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PapaBear
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There you go speaking that foreign language again!
tegendemuur
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jessenator
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Drop bears are a relatively little known species - I believe they're the only true bear species in Australia. Koalas are not bears. Drop bears are so called because they drop from trees onto unfortunate campers with fairly dire results.
The kakapo is a large flightless parrot in NZ. It's protected because like a lot of flightless birds it comes under attack from introduced species like rats and foxes.
The kakapo is a large flightless parrot in NZ. It's protected because like a lot of flightless birds it comes under attack from introduced species like rats and foxes.
tegendemuur
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... "The drop bear (sometimes dropbear) is a hoax in contemporary Australian folklore featuring a predatory, carnivorous version of the koala. This imaginary animal is commonly spoken about in tall tales designed to scare tourists."
Drop bear - Wikipedia
jimilee
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Fairly dire? You could mildly die.
Dying is fairly dire. And I think the hoax about drop bears is that they're related to koalas. Sure, there are similarities but they are separate, non-related species as far as science knows. Caveat - there has been very little research into drop bears, mainly because of their rarity. You're more likely to be bitten by a taipan.
cooder
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Kakapo are super rare and endangered, at present only on a few predator free islands. They had a good breeding season apparently, but if I ever will see one is a different story. We do have Kea (mountain parrots), Kaka (their lowland cousins), we hear occasionally Kiwi at night. Also have Keruru (NZ wood pidgeon aka bush helicopter), Kotuku (NZ white Heron) and lots of Weka breeding and shitting on our patch.
No drop bears or any bears at all.
We are lucky here I appreciate that every day, however there's stunning gorgeous, grand and stunning places in the US and OZ and elsewhere of course too.
in other countries you might have to travel further to get to different geography and maybe harder to get to, we have so many things relatively close by.
zeropluszero
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True.
Luckily I was born in Qld so I don't give an iota of a fig about it.
My son is Perth through and through and he loves the football. I like the footy, especially when Freo are doing well (like now) but usually find watching on TV too stressful. Strangely enough I'm fine if I'm at the game. My Dad was super into footy, being Victorian.
I lived in Canberra for a while when I was a kid and loved it. League made no sense to me at all and still doesn't!
Only been to NZ once, and that was for work in Auckland for a day. Loved it! I like Kiwis in general, love the sense of humour, love the crazy accent and the country is sooooo beautiful - even Auckland!
What sound do kiwi make?
I lived in Canberra for a while when I was a kid and loved it. League made no sense to me at all and still doesn't!
Only been to NZ once, and that was for work in Auckland for a day. Loved it! I like Kiwis in general, love the sense of humour, love the crazy accent and the country is sooooo beautiful - even Auckland!
What sound do kiwi make?
