“Punch isn’t the only one who relies on stuffed animals for comfort and safety,” the overlaid text reads, referencing Punch, the Japanese macaque who previously went viral for clinging to a stuffed ...

BRISBANE, Australia – The first thing you want to do when you get to Australia is pet a koala. The good news is that flying into Brisbane allows you to do it almost the moment you step off the plane.

A sausage dog on the run, a koala who walked into a pub and mind-blowing surgery are among Australia’s wild animal encounters that warmed our hearts this year. The adorable dog ran off from her ...

From whale songs to lion roars, animals have evolved to stretch their voices across distances so that friends—and sometimes foes—can hear them. Each sound is coded with messages like "Come here!" ...

Bindi Irwin brought her love of wildlife straight to Instagram on Tuesday, March 3, sharing a heartfelt tribute in honor of World Wildlife Day. The conservationist and television personality, 27, ...

Conservationists saved the fuzzy creatures in Victoria, Australia. Now, the animals are showing remarkable signs of genetic recovery ...

Koala populations with low genetic diversity are actually recovering by "reshuffling" their genes to remove harmful mutations ...

This fluffy gray Frenchie puppy is so round and soft-looking that people swear he’s actually a baby koala bear.

As koalas in southern Australia have grown from a few hundred to almost half a million, the marsupials show signs of regaining lost genetic variation.

Raymond Island is slightly off the beaten path, and has no hotels, shops, or restaurants—but this biodiverse wonderland has become a wildlife lovers’ dream.

Some koalas may recover their genes after major population crashes. Growing koala populations may rebuild genetic strength over time.

If you follow media coverage of koalas, you could be forgiven for feeling confused. Recent stories describe a "koala paradox": endangered in the north of Australia, abundant in the south; genetically ...