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koala

[koh-ah-luh] / koʊˈɑ lə /


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Buc-ee’s also sued Georgia-based Teddy’s Market this year over its koala bear.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

The increasing frequency and intensity of hot days in Australia pose a "significant threat" to endangered inland northwest koala populations at greatest risk of heat exposure, the study said.

From Barron's May 26, 2026

Farallon also invested in fossil fuel projects, including an Australian coal mine that denuded thousands of acres of koala habitat and generated an enormous amount of carbon emissions.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 6, 2026

Photos from that time show her posing with a kangaroo and a wombat and being embraced by a giant koala.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

The Qantas koala they took for their children.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

The study estimates that the koala population in South Australia's Mount Lofty Ranges now accounts for about 10% of all koalas in Australia.

From Science Daily Jun. 8, 2026

The most effective strategy involved sterilizing about 22% of adult female koalas each year in areas with the highest population densities rather than applying the approach across the entire region.

From Science Daily Jun. 8, 2026

A largely sedentary and inflexible creature, dependent on eucalyptus leaves for much of their water, koalas quickly develop dehydration when hotter conditions persist.

From Barron's May 26, 2026

Knitted koalas, cuddly toys, candles and cards were also piling up.

From BBC May 7, 2026

Even among herbivores and omnivores, many species, like koalas, are too finicky in their plant preferences to recommend themselves as farm animals.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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