Modern koalas are known for their cuteness, nearly exclusive eucalyptus-leaf diet, and the unexpectedly weird noises they make. Now, new research into their ancient ancestors shows that the koalas' ...

Sure, they’re cute, and they certainly look cuddly. But here are a few other, more surprising things you might not have known about koalas. 1. Koalas hug trees to keep cool. Scientists used thermal ...

Koalas look cute and cuddly, but they sound terrifying. In this YouTube video, a young koala is booted out of its tree by an older male. While the youngster screams and throws a tantrum, the older ...

The 3rd Annual New York Wildlife Conservation Film Festival (WFCC.org) runs from January 30 – February 2, 2013. Ahead of the event, Mongabay.com is running a series of Q&As with filmmakers and ...

Koalas: They're downright adorable, and that's obvious. (Don't even try to suppress the high-pitched coo.) "They're pretty much exactly what you think," admits National Geographic photographer Joel ...

There's little wonder why Australia's koalas keep getting compared to teddy bears, thanks to their beadlike eyes and big, slightly comical noses. Particularly when you look at this koala joey Tarni, ...

Not exactly sure who's doing the PR for koala bears nowadays, but they're really not doing a good job. Despite my colleague Ted Berg's terrible take that koala's aren't actually bears, it's my ...

Imogen the baby Koala is ready for her close up! The kind conservationists at Symbio Wildlife Park in Helensburgh, New South Wales took some time between shots to film a video of their little cutie ...

Just weeks after social media went wild over photos of baby koala Phantom hugging his mother Lizzy while she underwent surgery, the Australia Zoo announced that both koalas have returned to their ...

Koalas are cute. They can also be dangerously cute, like this little fellow who caused a six-car pileup on a highway in Adelaide, Australia. This koala wandered on the South Eastern Freeway in ...