Cuddly Koala Bear? Ahhh, Maybe not so much!

Sounds to me like somebody trying to make the best of craigslist and scare tourists or something.

Reads as a fake, joke ad. Some of it was pretty funny.

I still don't doubt that having a Koala as a pet is a bad idea, however.

This is obviously a fake ad. It becomes increasingly obvious toward the end. Koalas are known for being vicious animals if you get too close, and their claws are sharp. They're also ridiculously cute, which catches people off guard. I'm not aware of any country where they're legal as pets. The Asian comment is a silly joke. Koalas are native to Australia, which gets a lot of Asian immigrants and tourists due to its proximity.

TSE said:

Reads as a fake, joke ad. Some of it was pretty funny.

I still don't doubt that having a Koala as a pet is a bad idea, however.

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Undomesticated animals are almost always a bad idea. They haven't had their aggression and fear bred out over many generations.

I once had to catch a wounded koala in a tree with my bare hands. It's a long story, but the bottom line is that they get very nasty when angry. Also, even a wounded koala will outrun me when it comes to moving from one tree to another.

It raped the cat?

All you have to do is put Vegemite on your ears and they'll instantly fall in love with you.

...but if you don't, oh no. Late at night, usually around the witching hour, they'll silenty change from the cuddly Koalas we usually see them as, to the vicious and ferocious Drop Bear.

Koalas can climb on anything and everything. They're like spiders in a way, being able to go up sheer walls and scoot along ceilings with the greatest of ease. What they'll do is wait for you to fall asleep, then slowly...slowly crawl along the ceiling above your bed towards you. Slow enough so they make nary a sound to wake you with.

Then they drop on your face and eat it until you're dead.

This ruined my day.

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It didn't help at all