Koala mamas are some of the sweetest, most nurturing and caring moms in the animal kingdom. They cuddle their Joeys and feed them (more on um, this food later) and play with them and the video footage ...

Holding a koala in your arms, feeling its paws on your shoulder and gazing into its cute beady eyes - for many tourists this is a long-cherished dream. But many travellers to Australia may be ...

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After spotting a cameraman, a baby koala hopped right on over for her close-up. Imogen, who is being hand-reared at Symbio Wildlife Park in Sydney, Australia, jumped from a tree and scaled the man for ...

A koala sanctuary has put an end to koala cuddles leaving some visitors disappointed they will no longer be able to hold the cuddly animals. As of Monday, the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary no longer ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from South West. Followed categories will be added to My News. The sanctuary, which for decades has offered the experience to everyone from the Pope to tennis stars and ...

Standing around 3 feet high, the modern koala is roughly 25 pounds of claws and teeth, tufty ears and fluffy white marsupial tummy. You could give one a hug — experts suggest that they prefer it if ...