In 1802, French-born explorer Francis Louis Barrallier encountered the animal when his two Aboriginal guides, returning from a hunt, brought back two koala feet they were intending to eat.
En 1802 o explorador de orixe francesa Francis Louis Barrallier atopouse co animal cando os seus dous guías aborixes volveron de cazar levando dous patas de coala coa intención de comelas.