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Koalas nearly went extinct long before humans arrived in Australia (opens in new tab)

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A new koala DNA study reveals their numbers crashed about 100,000 years ago, long before humans reached Australia.

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DNA study rewrites koala history, finding their collapse began 100,000 years ago, before humans arrived

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