King Koala (Study Guide)

Amid the highest branches of the great eucalypt forests of Australia, the unexpected, action packed story of wild koalas unfolds. King Koala reveals astonishing new facts about koala behaviour that shatter the common perception that they do little more than sleep and eat gum leaves. The secret lives of wild koalas are, in fact, full of drama, adventure and danger.

King Koala intimately follows the lives of a group of koalas as they engage in strategic espionage, violent battles and daring love quests. Predatory pythons and packs of savage dogs threaten their safety. A housing development may be the worst threat of all, symbolising the peril that the wild koalas face. There is hope. A passionate biologist and a koala carer are among those fighting to rescue these remarkable animals.