While Save the Koala Day officially took place on September 26, it’s never too late to celebrate one of Australia’s most iconic (and misunderstood) animals. Often referred to as “koala bears,” koalas ...

Koalas are iconic Australian animals, loved for their teddy-bear-like appearance. But beneath their soft and seemingly cuddly exterior, they have unique behaviors, a specialized diet, and many ...

A sleepy koala may seem worlds apart from a giant Ice Age predator, but scientists have uncovered the first molecular ...

A version of the mythical Australian “drop bear”, a carnivorous marsupial resembling a koala, actually lived on the continent ...

ORINDA, Calif. (KGO) -- Jazz lovers were serenaded by Bay Area musicians in a benefit for the "Australian Koala Foundation" last week in Orinda. Tens of thousands of animals died in the bushfires.

(CNN) — Ask almost any Australian about a drop bear, and they’ll likely recount a close encounter with this carnivorous, fanged cousin of the koala. They might describe how a relative was gravely ...