Koala bears hug trees to keep cool on hot summer days, new research suggests. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu. Live Science. ... Koala bears pant to keep cool, ...

Using thermal cameras, researchers in Australia uncovered the science behind a habit that seems, well, cute: Koala bears hug trees to cool themselves. It turns out that tree trunks can be up to 12 ...

Embrace: The baby koala snuggles into its mum's chest (Image: Symbio Wildlife Park) After being uploaded to Facebook on June 5 by the team, the video has now clocked up more than 1.6 million views.

The mention of a koala bear often conjures up an image of an adorable spoon-nosed creature cocking its head to one side while clinging to a tree. Now, scientists have figured out why the iconic ...

Koala bear clinging onto an Australian woman's four-wheeler Ebony Churchill The video shows Churchill, a dairy farmer, trying to get away from a koala bear who is chasing her while she rides away ...

It's a koala. Drop bears have sharp teeth and attack from above.", and another saying, "And there's no way she would have survived that long with a drop bear, unless it was trying to gain her ...

Overly Friendly Koala. A parched koala gratefully accepts a drink of water from a human after an unusually sweltering day with temperatures of 107.6°F (42°C.) ...

Daisy Hill Koala Center Located 25 kilometers south of Brisbane in the Daisy Hill Conservation Park, this koala education facility is a wonderful place to learn about koalas and their conservation.