25, 1984, as gifts from Australia. Two each were sent to zoos in Tokyo, Nagoya and Kagoshima as goodwill envoys. At the time, sweet buns named Koala Manju were said to sell like--well--hotcakes.

If this koala were sick or injured, they’d take it to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital, 40 minutes north in Beerwah. But the animal is healthy. By protocol they must release it somewhere ...

The Australia Zoo is owned by Terri Irwin and operated by the Irwin family. This article originally appeared on For The Win: ...

The Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital remains a crucial lifeline for native wildlife, with koala Summer returning for treatment—underscoring the ongoing threats to these iconic animals. Summer, first ...

If the potential loss of our koalas (and numbats, eastern quolls and pygmy possums among many others) is distressing, ...

Everyone thought koalas were solitary creatures. But a new paper reveals there is more to the social lives of koalas than ...

Today, the zoo is home to 1,200 animals, including Australian favorites like wombats ... such as feeding red pandas or cuddling with a koala, though like the tours, these also cost extra.

Two Australian koalas are on a three month ... Interviews with Vickie Kuder, San Diego Zoo, explaining where the name koala came from. Interview with Daniel Simpson, San Diego Zoo.

This placed her among Australia's greatest athletes ... Wild Life koala keeper Alie Selveraj said that the zoo was committed ...

Fancy a selfie with a dingo and meeting a koala followed ... close to world-renown Australian animals like kangaroos. Seeing animals is only the beginning, with the zoo offering a multitude ...