Koala Bear
by Robert Bales
Title
Koala Bear
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
Found this cute on at the San Diego Zoo.
The word koala comes from the Dharuk gula. Although the vowel /u/ was originally written in the English orthography as "oo" (in spellings such as coola or koolah), it was changed to "oa" possibly due to an error. The word is erroneously said to mean "doesn't drink".
The scientific name of the koala's genus, Phascolarctos, is derived from Greek phaskolos "pouch" and arktos "bear". Its species name, cinereus, is Latin and means "ash-coloured".
Although the koala is not a bear, English-speaking settlers from the late 18th century first called it koala bear due to its similarity in appearance to bears. Although taxonomically incorrect, the name koala bear is still in use today outside Australia.Its use is discouraged because of the inaccuracy in the name.
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October 1st, 2011
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Comments (33)
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Debra Martz
Oh that is a cute one!! Excellent capture of that expression and pose! Fabulous against the black background!
Maria Hunt
Robert, it is always a delight to visit your gallery. Love this. F/L
Robert Bales replied:
So glad you enjoyed it and thanks so much for the very nice comments along with the LF!!
TN Fairey
Outstanding capture Robert! Love the black background! l/f/t
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much for the nice comment about the BG and the bear along with the LFT!!
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