute feedstuff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignees: The New York Zoological Society, The University of Sydney
    Inventors: Ian D. Hume, Lester I. Pahl