A koala is going viral for hitching a ride on a Brisbane city bus after its driver rescued it from traffic on a busy road.

LOS ANGELES -- P-22, Southern California's most famous mountain lion, is believed to have killed a koala at the Los Angeles Zoo. During a standard headcount Last week, zoo workers noticed that ...

They are a poster child for imminent extinction, at risk from deforestation, climate change and bushfires. Yet, where I live in South Australia, they are so abundant they are in danger of eating ...

Ten-month-old Emerson fixed his big brown eyes on me and yawned. Still groggy from a nap, the koala rubbed his face, then stuck out an expectant paw. The nurse escorting me through his enclosure ...

2000-12-29 04:00:00 PDT San Francisco-- The two stolen koalas rescued by San Francisco police yesterday were snatched by two teenagers who found themselves stuck with the creatures after girlfriends ...

Koalas might appear to be all cuddly and sleepy, but these star Australian marsupials are full of interesting surprises. Slightly resembling teddy bears, these marsupials are tree-climbing mammals ...

There are parts of Australia where koalas are talked about like urban legends. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Older folk, who have lived in these areas for ...

An international research consortium with the participation of the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) is building the world's largest koala pedigree genomic database. This ...

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