As humans, we’re easily drawn to adorable critters. Whether due to their fluffy nature, over-sized ears, or cute expression, ...
Sea otters are popular for holding hands while floating together and using rocks to crack shellfish. Adorable, right? But ...
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Koalas are pretty darn cute, but...they aren’t the brightest bulb on the continent. They will only eat eucalyptus leaves off the branch. On a plate, a koala won’t recognize their one and only food.
Cute but cantankerous, koalas are making a surprising recovery from a genetic bottleneck, with their once most-threatened populations now displaying a surprising diversity. “It still looks like ...
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Perfect lighting and backdrops do not guarantee a great photo, as one social media trend highlights. Even professionals are not immune. By Mark Walker What kind of photographer could make Kerry ...
Koalas suffered a massive population decline that left them with dangerously low genetic diversity. However, new genomic research suggests their rapid rebound may be helping reverse some of that ...
Once-threatened koala populations in parts of Australia are showing surprising signs of genomic recovery, according to a study that establishes a new way to assess the health of a population. It ...
Koalas are known for their adorable looks and easygoing personalities, but even a laid-back animal can have a bad day. That seemed to be the case with a koala that Matt Little (@bogananimalwrangler) ...
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Researchers have shown that stress and retrovirus levels are tightly linked to disease in koalas. High KoRV loads make koalas more vulnerable to chlamydia, worsening epidemics in stressed populations.
Australia’s veterinary medicine regulator has approved a vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia, one of the leading causes of koala infertility and death. Researchers found the single-dose vaccine ...