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Maori live in New Zealand.

Koalas are native to Australia.

There is no native maori word for the koala.

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What is the Spanish name for the koala bear?

koala


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Is Koala Bear is proper noun?

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Is a koala bear really a bear?

A koala is not a bear. A koala is a marsupial mammal indigenous to Australia, where there are no bears.


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Why is it incorrect to refer to a koala as a koala bear?

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Which Australian marsupial looks like a bear?

People often refer to the koala as "koala bear". This naming is incorrect. It is just called "koala", and the misnomer "koala bear" tends to be applied only by non-Australians.The wombat is the koala's closest relative, and the common wombat's scientific name is Vombatus ursinus which means "bear-like". However, people do not generally call the wombat a bear.


Is there a king koala bear?

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