![]() There’s no collective noun for a group of Koalas moving around together because Koalas don’t move around in groups like dolphins or some birds. What is the name (collective noun) for a group of Koalas? Koalas are not bears – they are marsupials and their correct name is ‘Koalas’. When Europeans first came to Australia, they thought that Koalas looked like bears so they were often called ‘Koala bears’. Why do some people call Koalas ‘Koala bears’? As you can see some of these words are somewhat similar in sound to ‘Koala’. There were many different languages spoken by Aboriginal people throughout the country, although some of those languages have been lost today, and the name for a Koala appears in diverse forms in the written accounts of early settlers (coming from Aboriginal language origins) as cullewine, koolewong, colo, colah, koolah, kaola, Koala, karbor, boorabee, and goribun. However, they can drink from waterholes and creeks etc if necessary, such as in times of drought when the eucalyptus leaves contain less moisture than normal. Koalas don’t need to drink very often because they get most of the moisture they need from eucalyptus leaves. ‘Koala’ is thought to have meant ‘no drink’ in one of the Aboriginal languages. Don’t you think they are better off in the wild eucalyptus forests that are their natural home? Where does the word ‘Koala’ come from? Because of Koalas’ unique physiological and dietary needs, it is a specialised job to take care of them and requires training from people who have experience in doing it. These people must have a special permit from wildlife authorities to do this work and the carers must return the animals to the wild as soon as they are well enough or, in the case of joeys, old enough, to take care of themselves. The only people who are permitted to have a Koala in their possession, besides suitably authorised zoos, are, occasionally, scientists, and the people who are taking care of sick or injured Koalas or orphaned joeys. It is illegal to have a Koala as a pet anywhere, even in Australia. No, it is not permitted anywhere in the world. The AKF has developed a guide to which trees you can plant, divided by Local Government Area (i.e. With Koala habitat now highly fragmented, it’s important to replant degraded areas to give Koalas a better chance of survival. It’s great that you want to assist your local Koalas by planting suitable Koala food trees on your property. More information… What specific Koala food trees for my area should I plant to enhance their habitat? There are Koalas on my property. If this rate of decline continues then yes, the Koala is at risk of extinction. In contrast to the millions of Koalas which were thought to be present at the time of European settlement, the AKF believes that there could be less than 80,000 remaining today, possibly as few as 43,000. ![]() The Australian Koala Foundation’s (AKF) research indicates that the Koala is in trouble and that extinctions of local populations have already occurred. How endangered is the Koala? Is it at risk of extinction? How many Koalas remain? *You can also use our SEARCH facility (top right) to find the information you need.
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