What are these dreaded Drop Bears of Australia?
While searching the net for a picture of this elusive creature I found one at Beyond the Fringe.
Be afraid, be very afraid …. this fearsome furry denizen feasts upon unwary visitors to Australia.
Question: I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I forget its name. It’s a kind of bear and lives in trees. (USA)
Answer: It’s called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out of Gum trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.
(supposedly posted on an Australian Tourism website.)
Note: Stories of drop bears are often told to unsuspecting foreign visitors to illustrate Australian deadpan humor.
