other uses Koala disambiguation sprotect small yes Taxobox name Koala ref name MSW3 MSW3 Diprotodontia ... title Koala downloaded 30 October 2008 ref image Friendly Female Koala.JPG image caption female image2 ... range map Koala Range.jpg range map caption Koala range br pink introduced The koala Phascolarctos ... taxon extant representative of the family biology family Phascolarctidae . The koala is found in coastal ... stock. The koala is not found in Tasmania or Western Australia. Names The word koala comes from ... doesn t drink . ref name Dixon The scientific name of the koala s genus , Phascolarctos , is derived ... publisher Collins location London page 53 isbn 0 00 458641 7 ref Although the koala is not a bear, English speaking settlers from the late 18th century first called it koala bear due to its similarity in appearance to bear s. Although taxonomically incorrect, the name koala bear is still in use today ... Koala default.aspx title Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria publisher Arazpa.org.au accessdate 9 March 2009 ref ref name AKF cite web author Australian Koala Foundation authorlink Australian Koala Foundation title Frequently asked questions FAQs url https www.savethekoala.com ... Koala Foundation authorlink Australian Koala Foundation title Interesting facts about koalas ... Koala Kangaroo Island.jpg thumb left A Southern koala on Kangaroo Island , not native to the island ... cooler climates are larger. A typical Victorian koala formerly P. cinereus victor has longer, thicker ... South Wales koala weights are convert 12 kg lb abbr on for males and convert 8.5 kg lb abbr on for females. In tropical and sub tropical Queensland , however, the koala is smaller at around convert 6.5 ... often rather scruffy grey in colour, and has shorter, thinner fur. In Queensland, the koala ... koala , which has a slight golden tinge to the fur as a result of an absence of the melanin ... of the koala are unclear, although almost certainly they descended from terrestrial wombat like ... more details
for the animal Koala Infobox Student Newspaper colour d9d9ff name The Koala logo caption school University ... Tabloid printer awards address UCSD , La Jolla, CA , U.S. website http www.thekoala.org The Koala ... to David Letterman s Top Ten list David Letterman Top Ten List . The Koala s standing protocol ... of courtesy. Nearly all of The Koala nowiki nowiki s writing involves making fun of a race, ethnicity ... tragedies. No subject is taboo, and The Koala made jokes about the September 11, 2001 attacks September ... the use of alcohol, drugs, and pornography. In addition to the print version, The Koala also broadcasts a television show, Koala TV , as well as having an online portal for readers and staff. The material on both is consistent with the type of humor found in the paper. In addition to The Koala at UCSD, there are also spin offs of The Koala SDSU The Koala distributed at San Diego State University and California State University San Marcos CSUSM . ref cite web title The Koala at San Marcos ref The official purpose of The Koala is To crush all your hopes and dreams with comedy. Attempted Dissolution by University in 2002 On November 19, 2001, two Koala staff members attended an open meeting of MEChA . A student photographer, who was not a member of The Koala , later submitted his photographs ... Martinez. In February 2002, three months after the meeting, the University accused the two Koala students who attended the MEChA meeting and The Koala itself of violating the Student Code s prohibition ... of California. ref wrote to all academics...staff...and students at UCSD We condemn The Koala s abuse ... The Koala , Foundation for Individual Rights in Education FIRE , June 21, 2002. ref ref name Studenthumor ... In Full Regarding the Koala Judicial Board Hearing , Foundation for Individual Rights in Education ... to proceed legally and informally against The Koala . Director of Student Policy and Judicial Affairs Nicholas S. Aguilar denounced the hate, bigotry, and intolerance of The Koala . Aguilar encouraged ... more details
wiktionary koala A koala is a marsupial native to Australia. Koala may also refer to The Koala , a satirical comedy college paper El Koala or Jes s Manuel Rodr guez, Spanish musician Fisher FP 202 Koala , a kit aircraft Caramello Koala , a confectionery made by the Cadbury Company AgustaWestland AW119 Koala , a helicopter Koala web server , an HTTP server used by Dylan Server Pages See also Koala emblems and popular culture disambiguation fr Koala homonymie ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Jes s Manuel Rodr guez , also known as El Koala October 15, 1970 Spanish language Spanish for the koala , is a Spain Spanish musician . He started in the music world in 1986, creating a punk rock group called Santos Putos . Later he got involved in several projects, including Los Ducati music group. In 2006 he released his first music disc as El Koala, titled Rock R stico de Lomo Ancho Wide loin rustic rock . Its first single video clip, Op , yo viaz un corr , is one of the most ever viewed videos at YouTube , with more than 2 million views only in the first month after its release, currently more than 18.5 million views March 29, 2009 . A new version of the song, under the title Op , vamo a por el mundi , is used by the Spanish television station La Sexta to advertise its FIFA World Cup 2006 World Cup progammes. El Koala has defined a new musical concept rustic rock music , in which simple style typical of country life lyrics got mixed with Rock music rock and Pop music pop melodies. External links http www.elkoala.es Official Site http scolas.skyrock.com article 1142186014.html Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Koala, El ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH October 15, 1970 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Koala, El Category 1970 births Category Living people Category People from the Province of M laga Category Spanish musicians Spain musician stub Andalusia bio stub ca El Koala de El Koala es El Koala eo El Koala fr El Koala ... more details
Refimprove date September 2008 Cleanup date September 2008 Image Koalasmarch.JPG thumb Chocolate and Roast Almond flavor Koala s March nihongo Koala s March Koara no M chi is a bite sized cookie snack with a sweet filling inside. It is made by Lotte conglomerate Lotte , and the product was first released in Japan , and was released in March 1984 as Koala Yummies in the United States . Because of this the origin of the snack is commonly misunderstood and believed to be Japanese while few know that it is really a product of Thailand. Koala s March is in the shape of a koala with a picture of a koala on the outside of the cookie doing various activities. There are various flavors available for the filling, such as honey, cafe latte , and banana. The two most common flavors are strawberry and chocolate, and are the only flavors available in the US along with white chocolate creme filled chocolate cookies. The snack also comes in pineapple flavor, though it is rarer than the other flavors. Koala s March supports the Australian conservation group Australian Koala Foundation . Relations to the Melamine Tainted Milk Scandal During the 2008 Chinese milk scandal of September 2008, the Koala s March cookies were recalled in both Macau and Hong Kong after Macau s Health Bureau found unsafe levels of the industrial chemical melamine in the product. Both major supermarket chains in Hong Kong, Wellcome and PARKnSHOP , promptly removed the cookies off their store shelves as a precautionary measure. ref cite news url http www.iht.com articles ap 2008 09 26 asia AS Hong Kong Tainted Milk.php title Cookies in Macau found with unsafe melamine levels date 2009 09 25 accessdate 2009 09 25 ref References Reflist 2 External links ja icon http www.lotte.co.jp products brand koala index.html Koara no M chi section on Lotte s website Lotte Category Fictional koalas Category Brand name cookies Category Food recalls Category Japanese snack food Category Japanese brand foods Category Lot ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox album Name Koala Motel Type Album Artist Anne McCue Cover koalamotel.jpg Background orange Released 2006 Recorded Genre alternative country Length Label Messenger Records Producer Reviews Last album Roll album Roll br 2003 This album Koala Motel br 2006 Next album East of Electric br 2008 Koala Motel is the fourth album by Australia n alternative country musician Anne McCue . It was released in 2006 by Messenger Records . Track listing Driving Down Alvarado A.McCue J.Robin From Bakersfield To Saigon A.McCue Bright Light Of Day A.McCue Hellfire Raiser A.McCue Sweet Burden Of Youth A.McCue Coming To You A.McCue Any Minute Now A.McCue D.Raven M.McCue Jesus Blood A.McCue Shivers A.McCue As The Crow Flies T.J. White Lay Me Down A.McCue Koala Motel A.McCue M.McCue Anne McCue Category 2006 albums Category Anne McCue albums 2000s country album stub ... more details
Infobox named horse horsename Koala King image imagesize alt caption breed Standardbred discipline Pacing sire Koala Frost grandsire Raider Frost dam Tawain damsire U Scott sex Stallion foaled 1972 country Australia color Bay breeder G. Archer & D. Flynn, NSW owner Mr & Mrs Ray Wisbey trainer Ray Wisbey racerecord raceearnings 680,110 racewins Group one wins br 1981 A G Hunter Cup br 1980 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship br 1979, 1980 Qld Sir Clive Uhr Championship br 1978, 1979, 1980 Vic Winfield Cup br 1980 Vic Winfield Gold Cup raceawards 1979 Australasian Pacers Grand Circuit Champion br 1979 Australian 4YO Pacer of the Year otherawards 1979 Stake Earner of the Year Pacers honors updated 20 August 2011 Koala King was a former champion Australia n Standardbred pacing horse of the 1970s and 80s who won a host of Australasian Pacers Grand Circuit and feature races including the 1980 Inter ... 40 races at the old Harold Park Paceway prior to its closure. Koala King won a total of seventy eight races. He was a bay colt foaled in 1972 that was sired by Koala Frost from Tawain by U Scott USA ... for the modest sum of 1,300. Racing record Koala King was owned and trained by a South Coast New South Wales South Coast trainer Ray Wisbey and his wife. Koala King was driven in the early part of his ... July 1978 at Harold Park Koala King, the race favourite, was in the centre of major error when his ... 2005 ref Koala King contested the national hero and sentimental favourite Paleface Adios in the 39th ... Inter Dominion heats, but was denied victory in the championship final by a brilliant Koala King. During his racing career Koala King competed and defeated some of the best pacers ever in Gammalite , Pure Steel and Michael Frost also a son of Koala Frost Koala King s total race earnings were 680,110 ... 2011 ref Stud record The most notable of Koala King s progeny were Brunei Achilles, won 23,450 Copper Regent 1 58.8 88,749 Jilliby Diamond 1987 F 2 07.7 5,852 dam of Jilliby Spirit won 415,382 Koala ... more details
animated . ref Caramello Koala gets new look , Packaging , 30 November 1999. ref In 2003, then Australian Labor Party Member of Parliament MP , Mark Latham , was labelled a Caramello Koala ... Koala.aspx Cadbury Australia Caramello Koala Kraftprod Category Candy bars Category Cadbury brands ... more details
Taxobox color violet name Koala retrovirus ref http www.uniprot.org taxonomy 394239 Koala retrovirus Uniprot taxonomy ref image image width image caption virus group vi familia Retroviridae genus Gammaretrovirus subdivision ranks species subdivision unclassified Gammaretrovirus Koala retrovirus KoRV is a retrovirus that is present in many populations of koalas . It has been implicated as the agent of Koala Immune Deficiency Syndrome KIDS , an AIDS like immunodeficiency that leaves infected koalas more susceptible to infectious disease and cancer s. The virus is thought to be a recently introduced exogenous virus that is also integrating into the koala genome Endogenous retrovirus becoming endogenous . Thus the virus can transmit both Horizontal transmission horizontally from animal to animal in the classic sense and Vertical transmission vertically from parent to offspring as a gene . The horizontal modes of transmission are not well defined but are thought to require close contact. Koala retrovirus was initially described as a novel endogenous retrovirus found within the koala genome and in tissues as free virions . Viral DNA sequence DNA sequence analysis showed intact open reading frames and pathogenic DNA sequence motif motifs strongly suggesting that KoRV is an active replicating ... M. last5 Robinson first5 Wayne F. title The Nucleotide Sequence of Koala Phascolarctos cinereus Retrovirus ... gene sequence is a new acquisition for the koala genome. Disease prevalence Prevalence of KoRV and KIDS in Australian koala populations suggests a trend spreading from the north down to the south of Australia ... Kangaroo Island are free. ref name Stoye2006 Citation last Stoye first Jonathan P title Koala retrovirus ... ref Prior to this koala retrovirus was used to refer to an unidentified oncovirus detected in cancer ... contribution url http books.google.com.au books?hl en&lr &id I62ZO 4cjwC&oi fnd&pg PA213&dq Koala ... DEFAULTSORT Koala retrovirus Category Gammaretroviruses Category Koalas Retrovirus ... more details
Refimprove date March 2008 The Koala Brothers is an animation animated children s television show that features ... Disney , with the opening song Call The Koala Brothers repeated in instrumental form over the credits .... The supporting cast is introduced as the narrator asks Who do you think the Koala Brothers are going ... gather at the Koala Brothers homestead and sing about always trying to help and caring for one another. Characters Frank the koala is the pilot of the plane. He has demonstrated excellent skills in tennis ... ability. Buster the koala sits behind Frank in their plane and uses his telescope to spot friends ... bake , especially butter cookies. Mitzi the possum lives in a room in the Koala brothers homestead ... the Koala Brothers help in overcoming her dominant, perfectionist, controlling personality. Ned ... to the Koala Brothers homestead. He is often unsure of himself, but he dreams of adventure as an explorer ... is Josie. He has the least amount of problems, after the Koala Brothers. Josie the kangaroo works ... the outback on occasions and keeps up a regular written correspondence with the Koala Brothers ... Lucinda Cowden Home Video History Col begin Col 1 of 2 DVDs Released in Canada & USA Meet The Koala ... 10 The Koala Brothers UK CBeebies USA Disney Channel s Playhouse Disney Cancelled in September ... Jr. flag Wales Cyw Y Brodyr Coala flag Quebec T l Qu bec Les Fr res Koala flag France Tiji flag Ireland RTE The Koala Brothers rowspan 2 POR Canal Panda Os Irm os Koala RTP2 RTP 2 rowspan 2 Os Irm os ... Argentina Latin America rowspan 2 Los Hermanos Koala ESP TVE2 rowspan 2 flag Scotland BBC Two ... Polska TVP rowspan 3 Bracia koala MiniMini CBeebies rowspan 4 flag Germany Super RTL rowspan 3 Die Koala Br der Fox Kids South Alaya as part of Fox Kids Play rowspan 3 Qdual Bcdiediepr Agolian ... for the episode The Koala Brothers Outback Christmas ref name bafta 2006 References reflist refs ref ... The Koala Brothers Official Website at Treehouse TV DEFAULTSORT Koala Brothers Category Fictional koalas ... more details
File PlatinumKoala.jpg thumb The Obverse and reverse obverse and reverse of the Platinum Koala 1991 The Platinum Koala is an Australia n platinum bullion coin minted by the Perth Mint ref name PerthMint Platinum cite web url http www.perthmint.com.au catalogue platinum coins.aspx title Welcome to the Platinum Coins accessdate 2008 09 07 publisher Perth Mint ref and is the most famous series of platinum coins of Australia. The Platinum Koala is Legal fiction notionally legal tender , that is a legal means of payment in Australia . ref name nwtmint On 18 June 1987, the Australian Government approved the minting of platinum and silver coins. This decision was made based on the success of gold coins ... Perth and in 1989 the Platinum Koala arguably became the world s largest selling and first international ... Mint Coins accessdate 2009 10 07 ref Together with the American Platinum Eagle , the Platinum Koala ... depicts the Queen of Australia, Elizabeth II , and the reverse contains an image of a koala . ref ... 1990 Twentieth Ounce Platinum 5 Koala on Tree Trunk accessdate 2008 09 12 ref The initials JB of the reverse ... oz 1 troy oz oz 2 troy oz oz 10 troy oz oz 1 kg Face value, Australian dollar ref name koala nom cite ... Koala Decimal Platinum Bullion Coins accessdate 2009 10 07 ref 5 10 25 50 100 200 1,000 3,000 Thickness, mm ref name nwtmint cite web url http bullion.nwtmint.com platinum koala.php title Platinum Koala ... 199812oz.htm title 1998 Two Ounce Platinum 200 Koala on Fallen Log accessdate 2009 10 07 ref ... title 1996 Ten Ounce Platinum 1,000 Koala accessdate 2009 10 07 ref 13.9 ref name koala1kg ... Platinum 3,000 Koala accessdate 2009 10 07 ref Diameter, mm ref name nwtmint 14.1 16.1 20.1 25.1 32.1 40.60 60.30 75.30 The Platinum Koala never reached the popularity of the American Platinum Eagle, mostly because it has not been advertised in the US. ref name koala cite web url http www.cmi ... References Reflist 2 Category Coins of Australia de Koala Platinm nze ... more details
of the Bushfire Aid CD species Koala gender Koala Physical description Female birth date birth place ... Sam the Koala Sam died 6 August 2009 , also known as Sam the Koala , was a female koala from ... phone video of the event, ref name reutersfeb11 cite news author Belinda Goldsmith title Koala ... australiaandthepacific australia 4593118 Australian bush fires Thirsty koala becomes Australias wild fire star.html title Australian bush fires Thirsty koala becomes Australia s wild fire star date ... that the koala had been thinking I can t run, I m weak and sore, put me out of my misery and Tree ... title Burned koala accepts a hand date 11 February 2009 work The Associated Press publisher ... 2009, 09 33 accessdate 21 Feb 2009 title Sam the koala, a symbol of hope, rises from Australia s ashes ... agefeb12 cite news url http www.theage.com.au national koala man footage not what it seems 20090212 85rr.html?page 1 title Koala Man footage not what it seems last Vincent first Prue date 12 February ... in Rawson, Victoria Rawson ref cite web author Staff Writer title Koala Sam meets her saviour ... ap article ALeqM5iCFnwqL47IlTAKIUkz9lxE BSivgD969QTSO0 title Koala saved from Australia s wildfires ... two and four years old. ref name reutersfeb11 She was placed with a male koala named Bob, ref name ... story 0,21985,25041710 24218,00.html title Say it for Sam the koala date 11 February 2009 publisher ... pampered ref cite news url http www.perthnow.com.au koala sam earns us apology story e6frg4nl 1111118833306 title Victoria bushfires victim Sam the koala earns US apology author date 11 February 2009 ... suffering. ref name Death cite news url http www.heraldsun.com.au news breaking news sam the koala dies story e6frf7jx 1225758651550 title Sam the Koala dies last first coauthors date 6 August 2009 ... last Cuthbertson title Sam the Koala to be preserved like Phar Lap at Melbourne Museum date 8 August ... Koala Sam stuffed for museum newspaper The Herald Sun date 14 January 2010 url http www.news.com.au ... more details
Taxobox name Giant Koala fossil range Pleistocene regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia infraclassis Marsupial ia ordo Diprotodontia familia Phascolarctidae genus Phascolarctos species P. stirtoni binomial Phascolarctos stirtoni binomial authority The giant koala Phascolarctos stirtoni was an arboreal marsupial which existed in Australia during the Pleistocene epoch. Phascolarctos stirtoni was about one third larger than the contemporary koala , ref name Parks SA cite web title Parks South Australia Naracoorte Caves website url http www.parks.sa.gov.au naracoorte wonambi animals extinct 005792 accessdate 2007 10 27 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20070926234550 http www.parks.sa.gov.au naracoorte wonambi animals extinct 005792 Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2007 09 26 ref and has had an estimated weight of convert 29 lb kg abbr on lk off , which is the same weight as a large contemporary male Koala. ref name Prideaux cite journal author Prideaux, Gavin J. title Mammalian responses to Pleistocene climate change in southeastern Australia url ftp rock.geosociety.org pub reposit 2007 2007016.pdf journal Geology year 2007 volume 35 pages 33 doi 10.1130 G23070A.1 last2 Roberts first2 Richard G. last3 Megirian first3 Dirk last4 Westaway first4 Kira E. last5 Hellstrom first5 John C. last6 Olley first6 Jon M. ref Although considered a part of the Australian megafauna , its body mass excludes it from most formal definitions of megafauna . It is best described as a more robust koala, rather than a giant whereas a number of Australian megafauna, such as Diprotodon and Procoptodon Procoptodon goliah , were unambiguously giants . The two koala species co existed during the Pleistocene, occupying the same arboreal niche. ref name Parks SA The reason for the extinction ... journal last Piper first Katarzyna J. title An Early Pleistocene Record of a Giant Koala Phascolarctidae ... Koalas diprotodont stub paleo marsupial stub ca Phascolarctos stirtoni fr Koala g ant it Phascolarctos ... more details
Orphan date November 2010 Koala Island coor dm 67 34 S 47 53 E is an island located west of Pinn Island and just north of the east end of McKinnon Island , off the coast of Enderby Land . It was plotted from air photos taken from ANARE Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions aircraft in 1956. The island was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia ANCA after the koala , an Australian marsupial . See also List of antarctic and sub antarctic islands usgs gazetteer Category Islands of Enderby Land EnderbyLand geo stub ... more details
Infobox musical artist name Kid Koala image Kid Koala.jpg caption Kid Koala performing in 2010 background ..., Page F9 ref who records under the name Kid Koala , is a Canada Canadian DJ , turntablist , musician ... at McGill University , in Montreal , Quebec . ref Bryant, Luke. The new faces of music Kid Koala ... notes to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome . Following the release of the album, Kid Koala toured extensively ... . ref Ninjatune Artists Kid Koala www.ninjatune.com, accessed December 20, 2007 http www.ninjatune.net ninja artist.php?id 8 ref ref BBC collective kid koala interview www.bbc.co.uk, accessed December ... an unpredictable opening act 3 Djs Kid Koala, P Love , and DJ Jester the Filipino Fist on 8 turntables .... Following this tour Kid Koala has performed DJ sets all over Asia, as well as in Iceland, Eastern .... San released the Kid Koala album, entitled Your Mom s Favorite DJ ZENCD127 , on 25 September 2006 ... turntables, all live. During San Diego Comic Con 2010, Kid Koala performed before a special free showing of the movie Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. During San Diego Comic Con 2011, Kid Koala performed ... 17 minute audio CD ECW Press 2011 Space Cadet Kid Koala Space Cadet Graphic novel with accompanying ... Kid Koala Mix 2001 Kalyanji Anandji Third World Lover Kid Koala and Dynamite D remix 2002 Fog Check Fraud Kid Koala s Space Cadet E002 Mix 2004 Lederhosen Lucil Semi Sweet 2004 Noveltones The Gonk 2005 The Free Design An Elegy Kid Koala and Dynamite D remix 2005 Yusef Lateef Bamboo Flute Blues Kid Koala Remix 2007 Pierre Lapointe 25 1 14 14 2008 Jack Johnson Angel 2009 Bell Orchestre Icicles Bicycles Kid Koala Remix 2011 Amon Tobin Ruthless Kid Koala Remix Appearances 2001 Gorillaz Gorillaz ... Martin T treault & Kid Koala s t Phon O Victo 2009 The Slew 100 Puget Sounds Film Composer 2005 Strum ... using the dmoz template. No More Links Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Koala ... OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Koala, Kid Category 1974 births Category Canadian electronic musicians Category ... more details
infobox television Lop show name Archibald the Koala image caption Archibald the Koala format Children s television series runtime 13 minutes creator Paul Cox ref name bfi director Claude Allix ref name millimages developer producer Milliages, Hit Entertainment, Canal J ref name millimages cite web url http www.millimages.com site tv prod.php?lang en&tv id 2 title Archibald the Koala accessdate 2006 12 25 format work Millimages ref executive producer running time 12 minutes starring Richard Griffiths as Archibald English version ref name bfi cite web url http ftvdb.bfi.org.uk sift title 597742 title BFI ARCHIBALD THE KOALA 04 09 98 accessdate 2009 09 14 format work British Film Institute ref br narrated country France br Australia network ITV , CITV , Cartoon Network , Nick Jr. block Nick Jr. , Noggin TV channel Noggin , Tiny Pop and BBC UK br PBS , PBS Kids U.S. br Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC Australia br Tokyo MX Japan br Rede Manchete Brazil br TVOntario TVO , BBC Kids , Treehouse TV , X TV , YTV TV channel YTV Canada br RTL Television RTL , ZDF and ZDF Enterprises Germany br France 3 br Rai Due , Rai Tre Italy br RTM2 Malaysia RTM2 , Astro Ceria Malaysia br XHIMT TV Azteca 7 , XHDF TV Azteca 13 , XHTVM TV Proyecto 40 Mexico br Yorin Netherlands br NRK1 Norway br 3ABN Philippines br TV4 Poland TV4 Poland first aired 1998 last aired 2000 num episodes 52 ref name millimages Archibald the Koala is an animatic animated cartoon animated children s television television program series produced by Millimages in association with HiT Entertainment . The show began in 1998. ref name millimages It was based on the books written by Paul Cox. ref name bfi The show was made ... id 2 Archibald the Koala bcdb Other Studios M Millimages Archibald Le Koala Archibald Le Koala http www.heroic cinema.com distributors mpacific Magna Pacific DEFAULTSORT Archibald The Koala Category French animated television series Category 1998 television series debuts it Archibald, il koala investigatore ... more details
Taxobox name Koala lemur ref name MittermeierLemurs status EX extinct 1280 1420 CE image Megaladapis.jpg image width 200px image caption Megaladapis edwardsi regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Primate s subordo Strepsirrhini infraordo Lemuriformes familia Megaladapidae genus Megaladapis genus authority Charles Immanuel Forsyth Major Forsyth Major , 1894 subdivision ranks Paleospecies subdivision Subgenus Peloriadapis M. edwardsi Subgenus Megaladapis M. madagascariensis M. grandidieri Koala lemurs , genus Megaladapis , ref name MittermeierLemurs cite book author Mittermeier, Russell A., et al. title Lemurs of Madagascar edition 2nd Edition pages 46&ndash 49 publisher Conservation International year 2006 isbn 1 881173 88 7 ref ref name Nowak cite book last Nowak first Ronald M. title Walker s Primates of the World page 83 publisher Johns Hopkins University Press year 1999 isbn 0 8018 6251 5 ref belong to the family Megaladapidae , consisting of three extinct species of lemur s that once inhabited the island of Madagascar . The largest measured between convert 1.3 to 1.5 m ft 0 abbr on in length. Appearance and habits Megaladapis was quite different from any living lemur. Its body was squat and built like that of the modern koala . Its long arms and fingers were specialized for grasping trees, while its legs were splayed for vertical climbing. Additionally, its head was unlike any other primate, most strikingly, its eyes were located on the sides of its skull, instead of being placed forward on the skull like all other primates. Its long canine teeth and a cow like jaw , formed a tapering snout . Its jaw muscles were powerful for chewing through the tough native vegetation. Its body weight reached a total of convert 50 kg lb . The shape of its skull was unique among all known primates, with a nasal cavity nasal region which showed similarities ..., for the koala lemur, would have been a gradual thinning out of its forest home as it gave way to a more ... more details
unreferenced date January 2009 Image Koalo.jpg thumb Koalo 1810 print Koala emblems and popular culture deals with the uses which have been made of the image of the Koala such as coin s, emblem s, logo s, mascot s and in the naming of sport s teams. Emblems and logos The Koala is the official fauna symbol of Queensland , Australia . The Koala is the official fauna symbol for the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland . The Koala is the official mascot of Columbia College Columbia, South Carolina Columbia College , a women only college in Columbia, South Carolina . In sports Rugby union team Queensland Reds has the Koala as its logo. The http www.fightingkoalas.com index.asp Fighting Koalas ... can be found in Ontario and Alberta Canada and California USA. In the United States, a talking Koala ... Americas Ford Fusion from Wood Brothers Racing . In popular culture Qantas airlines used a Koala ... commercials . An Australian children s show has animated characters headed by The Koala Brothers . Blinky Bill is the koala star of several books, TV shows, a movie and games. Adventures of the Little Koala and Noozles are two anime that were shown on Nickelodeon TV channel Nickelodeon in the late 1980s. Viewers often confuse the two. Koala Lumpur Journey to the Edge is a PC game with a koala as the main character. Caramello Koala s are a popular Australian chocolate. Kid Koala is the stage name of the Canadian DJ Eric San. The Koala is a student newspaper at the University of California, San Diego . In Terry Pratchett s book The Last Continent , there is a description of a koala like animal referred to as the drop bear . Koala Infestation is one of the more popular bits performed ... called Koala soldiers by regular army personnel. The rationale behind this name was that they were ... Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Release 9.10 of the Ubuntu operating system Ubuntu operating system codenamed Karmic Koala , a distribution of Linux . Category Australian culture Category Animals in popular ... more details
Image Climbingjoey.jpg thumb right 200px Koala Joey climbs a gum tree at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary is located in the Brisbane suburb of Fig Tree Pocket, Queensland Fig Tree Pocket in Queensland , Australia . Founded in 1927, it is the world s oldest and largest Koala Animal ... animals. ref name lhbris Wildlife Wildlife in the sanctuary includes koala s, kangaroo s, Tasmanian ... that each koala is not held for more than thirty minutes every day. Visitors can also feed and pet ... s, emu s, cassowary s among others. Free flying Rainbow Lorikeets fly to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary ... their speed agility and keen eyesight. The Tasmanian Devils are fed in the afternoon. Koala Forest is a large koala enclosure with over 30 koalas surrounding the customers. Koalas there are fed mid morning ... at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary File Koala walking along a branch at Lone Pine.JPG Koala walking along a branch at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary File Mothers and Babies.jpg Mother and baby Koalas at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary File Mums and Bubs.JPG Mother and baby Koalas at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary File Greeting the visitors to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.jpg Greeting visitors to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary ... Koala Sanctuary File Kangaroos at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.jpg Kangaroos at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary File KangarooKoalaSanctuary.jpg Kangaroo at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary File Rainbow Lorikeets.JPG Rainbow Lorikeets at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary File Lorikeets.jpg Rainbow Lorikeets at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary File Rainbow Lorikeet feeding time Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary 2005.JPG Rainbow Lorikeets at feeding time at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary File Platypus house at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.jpg Platypus House at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary See also portal Queensland Animal Sanctuary Australian Koala ... Pine Koala Sanctuary Official Website http www.ourbrisbane.com visitors seeanddo favourites wildlife.htm Australian Wildlife Our Brisbane information includes Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary http www.sunzine.net ... more details
Infobox Non profit Non profit name Australian Koala Foundation Non profit logo Image AKFlogo.jpg centre ... key people Deborah Tabart, OAM focus Long term conservation of the wild koala method Research, education ... Koala Foundation AKF is an international not for profit scientific organisation that aims to diminish the threats to the survival of koala s and in doing so raise the awareness of the global ... of the wild koala and its habitat. History Image FrankieakaLogan.jpg left 200px Two veterinary scientists, Barry Scott and Steve Brown, registered Australian Koala Association Inc in 1986, and subsequently changed the name to Australian Koala Foundation Inc . The term Inc was later dropped. Chief Executive ... title of the Koala Woman. In 1980s, it was believed that the major threat to koalas was a disease ... Koala Foundation use science, politics and a global support base to rally for change at the legislative, developmental and personal level. September is Save the Koala Month which is the primary time of year that the Australian Koala Foundation work to raise awareness and funds for the plight of the koala. With only around 100 000 koala s left in the wild and local extinctions occurring regularly, the fight to protect habitat and manage koala populations remain the goals of the Foundation. Slogan campaign No Tree... No Me is the slogan for the Australian Koala Foundation. No Tree... No Me was coined by the Australian Koala Foundation s creative supporter Dick Marks in 1994 and has become an appropriate slogan for the Australian Koala Foundation as they focus on the fight for habitat conservation of the koala. Koala s main source of food and nutrients comes from the leaves of eucalyptus trees ... The long term survival of the koala depends on the retention and effective management of suitable habitat .... The AKF has several ongoing projects dedicated to saving the wild koala through conserving its habitat ... Missing image removed Image Koala Beach.jpg right 250px https www.savethekoala.com koalabeach.html ... more details
Infobox zoo zoo name Billabong Koala and Wildlife Park logo BillabongKoalaPark.PNG logo width 250px logo caption image Dasyurus maculatus Billabong Koala and Wildlife Park, New South Wales, Australia 8a.jpg image width 250px image caption Tiger Quoll date opened 1989 date closed location Port Macquarie NSW area Convert 5 acre coordinates Coord 31.459 152.820 type landmark region AU display inline,title num animals num species 50 ref name totaltravel members Zoo and Aquarium Association ref name zaa list exhibits website http www.billabongkoala.com.au Billabong Koala Park Billabong Koala and Wildlife Park is a Convert 5 acre sing on wildlife park and koala breeding center located in Port Macquarie, New South Wales , Australia . It was opened in 1989, and features a wide variety of Australian and exotic animals. It is known world wide as a breeding centre for koalas. History The park was opened in 1989, and was a major breeding centre for Koala s. Starting in 2005, new ownership of the park has seen it move from simply breeding Koalas to a more common wildlife park. Exhibits The park contains a number of native and exotic animals. ref name attractions cite web last Billabong Koala Park title Attractions url http www.billabongkoala.com.au attractions.php accessdate 26 December 2010 ref Snow Leopard Salt water crocodile Koala Eastern grey kangaroo Spider Monkey Koala Red necked wallaby Wombat Cassowary Quoll Eastern Brown Snake Red belly Black Snake The park also contains picnic barbecues ... of education talks through the day including a Koala photo session. Conservation The park breeds Koala s to send to other zoos in the Australasian breeding program. ref cite web last Zoo Aquarium ... Taronga Zoo Koala References Reflist refs ref name zaa list ZooOrg zaa zoos accessdate 28 January ... nsw northcoastnsw hastings billabong koala park title Billabong Koala & Wildlife Park work au.totaltravel.yahoo.com ... inline Billabong Koala and Wildlife Park official http www.billabongkoala.com.au Zoos Category Zoos ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2007 Infobox zoo zoo name Cohunu Koala Park logo logo caption image image caption location Byford, Western Australia Byford , near Perth, Western Australia Perth , br Western Australia date opened 1982 coordinates coord 32 13 50.52 S 116 0 48.6 E region AU display inline,title area num species num animals largest tank vol total tank vol annual visitors members exhibits website http www.cohunu.com.au Cohunu Koala Park Cohunu Koala Park is a wildlife sanctuary at Byford, Western Australia Byford , near Perth, Western Australia . The park was opened in 1982 and is famous for its photo opportunities with Koala s, not to mention a display of Dingo es, Kangaroo s, Emu s, Wallaby Wallabie s, Eagle s, Wombat s, Echidna s, Black Swan s, Cockatoo s, and lifelike replicas of dinosaurs. Zoos zoo stub coord missing Western Australia Category Visitor attractions in Perth, Western Australia Category Zoos in Australia Category 1982 establishments in Australia ru ... more details
Infobox zoo zoo name Koala Park Sanctuary logo KoalaParkSanctuary.jpg logo caption Koala Park Sanctuary image image caption location West Pennant Hills , Sydney date opened October 1930 date closed coordinates coord 33 44 31 S 151 2 42 E type landmark display inline,title area 10 acres num species 24 num animals largest tank vol total tank vol annual visitors members exhibits website www.koalaparksanctuary.com.au The Koala Park Sanctuary is privately owned and run wildlife park located at West Pennant Hills in Sydney Australia. The park is most famous for its collection of Koala s. History The Koala Park sanctuary was built in the 1920s and opened in October 1930 by the owner Noel Burnet. He established the sanctuary because he was concerned at the large number of koalas being killed for the fur trade, and hunting of the animal would ultimately lead to its extinction. He spent the remainder of his life dedicated to researching an preserving the animals habitat. ref cite web last Koala Park Sanctuary title History url http www.koalaparksanctuary.com.au myweb2 default.htm publisher Koala Park Santuary accessdate 26 December 2010 ref Animals The park is a walk through wildlife park, most ... currently held in the parks collection. ref cite web last Koala Park Sanctuary title Animals url http www.koalaparksanctuary.com.au myweb2 default.htm accessdate 26 December 2010 ref Koala s Peacock ... an recounts Australian bush stories. ref cite web last Koala Park Sanctuary title Stockmans Camp ... The Koala Park Sanctuary opened a Koala Research Hospital in 1930. The hospital cares for sick .... ref cite web last Koala Park Sanctuary title Stockmans Camp url http www.koalaparksanctuary.com.au myweb2 default.htm publisher Koala Park Sanctuary accessdate 26 December 2010 ref Controversy In December ..., drainage problems and out of date records. The inspectors issued a series of notices to Koala ... 26 December 2010 newspaper The Daily Telegraph date 19 December 2010 ref See also Billabong Koala ... more details
Taxobox name Riversleigh Rainforest Koala fossil range middle Miocene regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia infraclassis Marsupial ia ordo Diprotodontia familia Phascolarctidae genus Nimiokoala species N. greystanesi binomial Nimiokoala greystanesi binomial authority Black and Archer, 1997 The Riversleigh Rainforest Koala Nimiokoala greystanesi is an extinct species of marsupial , closely related to the modern Koala , that lived 10 16 million years ago in the middle Miocene of Queensland . It probably had a diet of leaves similar to that of the modern species, but whether it specialized on eucalypt leaves is unknown. ref name Australian Museum http australianmuseum.net.au Nimiokoala greystanesi Riversleigh Rainforest Koala at the Australian Museum ref It was a third of a modern Koala s size, being 25 30 cm long, and the mouth protruded from the skull. ref name Australian Museum To date a partial skull has been found along with several lower jaws and isolated teeth, containing in aggregate the entire dentition. ref name Australian Museum References reflist http cyberschool.library.uq.edu.au display resource.phtml?rid 455 University of Queensland portal Paleontology Category Prehistoric mammals of Australia Category Prehistoric vombatiforms Category Pleistocene mammals Category Koalas Diprotodont stub paleo marsupial stub ... more details
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