Quantifying koala locomotion strategies: implications for the evolution of arborealism in marsupials

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Koalas are not fast; research shows that the maximum land...

User Akavakaku, in the Παλαιός / Palæos - The Story of Life subreddit, 29 Nov 2025

Koalas are not fast; research shows that the maximum land speed of a koala is 2.78 m/s, or 6.22 miles per hour. [https://pubmed.n…

Research shows that the maximum land speed of a koala is...

User Akavakaku, in the Παλαιός / Palæos - The Story of Life subreddit, 29 Nov 2025

Research shows that the maximum land speed of a koala is 2.78 m/s, or 6.22 miles per hour. [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31848…

That koala speed, like many older speed records of animals,...

User Wild-Ad-9367, in the Παλαιός / Palæos - The Story of Life subreddit, 28 Nov 2025

That koala speed, like many older speed records of animals, seems vastly inflated. Modern study gives a maximum speed of ~10kmh.

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