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koala

[koh-ah-luh] / koʊˈɑ lə /


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Ewan joined him for the last stint in Yeovil and said she cannot wait to see koala bears in real life.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Those groups eventually gave rise to the koala populations now found along Australia's east coast.

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

They lay down in the back verandah on a grass mat with an inflatable goose and a Qantas koala bear.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

By examining how koalas responded to earlier population crashes and recoveries, scientists may be able to develop better conservation strategies for protecting the species today.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

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

This allowed them to calculate a precise mutation rate for koalas, which was about half the rate found in humans.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

On hotter days, koalas regulate body temperature by hugging trees to dissipate heat or seeking out denser foliage and lower trees away from direct sunlight.

From Barron's May 26, 2026

Even among herbivores and omnivores, many species, like koalas, are too finicky in their plant preferences to recommend themselves as farm animals.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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