Koala mating habits, diet and habitat myths and misconceptions busted SatSaturday 16 JanJanuary 2021 at 9:34pm Koalas sure can look cute and cuddly on postcards, but they're not when they're mating. ( Print text only How far would you go to get away from someone you're not interested in? Would you climb out to the ends of a tree branch 15 metres above the ground in the hope that your suitor would not dare follow? That's what one female koala on the far north coast of New South Wales did after a night of being pursued by a male koala in a hoop pine tree.