By now, our regular readers will know that our beloved koalas often find themselves in precarious situations – even under the best of circumstances. In previous articles, we covered the importance of creating koala-friendly backyards including securing dogs at night. One hazard that often goes unnoticed is netting – the nylon or plastic mesh used … Read more
Koala Facts
Koalas: Australia’s Iconic Marsupial Facing a Fragile Future
Next month is National Threatened Species Day (September 7th) as well as Save the Koala Month, culminating in Save the Koala Day (Friday 26th September) and we think it is a great opportunity to marvel at the uniquely evolved species that is the much loved koala – a species facing ecological fragility due to habitat … Read more
Are koalas good mothers?
It’s Mother’s Day in Australia on Sunday May 11th! It’s also Mother’s Day in New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Germany, Italy, India, Japan, South Africa, Brazil, Malaysia and Singapore whilst Mexico is on Saturday 10th May. Mother’s Day is important because it is a special day to honour the special person who has given you … Read more
Fun facts about koalas – Polar Star
Would you like to know some fun facts about koalas? Of course you would! What about the stunningly unique Polar Star who became a permanent resident with Friends of the Koala last year? We recently had a question over on our YouTube account about Polar Star’s partial albinism. The question was – “I wondered if … Read more
Koalaty jokes for kids of all ages!
Here at Friends of the Koala, we love a good laugh – how about you? We hope you enjoy our list of koalaty jokes for kids of all ages! If you have some others – please do let us know and we will add to our list! Jokes are a great way to entertain children … Read more
Koalas aren’t dumb, they are sleepy survivors
Are koalas dumb? This question has been asked many times and koala intelligence hotly debated. Here is what we know about koala intelligence combined with our experience gained from observing koala behaviour. Just because they are sleepy, docile creatures doesn’t mean they are stupid. Koalas have their own personalities, some come with more attitude than … Read more
What does it take to ‘soft release’ koalas?
We are delighted to have our first six joeys of the season back in the wild following soft release. Here is an account of what it involves. Pikachu*, Nightshade, Panko and Frankie as well as Baby Bear and Minni Mae have been released and all of them have been spotted since. It has been a … Read more
What does a wet koala look like?
By now you will all know what a koala looks like – large round head, big fluffy ears and a large black leathery looking nose, often patterned with pink pigmentation around the nostrils – remember the cute heart shape pattern on the noses of some of our koalas – Rafa and Heart? Koalas fur ranges … Read more
Why do koalas sleep so much?
Koalas are known for their sleepy habits – catching more than the average animal in z’s. But is this true? Let’s bust some myths – do koalas spend all of their time sleeping and if so why do they sleep so much?! Yes koalas sleep a lot! Koalas sleep between 18 and 22 hours out … Read more