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Koala emblems and popular culture

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"Koalo" 1810 print

Koala emblems and popular culture deals with the uses which have been made of the image of the koala, such as coins, emblems, logos, mascots and in the naming of sports teams.

Australian emblems and logos

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United States mascots

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  • Blinky Bill is the koala star of several books, TV shows, a movie and games.
  • Nutsy is Blinky's friend then adopted sister in several books, TV shows, a movie and games.
  • Mrs. Koala is Blinky's mother in several books, TV shows, a movie.
  • Bunyip Bluegum is a koala in The Magic Pudding.
  • Buster Moon in Sing and its sequel.
  • Nigel an eccentric British koala in the 2006 Disney animated film The Wild.
  • The Australian version of the American Disney computer-animated film Zootopia has a koala as a newscaster character.
  • South Korean boyband BTS collaborated with Line Friends and released a set of characters called BT21; one of these characters, created by Namjoon, is a light blue koala named Koya.

TV and films

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Games

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Other

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  • Release 9.10 of the Ubuntu operating system (codenamed Karmic Koala), a distribution of Linux.
  • Caramello Koalas are a popular Australian chocolate.
  • In the United States, a talking koala in a racing firesuit is paired with Tasmanian race car driver Marcos Ambrose in commercials for Little Debbie snack cakes. The commercials take place in front of or in the #21 Little Debbie Ford Fusion from Wood Brothers Racing.
  • Kid Koala is the stage name of the Canadian DJ Eric San.
  • "Koala Infestation" is one of the more popular bits performed by comedian Mitch Hedberg.
  • During the Vietnam War, conscripted Australian soldiers were derisively called "Koala soldiers" by regular army personnel. The rationale behind this name was that they were 'not to be exported or shot at.' It is now commonplace within the civilian population to use this nickname to refer to any deployment of troops with restricted rules of engagement.
  • In Terry Pratchett's book The Last Continent, there is a description of a koala-like animal referred to as the "drop-bear."

References

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  1. ^ Koala, the official state fauna emblem of Queensland Australian Geographic
  2. ^ Australian Wildlife - Koala, the official animal emblem of the state of Queensland
  3. ^ Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland
  4. ^ "Symbols used by Council". Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  5. ^ Ian Cardona (August 28, 2020). "Star Trek: Lower Decks Reveals the Shocking Truth of the Universe". CBR. Retrieved July 4, 2023.