Koala Bear Australia
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. The word "koala" comes from the Dharuk word gula. [2] Closely related words appear in other Australian Aboriginal languages, including: In the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Aborigines called Koalas by the word Cullawines. Near Sydney, Aborigines called Koalas by the word Koolahs. In the Murray Region, Aborigines called Koalas by the word Karbors. Other Aboriginal names for Koalas include: Bangaroos, Koolewongs, Narnagoons and Colos. [3]. It is commonly said that the common name 'Koala' is an Aboriginal word meaning "no drink
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