Cute Koalas

Koalas are one of the iconic animals of Australia - it is a marsupial, like many other animals native to Australia, and it is not a bear. When the English settlers first arrived in Australia, they called it a koala bear as it looked similar to bears. The name "Koala Bear" is still used outside of Australia - however in Australia, it is now only referred to as a koala.

The Koala cuddle portrait fine art print by Mylittleeden

Seeing a koala is often high on the wishlist for visitors to Australia, however they are only found in the coastal regions of souther and eastern Australia. The koala is not found in the wild in Western Australia, Tasmania and Northern Territory. As koalas often sit quietly in trees, eating eucalyptus leaves, once you have spotted on, they make very good subjects of your travel photographs.

Koalas are very distinctive looking animals and make great subjects for cartoonists and illustrators with their fluffy ears and unique nose. Koalas make incredibly cute cartoon characters - as we can see from these cute critters below!

All Sorts of Bears

If you think of bears, what comes to mind? Panda bears, polar bears. brown bears or teddy bears? Perhaps you even thought of a koala bear?

Panda's are one of the most popular bears around the world, although only found in the wild in China. Over recent decades, panda bears have become popular attractions on zoos all over the world. These zoos are paying a major role in trying to increase the panda population.

Giant Panda Bear & Baby Panda Poster
by PandaGifts

The polar bear is one of the world's largest bears and lives within the Artic circle. There is a popular story that polar bears cover their noses with their paws when hunting so their black noses cannot be seen in the white of the snow. This was related by early Artic explorers and through native oral histories, however there is no recent evidence that this actually occurs.

Cute Polar Bear Cubs
by fstasu

Teddy Bears symbolise our love of bears and our desire to see all bears as cute and cuddly.

Two Little Bears Magnet
by scruffshop

A koala bear isn't really a bear, it's a marsupial, just like the kangaroo and wombat. It is widely thought to be a bear by people all over the world. It is normally called a koala, but is often called a koala bear because it resembles a teddy bear.

Koalas in the trees by lesleyworld