Chuck

Yeah. Yeah. A lot of people think it started in either Sydney or South Wales. The early settlers there, you know, playing pranks on people who came probably because they didn't want them there. It would be my guess.

Yeah. Yeah. A lot of people think it started in either Sydney or South Wales. The early settlers there, you know, playing pranks on people who came probably because they didn't want them there. It would be my guess.

Yeah. Yeah. A lot of people think it started in either Sydney or South Wales. The early settlers there, you know, playing pranks on people who came probably because they didn't want them there. It would be my guess.

Yeah, exactly. Apparently, the Australian Museum over the years has kind of kept this joke going by fabricating sightings. It's sort of like a like here in America, like a jackalope.

Yeah, exactly. Apparently, the Australian Museum over the years has kind of kept this joke going by fabricating sightings. It's sort of like a like here in America, like a jackalope.

Yeah, exactly. Apparently, the Australian Museum over the years has kind of kept this joke going by fabricating sightings. It's sort of like a like here in America, like a jackalope.

You know, like creating these creatures, not like a Bigfoot. It's not a cryptid, but I guess a jackalope probably technically is. But, you know, just sort of a humorous thing to keep going. And the official government even gets involved and kind of plays along.

You know, like creating these creatures, not like a Bigfoot. It's not a cryptid, but I guess a jackalope probably technically is. But, you know, just sort of a humorous thing to keep going. And the official government even gets involved and kind of plays along.

You know, like creating these creatures, not like a Bigfoot. It's not a cryptid, but I guess a jackalope probably technically is. But, you know, just sort of a humorous thing to keep going. And the official government even gets involved and kind of plays along.

Well, and I'm sure they're also like, there's all manner of things that'll kill you. Like the last thing we need is a made up thing.

Well, and I'm sure they're also like, there's all manner of things that'll kill you. Like the last thing we need is a made up thing.

Well, and I'm sure they're also like, there's all manner of things that'll kill you. Like the last thing we need is a made up thing.

There actually is, like, evidence that there could have been some sort of ancient animal in Australia during the last ice age that is similar to a drop bear. That does have a real scientific name. Thylacoleocarnifex, or a marsupial lion. Apparently the skull does resemble a koala or maybe a wombat. But instead of grinder teeth, they have... shearing teeth.

There actually is, like, evidence that there could have been some sort of ancient animal in Australia during the last ice age that is similar to a drop bear. That does have a real scientific name. Thylacoleocarnifex, or a marsupial lion. Apparently the skull does resemble a koala or maybe a wombat. But instead of grinder teeth, they have... shearing teeth.

There actually is, like, evidence that there could have been some sort of ancient animal in Australia during the last ice age that is similar to a drop bear. That does have a real scientific name. Thylacoleocarnifex, or a marsupial lion. Apparently the skull does resemble a koala or maybe a wombat. But instead of grinder teeth, they have... shearing teeth.

And apparently it once belonged to a group of marsupials called the diprotodonts. And with today's koalas, they're in that same group of marsupials. So possums, wombats, kangaroos, and koalas, they were all part of this group back in ancient times. But whatever this more fearsome one was, A, it wasn't a drop bear, but it was similar enough for people to reference it at least.

And apparently it once belonged to a group of marsupials called the diprotodonts. And with today's koalas, they're in that same group of marsupials. So possums, wombats, kangaroos, and koalas, they were all part of this group back in ancient times. But whatever this more fearsome one was, A, it wasn't a drop bear, but it was similar enough for people to reference it at least.

And apparently it once belonged to a group of marsupials called the diprotodonts. And with today's koalas, they're in that same group of marsupials. So possums, wombats, kangaroos, and koalas, they were all part of this group back in ancient times. But whatever this more fearsome one was, A, it wasn't a drop bear, but it was similar enough for people to reference it at least.

Oh, maybe. Who knows? The first official mentions that people know about were in the beginning of beginnings of the 1900s. And it wasn't in a newspaper like the words drop bear until 1982, apparently, when there was a message in the 21st birthdays column of the Canberra Times on 31 July. You know, it's from a different country if they say 31 July. Right. We say July 31st over here.

Oh, maybe. Who knows? The first official mentions that people know about were in the beginning of beginnings of the 1900s. And it wasn't in a newspaper like the words drop bear until 1982, apparently, when there was a message in the 21st birthdays column of the Canberra Times on 31 July. You know, it's from a different country if they say 31 July. Right. We say July 31st over here.