drop-bear
Fictional falling marsupial
A drop-bear is a fictional creature from Australian folklore—supposedly a large, carnivorous koala that drops from trees onto unsuspecting victims below.
The concept exists almost entirely as a joke Australians play on tourists: Watch out for drop-bears when you walk through the bush.
The warning is delivered with straight-faced seriousness, testing the visitor's gullibility.
Traditional explanatory tale
- urban legendUnverified viral story
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- tall taleWildly exaggerated story
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
cryptid · fakelore · prank · deception · gullibility · misinformation · spoof · bogus
Pouch-bearing mammal
- eucalyptusAromatic Australian timber tree
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- arborealOf or in trees
- pouchSmall flexible bag
joey · fluffy · tree-dwelling · fauna · iconic · gum tree · wildlife · furry
myth
Traditional explanatory tale
- urban legendUnverified viral story
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- tall taleWildly exaggerated story
fabrication · cryptid · fakelore · prank · deception · gullibility · misinformation · spoof · bogus · falsehood
marsupial
Pouch-bearing mammal
- eucalyptusAromatic Australian timber tree
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- arborealOf or in trees
pouch · joey · fluffy · tree-dwelling · fauna · iconic · gum tree · wildlife · furry · cuddly
backpacker
Traveler carrying supplies
hiker · traveler · caution · safety · wilderness · repellent · fork · lookout · overhead · Australia
joke
Humorous statement seeking laughter
ribbing · satire · parody · deadpan · wind-up · leg-pull · straight-faced · larrikin · taking the piss