Koala - Not a bear!
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This was a rare day at the zoo. For once, the koala was AWAKE! And moving! This particular photo is of a female koala. Taken 09-10-06 Would bear-like have been more appropriate? I give! The Koala is NOT a bear. But so often referred to one. My blunder! I stand corrected. :)
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18 comments
A good photo.
said Tom3475
I'm a spy!
said melissa29
I'm a spy!
said melissa29
this is sooo cute! thanx for sharing this awesome koala on your album! :)
said grandma42bratz
hmmm...sort of resembles my first boyfriend. nice shot.
said clj38
we Aussies care if our animals/marsupials are named incorrectly. They have NO relationship what so ever to a bear! It is a good photo though & I do hope that the caption can be corrected in the VERY near future.
said rainforest58
Koalas......bears..... who cares? The photo is so lovely!
said scnooty
The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is a thickset arboreal marsupial herbivore native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae. The Koala is found all along the eastern coast of Australia from near Adelaide to the southern part of Cape York Peninsula, and as far into the hinterland as there is enough rainfall to support suitable forests. The Koalas of South Australia were largely exterminated during the early part of the 20th century, but the state has since been repopulated with Victorian stock. The Koala is not found in Tasmania or Western Australia. So, actually, the koala is not a bear! So, this is a rare photo indeed. Thanks for the download! Please forgive me for going on and on, but most people do think they are bears.
said Jacquelinest
What a sweet picture! And although they aren't bears, that is a commonly accepted title. Thanks for sharing your wonderful pic.
said vicki457
Awwwww! What a cutie! Nice photo!
said seair
Comments are correct - they are not bears, they are nocturnal and they do not drink - ever! Generally well behaved, they almost always pee on politicians! We love them, and we still call them bears!
said kondoli
I love Koala thanks for sharing it with me
said JackieLFarrell
Very sweet photo. I think they must be mostly nocturnal because i can only remember them sleeping as well.
said windflowers43
Actually... as gorgeous as this photo is you should change the caption. Koalas are NOT bears!
said willowbanker
little missy will grace my desktop
said lyda027
I was very honored to see my koala photo a featured photo in Family on 01-09-07. I'd like to thank everyone that takes time to look at my various photos.
said yotemom
What a fabulous capture. I love it.
said albertsville
very cute!
said graygirls111
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