Marsupials such as koalas and wallabies may produce a unique antimicrobial substance to clean their pouches in preparation for their young, new research suggests. Professor Elizabeth Deane of ...

A koala receives water from a cyclist during a severe heatwave that hit the region, in Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia, on Dec 27, 2019. [Photo/Agencies] Knitting needles are clicking ...

Visitors to the Los Angeles Zoo can feast their eyes on one of its newest, cutest babies — a yet-to-be-named koala joey. The cuddly baby koala climbed out of his mother's pouch recently and can be ...

(Reuters) - Knitting needles are clicking furiously around the world to create hundreds of protective pouches and blankets for native wildlife made homeless by Australian wildfires that have razed ...

The world's first koala twins recently gave birth to cubs at the Guangzhou Xiangjiang Safari Park. One of the cubs emerged from its mother's pouch recently to check out visitors. Michelle, or Huan ...

A koala joey has emerged from its mother’s pouch at the Los Angeles Zoo, which announced the unnamed baby’s appearance on Wednesday, May 3 — also known as Wild Koala Day, celebrated in Australia. He ...

SYDNEY - Amid the deadly fires that have ravaged Australia and potentially taken the lives of nearly half a billion animals, knitters and crafters all over the world have answered the call to action, ...

The baby koala will stay close to mom for the next year, at which point it will be big enough to climb trees solo Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.