Holding a koala in your arms, feeling its paws on your shoulder and gazing into its cute beady eyes - for many tourists this is a long-cherished dream. But many travellers to Australia may be ...

A heartwarming discovery of an endangered koala and her young joey nestled in the treetops has excited ecologists and conservationists in New South Wales, Australia. The pair was spotted on the ...

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Representative image of a koala in Australia. Sydney: An orphaned baby koala in Australia has found solace cuddling a fluffy toy marsupial in the absence of his mother as he recovers from the trauma ...

Standing around 3 feet high, the modern koala is roughly 25 pounds of claws and teeth, tufty ears and fluffy white marsupial tummy. You could give one a hug — experts suggest that they prefer it if ...

Larry and JiJi Jonas, of Baton Rouge, hold a koala at Cleland Wildlife Park outside Adelaide, Australia. The Jonases said the park visit was one of the highlights of their recent 39-day tour of ...

The joey was on his mom's back when a car hit them and killed her on impact. — -- Baby koala Shayne was recently riding on his mother's back when a car struck them and forever changed the joey's ...

Koalas look like they belong in a children's book, but spend enough time around one, and you'll realize—they're not exactly peace-loving tree-huggers. Beneath the sleepy eyes and teddy bear vibes is a ...

On Tuesday, Robert Irwin shared a photo to Instagram recreating an early 2000s shot of his late father, Steve Irwin — and fans couldn’t help but notice the uncanny resemblance between the two wildlife ...

A new photo of Robert Irwin cuddling a koala has fans swearing he looks just like his dad, late environmentalist and wildlife expert Steve Irwin. Robert posted the photo to Instagram Tuesday and ...