Firstly, koalas are not bears.
There is no particular name for someone who studies koalas.
People who study the field of animal Biology are zoologists. While there are specialised areas within this broad parameter (such as ornithologists, who study birds), there is no particular name for one who studies koalas. It is too narrow a field.
Australians call koalas, koalas. They are not bears.
Australians call koalas, koalas. They are not bears.
Judging by the tendency of many people to call these animals "koala bears", it would seem that many cultures erroneously view the koala as a bear, not a marsupial.
A scientist that studies bears would be called an ursinologist.
A koala IS a bear, just like Pandas are called Panda Bears, because they ARE bears, so if anything, Koala would be the nickname while Koala Bear wouldn't, because that's what it is.Like you don't call A black bear a black.
This description fits the koala. However, it is not strictly correct to say a koala is bear-like, as it is not even remotely related to bears. Koalas are marsupials, but bears are placental mammals.
Koalas are not bears, they are a marsupial mammal indigenous to Australia.Koalas are not even remotely related to bears. The name "koala bear" is incorrect, and not used by Australians. Koalas are marsupials, unlike bears, which are placental mammals.There are no bears in Australia.No. Koalas are marsupials, and bears are placental mammals, and there are many features they do not share.The only similarity it shares with members of the bear family is that both koalas and bears are mammals.Australians do not call these marsupials "Koala bears", but just "koalas".no they are not in the bear family
You call someone that studies metal a metallurgist.
A physicist.
a person who studies planets is a planetologist.
florist
Microbiologists