**3. Results**

The eyes were the most consistent and hottest body feature for measuring the body temperature of koalas by a substantial margin—coefficient of variation: 4.83%, and average temperature: 31.16 ◦C (Figure 2). However, the eyes were one of the least available body features to measure being visible in only 40.35% of the images. The abdomen was the second most consistent body feature with a coefficient of variation of 11.01% (Figure 2) and was visible in 48.54% of the images. The back was the most available body feature to measure (69.60% of images) and was the third most consistent to measure body temperature (13.73%; Figure 2). The paws were the least available body feature to measure (39.18% of images) and were the fourth most consistent body feature (18.12%; Figure 2). The least consistent body feature to measure body temperature was the ears (19.68%; Figure 2), which were visible in 61.99% of images. For further details on the specific eyes, ears, or paws, refer to Table 1.

**Figure 2.** Boxplot demonstrating the range/spread of temperature (◦C) for each body feature of a koala measured (from left to right: eyes; ears; paws; abdomen; back). The median (the line through each coloured box), average ("x"), and outliers (coloured circles) are shown for each body feature.

**Table 1.** Table displaying the sample size, average temperature (◦C), and coefficient of variation for each of the five primary body features and the specific features that are entailed.

