koala

Ewan joined him for the last stint in Yeovil and said she cannot wait to see koala bears in real life.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

"It's important to make clear many of the threats facing modern koala populations are caused by humans, which includes habitat loss and hunting."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Researchers then applied the newly measured rate to 457 koala genomes.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

This reduced the amount of suitable koala habitat and separated populations in eastern and western Australia.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

She hops onto the bed beside me, disarranging my small pile of threadbare stuffed animals—a koala, a snake, a black cat—all beloved of my seven-year-old self.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Modern koalas, however, are now confronting a different combination of dangers.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

The work represents the first direct estimate of a mutation rate for koalas or for any member of the marsupial order Diprotodontia, which also includes wombats, kangaroos and possums.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

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

Those with chlamydiosis -- a major disease affecting koalas -- were at greater risk, suggesting heat stress may compound the effects of this condition.

From Barron's ● May 26, 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