Koala wedding is ridiculous and adorable, but don't expect him to commit

While you were trying to make heads or tails of the bizarre Oscar ceremony last night, China was one-upping Hollywood with something even weirder: a mass koala wedding ceremony.

Three koala couples were joined in marsupial matrimony in Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, China. One lucky Chinese koala named Jimmy was married to a mail-order bride from Australia named Killarney. After the wedding, the newlyweds shared a wedding feast of (you guessed it) eucalyptus.


It turns out animal weddings are not so uncommon. In England, one registrar told the Daily Mail that owners would pay upwards of “$40,000 on ceremonies including chauffeur-driven cars, nibbles and even professional photographers.” A recent dog wedding in New York broke the Guinness Book of World Record for the most expensive animal wedding ever at $250,000.

And it gets worse. Koalas are not monogamous—the males will try and mate with as many females as possible. So even if you spend $250,000 on a wedding for your furry friend, it could end in heartbreak.