--- description: The video was taken by an unsuspecting man walking his dogs title: Watch 2 Koalas Embroiled in a Herculean Wrestling Match image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch 2 Koalas Embroiled in a Herculean Wrestling Match by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 16, 2015 12:55 PM CUT by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 16, 2015 12:55 PM CUT Those who thought koalas spend all day eating and lounging in trees in a eucalyptus-induced sleepy stupor are in for a surprise. “On my daily walk with the dogs when I unexpectedly got front row seats to a koala wrestling match,” Victoria, Australia, resident Ashton Webster wrote on YouTube. And my, was the the intense wrestling match (grunting and all) a sight to behold. The koalas are so consumed by their grapple, they aren’t even disturbed when Webster’s dog Lucy pokes in her nose to see what’s going on. “Lucy, get out of it!” the concerned Webster warns. Can you guess what happens next? _Read next:_ [_Enjoy These 10 Videos of Cute Animals Snoozing in Honor of World Sleep Day_](http://time.com/3744486/world-sleep-day-animals-sleeping/?iid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3745691/koalas-wrestling-match-cute/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3745691/koalas-wrestling-match-cute/"},"headline":"Watch 2 Koalas Embroiled in a Herculean Wrestling Match","datePublished":"2015-03-16T12:55:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:17:41.855Z","description":"The video was taken by an unsuspecting man walking his dogs","url":"https://time.com/3745691/koalas-wrestling-match-cute/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Australia","animals","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3745691/koalas-wrestling-match-cute/","name":"Watch 2 Koalas Embroiled in a Herculean Wrestling Match"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Overstepping Boundaries: The Danger of Invasive Species","description":"What are invasive species, and why are they dangerous? TIME's Bryan Walsh explains how animals like the Asian carp, lionfish, and Burmese python can be a threat.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/zHyAT7e9/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2013-12-04T20:50:46.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/zHyAT7e9.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3745691/koalas-wrestling-match-cute/","duration":"PT2M18S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3745691/koalas-wrestling-match-cute/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```