i just answered a question and noticed that some one had put koala bear. koalas are NOT bears.
2007-12-25 12:37:03 · 6 answers · asked by lil' princess19 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
koalas are marsupials thats why their not bears.
2007-12-25 21:10:14 · update #1
No, koalas are marsupials of the genus and species Phascolarctos cinereus. But they look like a small cuddly teddy bear, so you must excuse all us ignorant folks who insist on calling them bears. Old habits are hard to break.
2007-12-25 12:46:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason they call pandas "bears", weakfish "sea trout", sabretoothed cats "tigers", and blister beetles "Spanish flies". Not everyone studies taxonomy.
2007-12-25 22:39:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps they are ignorant? Not in the bad sense of the word, just the factual sense.
Why are they not bears, anyway??
2007-12-25 20:44:01 · answer #3 · answered by thisbrit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They look like teddy bears. It's wrong and I think most people know it, but it's pretty common usage...
2007-12-25 20:44:44 · answer #4 · answered by Mrs. Large Richard 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Then What R They???
Cats???
Birds???
People???
Gorillas??
2007-12-25 20:45:47 · answer #5 · answered by Vain @aLexZiipiiT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you call them,then?
2007-12-25 22:11:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋