Walk through an Australian eucalyptus forest and a sharp, minty smell may drift through the air. Eucalyptus leaves release aromatic oils that spread through the forest, especially on warm days. Koalas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Koala bears always make me smile - they're just adorable and I love watching them! But this video of Olaf the koala that ...

Koalas appear to do nothing, spending up to 22 hours resting. This is not laziness but a vital survival tactic. Their diet of ...

COLUMBIA — Lottie and her daughter Charlotte spent most of their Tuesday as they do the rest of the week: Resting peacefully atop a eucalyptus-adorned tree at the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, sometimes ...

Koalas are unique in the animal kingdom, living on a eucalyptus diet that would kill other creatures and drinking so little their name comes from the Dharug word gula, meaning "no water." Today, many ...

A hungry koala nicknamed "Claude" has returned to a plant nursery to rob them of their delicious vegetation and brought some friends of his along. Claude was busted last year for munching his way ...

A gardener growing eucalyptus seedlings for koala habitats has found his plants being eaten by a single greedy one. Nicknamed "Claude" for his sharp claws, this thieving koala is thought to have eaten ...

You are what you eat. Chowing down on a giant bowl of garlic cloves will make you smell like garlic. The same goes for onions. For younger koalas, however, their odor is usually a little more pleasant ...

Their extreme dietary specialization affects digestion, behavior, energy use, and produces a consistent scent that reflects habitat and food quality. Koala scent varies by age and sex, with adult ...