A koala whose viral rescue drew the world's attention to devastating Australian bushfires has died. Veterinarians put Ellenborough Lewis to sleep on Tuesday because he couldn't recover from his ...

Standing around three 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 ...

The Los Angeles Zoo shared these lesser-known koala facts as they are ready to celebrate Wild Koala Day, May 3. Resident zoo koalas Maya and Burra are ready to show off their baby joey, still ...

International Koala Day isn’t just about celebrating one of the world’s cutest animals it’s about sounding the alarm. With habitat loss, bushfires, and disease threatening koala populations ...

When it’s time to feed the kids, koala moms do their doody. Then the little ones snack on it. Before you poo-poo the idea, a koala mom feeding a form of excrement to their young is a life-saving ...

As of 2021, the koala population was estimated to be between 32,065 and 57,920, with huge population declines in recent years. Claude was caught in the act after a particularly heavy night of feeding.

A kind Irishman who stopped traffic to help a koala across a busy Australian highway has been praised for the sweet gesture. Will Thornton went viral this week after he was filmed carrying out the ...

Koalas — Australia’s iconic marsupials — have been petted by princes, pop stars, presidents and a pope. But one of the country’s oldest koala sanctuaries has stopped offering cuddles with ...