why would you say koala bear
its like saying bear bear
2007-10-26 18:13:50 · 8 answers · asked by la$t drinx$ 3 in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Other - Australia
It's native to Australia. Its a marsupial, not a mammal like a bear, so it isn't really a bear, just that Europeans sometimes call them koala bear so the name has stuck.
2007-10-26 18:21:55 · answer #1 · answered by highflyer 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Koala.
Early European settlers to Australia called the Koala the Native Bear, and the Koala is still sometimes called the Koala Bear, but it is not a member of the bear family.
The Koala is an Australian native marsupial animal.
It's not like saying bear bear.
2007-10-27 01:32:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with sunnycoastcraig. What exactly is it that you are asking?
Koala does not describe it as a bear.
The word "koala" means "No water" - because koalas will never drink water. You will never see a koala go down to a river to drink. They get ALL their nutrients from the eucalyptus leaves. (And they are very picky too. They only eat certain species of eucalypt only)
Sometimes people use the word "bear" because a lot of people (especially foreigners) call them "bears" anyway, so the name stuck.
2007-10-26 20:35:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don't get your question....apart from the fact a koala is DEFINITELY not a bear anyway, but what do you mean its like saying a bear bear? Even if it WAS a bear, (which it is not) why would that be any different to how any other bear is described? E.G. Grizzley bear, polar bear...or varieties of other animals, e.g red kangaroo, grey kangaroo etc.
Are you saying you interpret the word "koala" to mean bear? A koala is a type of mammal, belonging to the marsupial family and is closely related to the wombat.
2007-10-26 18:38:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
it isn't koala bear,just koala
it isn't a bear! and yes its native to Australia
2007-10-26 19:39:41 · answer #5 · answered by tuppenybitz 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
the Koala is a native australian mammal. It is however incorrect to call it a Koala Bear...Though many people do.
2007-10-26 21:16:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes, the Koala is a marsupial native to Australia !!!
They are not bears.
If you are interested in Koala's please take a peek at https://www.savethekoala.com/
(To all those people that keep telling me a Koala is not a bear, I DO know that, I am Australian. K.Bear is a NICKNAME, that's what people do on yahoo answers. Duh...)
2007-10-26 20:02:43 · answer #7 · answered by • Koala • uʍop ɹǝpun 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
That question is so silly ,it is more than a Koala can Bare.. LOL,, have a fun time
2007-10-28 01:46:15 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋