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Drop bear

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Painted illustration: fierce koala in a eucalyptus tree, humorous painting
AI rendition based on witness descriptions, not an actual photo.
A koala climbing a tree, the real animal behind the drop bear joke
A koala climbing a tree, the real animal behind the drop bear joke · Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Image source · License

A joke animal of Australian folklore: a predatory koala that drops on people from trees.

Hoax Verdict: Drop bear is a hoax or deliberate invention, as our source documents.

Region
Oceania · Australia
First reports
Contemporary tall tale

Key sightings

Best evidence

A hoax.

Sources