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A drop bear (or dropbear) is a dangerous Australian marsupial. Drop bears are commonly said to be unusually large, vicious, carnivorous koalas (although the koala is not a bear) that inhabit treetops and attack their prey by dropping onto their heads from above. They are an example of local lore intended to frighten and confuse outsiders and amuse locals, similar to the jackalope, hoop snake, wild haggis or snipe hunt.

It is often suggested that doing ridiculous things like having forks in the hair or Vegemite or toothpaste spread behind the ears will deter the creatures.

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Decided to fix the drop bear pose for being to similar to the Nextwave comic reference.
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~rubygloom73 2 days ago  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
toothpaste behind the ears doesn't work, but the pungent smell of vegemite usually deters them. God they're dangerous.
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~Crimzen250 Jun 6, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
They are actually real, they're vicious little pricks and they have sharp claws
they're really closely related to the koala and besides a slightly darker colour and being larger in size, they look very similar
Koalas however are slightly more relaxed, you should hear the sounds they make, its like a small animal screaming while being eaten by a large animal...scary shit
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~Marinas Mar 6, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
This reminds me of the Yara-ma-yha-who of Australian mythology. Similar behaviors but terribly scary.
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Mood: Humor ~sleeples5zombie Dec 28, 2012  Student General Artist
Watch out for dem drop bears they can sneek up on you
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~MikuMikuDimension Dec 22, 2012  Student Artist
Forks.. Beware of my Spiky hair..
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~YaibaKitsune Dec 21, 2012  Hobbyist Artist
YES!!!
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~do3om Dec 9, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
KOOOOAALAAA
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*LordCastigator Dec 1, 2012
Awesome work. Gotta love Drop Bears...

...Till they go for ya...
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~therealarien Nov 27, 2012  Student Digital Artist
HAH yes at YWAM Perth here we fully tricked so many people into thinking they're real. I like just discussing them in a matter-of-fact way. "People think they're all black but it's more of a dark brown, and they're not even guaranteed to kill you on the first pounce..." I think hoop snakes are HILARIOUS I'd love to see that one
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=Echo-butt Nov 27, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
hehe... drop bears (go austrailia)
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