525
526

questionAre drop bears real? (self.australia)

__shitsahoy__ が 投稿

並べ替え:
ベスト
ベスト
トップ
新着
注目
論争中
古い順
あなたは単独のコメントのスレッドを見ています。

残りのコメントをみる →

[–]JediCapitalistI get that fizzy feeling now I'm lemonade[M] 294 ポイント295 ポイント  (30子コメント)

Yes, absolutely. They are real, and a serious danger to Australian society.

[–]andylovescatsanddogs 121 ポイント122 ポイント  (7子コメント)

I think their danger is overstated. We've also got loads of venomous snakes and two or three dangerous spiders, but it doesn't affect our day-to-day lives as much as people joke about here. Same goes for the drop-bears. You stay out of their territory (or don't do anything to provoke them when you're in it), and you're fine.

[–]JediCapitalistI get that fizzy feeling now I'm lemonade 60 ポイント61 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Maybe, but it's the sheer brutality of their kills, and the nature of the cruel joke in our society that tricks foreigners into doubting their existence, that make drop bears stand out above all.

[–]Dale92 17 ポイント18 ポイント  (3子コメント)

Easy enough to say just don't provoke them, but most of the time they'll just jump out of a tree unannounced. I've seen it happen to a good friend of mine. Bloody awful sight.

[–]ScoobyDoNot 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (1子コメント)

Man please don't blame yourself, it was him or you, he gave his life so you could escape.

[–]Dale92 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (0子コメント)

I knew I was alright cause I rubbed vegemite into my hat. He laughed at me for it...

[–]SierraI9 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

I know right. Their the worst like that, they can get really aggressive like wasps and just keep attacking once the start but they're so much more dangerous. This is what makes them such a real threat. If they drop onto you and you freak out, they'll mistake it for aggression and go into attack mode.

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

Not just loads of venomous snakes, but also heaps of hoop snakes. No one escapes the dreaded hoop snake!

[–]matholio -1 ポイント0 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Finally someone talking sense.

[–]LuckyBdx4Does the name Pavlov ring a bell? 9 ポイント10 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Saw one in Toormina Gardens last week, but then again it might have just been a local.

[–]__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 51 ポイント52 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 32 ポイント33 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] 4 ポイント5 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 14 ポイント15 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 2 ポイント3 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 5 ポイント6 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 16 ポイント17 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 5 ポイント6 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.

[–]Firetruckin 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Almost as dangerous as our politicians. If only vegemite could deal with them to :(

[–]LeahBrahms 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Exactly, the real budget emergency has been caused by the drop bear eradication program. But I've already said to much. Oh wait I hear a black helicopter on the way.

[–]jackeroo58 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Not really to 'Australian Society' as their attacks are limited to tourists...