Are Koalas mean?

Answer 1

Koalas are koalas...animals aren't mean by nature, they just do what they are supposed to do instinctively.

Answer 2

The word "koala" comes from the Dharuk word gula.[3] Closely related words appear in other Australian Aboriginal languages, including:

- The Ngunnawal of the Canberra region also call it gula.
- In the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Aborigines called Koalas by the word Cullawines.
- In the Murray Region, Aborigines called Koalas by the word Karbors.
- Other Aboriginal names for Koalas include: Bangaroos, Koolewongs, Narnagoons and Colos.

It is commonly said that the common name 'Koala' is an Aboriginal word meaning "no drink." [dubious — see talk page] The Koala actually does drink water, but only rarely, due to its diet consisting of eucalyptus leaves, which contain sufficient water to obviate the need for the Koala to climb down for a drink.

Early European settlers to Australia called the Koala the Native Bear and the Koala is still sometimes called the Koala Bear, although it is not even a placental mammal (like bears and most other mammals) - it is a marsupial. The Koala's scientific name comes from the Greek: phaskolos meaning "pouch" and; arktos meaning "bear". The cinereus epithet is Latin and means "ash-coloured".

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Answer 3

No Koalas are not mean. They are just like any other animal, if they feel threatened they will attack! I am sure if you feel threatened by someone who is twice your size, your instincts would be the same.Like all aussie wildlife they just like to be left alone to go about their own business. They can scratch you if they feel threatened, but this would be purely defensive, as their claws are very sharp, and need to be sharp so they can climb trees to reach their food supplies.

Answer 4

They are members of the raccoon family, right? Raccoons have nasty tempers. Cat killers in a heart beat.

I'm sure somewhere out there in Aussie land, you will find an attack koala somewhere.

Answer 5

They can be quite mean. They are to be left alone and viewed at from a distance. They are even mean to each other!

Check out animalplanet.com. They had a show about it with the guy who died whom was the crocodile hunter-steve irwin.

Answer 6

Nope

Answer 7

Koalas are animals they don't think! actually they do but they don't care what they do becoz there animals remember!

Answer 8

No, theyre really nice~~!!!