1. Koalas are not called "koala bears". They are marsupials, not bears, so they have an abdominal pouch in which the young are raised.
2. Koalas live almost exclusively on eucalyptus leaves.
3. Koalas are endemic to eastern Australia, meaning they are not found in the wild anywhere else.
Try beginning with something like:The koala bear: a misnomer, for this creature is not a bear at all, or even related to bears. Rather, it is a marsupial.
A koala is not a bear. A koala is a marsupial mammal indigenous to Australia, where there are no bears.
A koala is not a bear but a marsupial.The koala's species is Phascolarctus cinereus.
It is incorrect to refer to a koala as a koala bear for the simple reason that the koala is not a member of the bear family. The koala is a marsupial, while the bear is a placental mammal. There are no native bears in Australia.
No. There is no king koala, and koalas are not bears. There is no such creature as a "koala bear". It is just "koala".
The koala is a member of the phylum chordata.The koala is also not a bear.
The koala is sometimes mistakenly called a "koala bear" or a "native bear". These names are incorrect as the koala is a marsupial, not a bear, which is a placental mammal.
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# there is no such thing as a koala bear # no koalas are not loud
A koala is a marsupial, not a bear, which is a placental mammal.
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A koala isn't a bear at all, actually. It is a marsupial, whereas a bear is a placental mammal. "Koala bear" is just a nickname given to the marsupial by non-Australians.