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Koalas are not bears. In Australia we do not call them 'koala bears' — only foreigners do that. They are just 'koalas'.
by perilunar 2y ago
Koalas are not bears. In Australia we do not call them 'koala bears' — only foreigners do that. They are just 'koalas'.
- ssl-3 2y agoGood point. I am remiss for forgetting this fact that I once knew. Koalas are definitely not bears in Australia, and they're the ones who are most qualified to make this determination. (The rest of us are literally outsiders.) (Now that we're discussing regional dialects as they relate to furry animals: Can we talk about possums, next?)