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questionAre drop bears real? (self.australia)

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[–]__shitsahoy__[S] 15 ポイント16 ポイント  (17子コメント)

Are there any pictures of these drop bears? Iv only seen drawings online

[–]Abiro 48 ポイント49 ポイント  (0子コメント)

I'm sure there are some photos lurking about but unfortunately if you're close enough to take a picture of a drop bear then its probably a bit too late.

[–]JediCapitalistI get that fizzy feeling now I'm lemonade 34 ポイント35 ポイント  (8子コメント)

It's a bit worrying you haven't been reading the National Museum and Journal articles people are linking you because there are pictures available.

like this one from this journal on how to track the buggers.

[–]__shitsahoy__[S] 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (7子コメント)

Sorry Iv seen those before, it just doesn't seem like something that's real. I have a lot to learn. Also I'm on my phone so that doesn't help

[–]JediCapitalistI get that fizzy feeling now I'm lemonade 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (5子コメント)

You can see from the sunlight glare in picture b that it's not just a painting or something though right?

Just remember to look up when you're out of camp.

[–]__shitsahoy__[S] 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (4子コメント)

Yes but from why Iv read they're supposed to be a lot bigger than a regular koala bear, and who knows photoshop does wonders. But what do I know I'm just an American

[–]JediCapitalistI get that fizzy feeling now I'm lemonade 16 ポイント17 ポイント  (1子コメント)

What? Look at the size of the thing!? It's no mere koala.

And yeah you're American, that's part of the problem and you should read this Australian Geographic article on how that makes you a scientifically proven greater risk than the locals to suffer an attack.

[–]ShardikOfTheBeam 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

What? Look at the size of the thing!? It's no mere koala.

Oh yeah! there's so many ways of identifying it's size in those pictures! you see those branches in (a)?? Those are as thick as a human leg.

[–]joonix 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (0子コメント)

How have you gone your entire life thinking "I've" is spelled "Iv"..?

[–]gisallboo 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Don't call Koalas "Bears", they hate that

[–]jarrys88 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

heres another one http://www.4x4earth.com.au/forum/images/posts/Dropbear.jpg

[–]complex_reduction 17 ポイント18 ポイント  (3子コメント)

So many people think drop bears a joke or a myth, there's never been proper funding into research. As deadly as they are, it's easier for the Government to pass off the deaths to dingoes or feral pigs. Too few people give a shit about rural Australia. It's a god damn disgrace.

[–]matholio 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (2子コメント)

I have a mate in NT who spent a summer hunting them. Gov funded.

[–]hadehariaxMelbin 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

That'd be state govt, not federal though right? Especially in the NT where they give a shit about this kind of thing.

[–]hawtdawgspudder 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Sign me up!

[–]wisty 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Juveniles look pretty much like big koalas, and can easily be mistaken for them. Here's a video of one attacking (it's on the ground, not dropping) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6hLIP06I_8

They aren't that dangerous on the ground though, because they are slow moving ambush predators.

[–]hippity_dippity123 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Drop bears are elusive by nature, and when they suddenly descend from the trees in the 'drop' like fashion, people don't usually stick around to take photos.

[–]stibbons -1 ポイント0 ポイント  (0子コメント)

No, there are no surviving dropbear witnesses.