Think koalas are bears? Think again. Explore their marsupial traits, fascinating adaptations, and why protecting their ...

A new study has shown areas of state forest in Northern New South Wales, currently zoned as hardwood eucalypt plantation and ...

(CBS) A 9-month-old koala named Shayne had a rough start in life. The young cub was forced to fend for himself after his mother was hit by a car. Rescuers found the furry little creature alone on the ...

Sadly, there's a bit more to the story than just pure sweetness. Shayne, the koala in question, is holding tight to the toy as a coping mechanism because he's just lost his mother. According to the ...

This column is part of a series where Verge staffers post highly subjective reviews of animals. Up until now, we’ve written about animals without telling you whether they suck or rule. We are now ...

Bindi Irwin’s Australia Zoo was blessed with the birth of a rare white female koala joey, but it currently doesn’t have a name, and the Zoo wants your help in ...

(CNN) — Dogs who have been trained to find and save koalas in the wild are helping to rescue the animals in Australia’s devastating bushfires. Bear, a border collie-koolie cross, is a detection dog ...

When Steve Lamplough heard a commotion outside his south-west Victorian home, the last thing he expected to see was a joey koala riding his dog like a racehorse.

Leonie Helm is a Newsweek Life Reporter and is based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on all things life, from abolishing the monarchy to travel to aesthetic medicine. Leonie joined Newsweek in ...

Australia’s aborigines thought that koalas were reincarnations of their dead babies, never dreamed of harming them. A cuddly, button-nosed little creature with furry ears and an affectionate ...

A koala sanctuary has put an end to koala cuddles leaving some visitors disappointed they will no longer be able to hold the cuddly animals. As of Monday, the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary no longer ...