This arrangement allowed him to undertake a detailed study of its diet in captivity .
In 1934 , David Fleay , curator of Australian mammals at the Melbourne Zoo , established the first Australian faunal enclosure at an Australian zoo , and featured the koala .
This arrangement allowed David Fleay to undertake a detailed study of its diet in captivity .
In 1934 , David Fleay , curator of Australian mammals at the Melbourne Zoo , established the first Australian faunal enclosure at an Australian zoo , and featured the koala .