News tagged with koalas
Loud and lazy but didn't chew gum: Ancient koalas
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Skull fragments of prehistoric koalas from the Riversleigh rainforests of millions of year ago suggest they shared the modern koala's "lazy" lifestyle and ability to produce loud "bellowing" ...
Research finds koalas are no dwarves
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Dec 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Queensland research has found one of Australia's iconic animals is not a shadow of its former self.
Most koalas in Japan carry leukemia virus: report
Apr 12, 2009 |
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Nearly 90 percent of koalas in Japanese zoos are infected with a virus believed to cause leukemia in the marsupials, a report said.
Aussie koala that survived fires dies in surgery
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sam the koala, who gained worldwide fame and sympathy when she was rescued during Australia's devastating wildfires this year, was euthanized Thursday after a veterinarian found the cysts that threatened ...
Researcher uncovers koalas' creature comforts
Mar 10, 2009 |
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University of Queensland Master of Science student Maren Dammann is aiming to uncover what makes a koala's wish list when it comes to choosing a place to live.
Vaccine for koala chlamydia close
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Jul 17, 2008 |
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Professors Peter Timms and Ken Beagley from Queensland University of Technology's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) said the vaccinated koalas, which are at Brisbane's Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, were mounting ...
Koalas calling
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Oct 07, 2008 |
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With the help of mobile phone technology, UQ researchers are set to decipher the distinctive grunting noises made by male koalas during the spring mating season.
