WE like to think of koalas as cuddly, docile creatures, but it turns out they can throw down when they need to.

A woman has posted an amazing video to Facebook showing two of the furry marsupials engaged in a pretty nasty wrestling match on a South Australian road.

The animals grapple and tear at each others’ fur for over a minute, holding up traffic in the town of Stirling, in the Adelaide Hills.

The woman who took the video, Marguerite Smith, was in her car at 1.30pm on Thursday when she came upon the scene of furry fury on Sturt Valley Rd.

“I’m on the road for work all the time and see great things,” Ms Smith said.

“But this was something I’ve never seen and I live in Stirling!”

The Facebook video has been viewed more than five million times since being posted on Thursday afternoon.

Though the cause of the fight remains a mystery, Ms Smith believes it might have been over a lady koala.

Ms Smith was shocked by the attention the video has received,

“I really just wanted to show my friends but a cousin asked if she could share so I made it public, this is insane the attention it has received,” Ms Smith said.

“It’s putting SA on the map with interest worldwide.”