Re: OT: Koalas
From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>
>With response to the "koala bear" debate... the quote came from the guy who
>submitted the shot. He's from Australia and he calls them bears. I know
>they are
>not bears, they're marsupials, but "koala bear" has always been a
>well-accepted
>term... but if it causes so much debate I'll remove it!!! :)
Hi there,
I was really only having a quiet dig, and didn't mean to upset you. The term
"Koala Bear" is used in Australia, but is not well accepted. You probably
hear it more often than not in the U.S., because that's what YOU folks call
them, and so do the foreigh tourists here. Anyway ...it's neither here nor
there......but I think if you are putting it on a web page, with the
intention of educating people, it's a good idea to use the correct terms.
Cheers, Jan clark :-)
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