Koalas are very good swimmers.
Koalas prefer to stay relatively close to their home range where they feel comfortable.
The closest relative to the koala is the wombat. It is believed that the two shared the same ancestors 25 million years ago.
The word Koala is an Aboriginal word for “no drink”. Whilst they obtain quite a lot [...]

The AKF runs an annual fund raising campaign called Save the Koala Month each September. Save the Koala Day is held on the last Friday of that month. People from all over the world are encouraged to help sell Save the Koala Month merchandise such as temporary tattoos, stickers and badges, whether as individuals, businesses [...]

It seems these cute, fuzzy animals make the perfect icons. You can find them on coins, logos, emblems, mascots, they even have sports teams named after them. The koala is the “official fauna” symbol of Queensland, Australia as well as the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland. It is the logo of the Queensland Reds rugby [...]

According to Stephen Jackson, in Koala origins of an icon, the European settlers did not discover the koala for ten years after arriving on the Australian continent! For ten whole years they somehow missed the slow-moving, unobtrusive animals. Was this luck on the part of the animal or are they more intelligent than we give [...]

Adorable Koala Greeting Cards…perfect for the koala lovers you know (or yourself!)

Royalty Free Koala Clipart found on the internet.

We found the cutest koala halloween costumes… and thought we’d share. If you click on the pictures, they will take you to the website selling the costumes. We are not affiliated with these companies, we simply found these costumes with a google search and thought you’d like them too.
Baby costume:

Toddler’s Koala Halloween Costume:

We found these koala icons on the internet. =) We hope you enjoy them! Four examples…
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Victorian Aborigines also saw the koala as an animal of much wisdom and, as recorded by R. Brough Smyth in 1878, often sought his advice.
The Native Bear, Kur-bo-roo, is the sage counselor of the Aborigines in all their difficulties. When bent on a dangerous expedition, the men will seek help from this clumsy creature, but [...]