An adult koala eats a eucalyptus leaf. Joeys can't break down the toxic, fibrous plants on their own yet. Photograph By David Marks/National Geographic When it’s time to feed the kids, koala moms do ...

Think koalas are cute? Think again. Find out just how strange these animals are in this episode of Gross Science. Think koalas are cute? Think again. Here are five gross facts about koalas. I’m Anna ...

Koala mothers have a unique way of feeding their babies. They provide a special substance called pap, which is a form of ...

A gardener growing eucalyptus seedlings for koala habitats has found his plants being eaten by a single greedy one. Nicknamed "Claude" for his sharp claws, this thieving koala is thought to have eaten ...

The koala doesn’t have to worry about what to eat: If it looks and smells and tastes like a eucalyptus leaf, it’s dinner. The koala’s culinary preferences are hardwired in its genes. - Michael Pollan, ...

A study published today in Ethology, led by a researcher from The University of Sydney, has captured koala drinking behaviour in the wild for the first time. The paper describes how koalas drink by ...

Koalas are one of the world's most charismatic animals. But there is a lot we still don't know about them. For example, how do the marsupials access water in the treetops? Do they only absorb moisture ...