Incredible footage of a koala swimming across a Brisbane creek has baffled ecologists, who have long believed that Australia’s favourite furry creature avoids water. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE. Carindale ...

Jan. 23 (UPI) --A visitor to an Australian beach captured video of a koala displaying some very unusual behavior: swimming in the ocean. A video recorded Tuesday at Shoreham Beach in Victoria shows a ...

Julie Elliott and her friends spotted the koala on the shore and figured it would quickly go back into the woods. Instead, the koala hopped in the water and began swimming toward them. One friend ...

An adorable video has captured a determined koala swimming across a river. The iconic Australian marsupial was recorded going for a swim in the bush at Cobram, in north Victoria, on October 6. A ...

Watching this video is like seeing a dog walk on its hind legs… Ditching its home among the gum trees for, err, cooler pastures, this koala takes to South Australia’s Harriet River for a spot of doggy ...

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Koalas are not known for their swimming skills - but one made a splash with a group of Australian canoeists by hitching a ride with them. Amateur video shows the animal swimming toward the group in ...

A young male koala is undergoing treatment at the Northern Rivers Koala Hospital after falling from rocks and taking an unexpected swim in Byron Bay. The incident has highlighted the challenges koalas ...

Flinders University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. The koala was clinging to an old tree stag while stranded in the Murray River, on the border between New South Wales and ...