Koala mating habits, diet and habitat myths and misconceptions busted

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.

There she stayed, clinging upside down, for about an hour, says Jo Immig, who witnessed the drama unfold in her backyard — complete with deep growling snorts from the male and high-pitched squeals from the female.

“She was quite exhausted,” says Jo, who yelled at the male to back off while putting…