Drop Bears was:RE: Of questionable nationality.... [mostly OT]

If you want to get really scared of them, read Terry Pratchett's "The
Last
Continent".  He uses them as one of the local fauna.

Neath Southern Skies -http://home.pacific.net.au/~southernskies/
[mkw] Admiral Peter Rollins; Task Force Zulu
[DitD] Captain Puppilier

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Bilderback [SMTP:bbilderback@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 10:40 AM
> 
> Beth Fulton explained:
> > >What, pray tell, is a "Drop Bear"?
> >
> >Think koala bear with massive teeth and killer attitude, ambush
predator
> >that drops out of trees on you, another reason why Aussies always
carry
> >sharp sticks... also actually a very long running joke we play on
> >unsuspecting overseas visitors just to make them extra jumpy when
they go
> >plodding around our wilder areas - like the snakes, scorpions and
spiders
> >hadn't already done that ;)
> 
> Sounds like a lovely idea for some Xenobiology on a colony world.
>