koala
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Researchers then applied the newly measured rate to 457 koala genomes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
This gave them a more accurate way to trace how koala populations expanded, contracted and separated over thousands of years.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Buc-ee’s also sued Georgia-based Teddy’s Market this year over its koala bear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Their results suggest that a targeted fertility control program could effectively stabilize koala numbers.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026
Still another had a picture of a waterfall on one side and a picture of a koala bear on the other.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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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
Fossil evidence is too limited to show precisely how many koalas lived in Australia 100,000 years ago, Mr. Kovacs said.
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
A largely sedentary and inflexible creature, dependent on eucalyptus leaves for much of their water, koalas quickly develop dehydration when hotter conditions persist.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
Every night, we’d pop one of them into the DVD player and I’d fall asleep to the sound of some guy with an English accent talking about meerkats or koalas or jellyfish.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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