For the first time ever, koalas in some parts of Australia have been listed as a threatened species by the Australian government.

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" calls to attract mates and provide warnings about predators.

Australian koala gives birth in south China GUANGZHOU, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- One of the six Australian koalas moved to southern Guangdong Province this April under a global koala protection plan, has given birth to a cub at a wildlife park in Guangzhou, the provincial capital.