Do drop bears exist

Answer 1

Dropbears are completely mythical.

They began to appear on the Australian scene, particularly in camping and scouting groups, in the 1970s, and like many Australian mythical creatures such as bunyips, gained in popularity as stories were told about them around campfires in the night.

Dropbears are said to be carnivorous koala-like creatures which drop down from trees on unsuspecting hikers and campers. They particularly like gullible people who are taken in by the stories about them...

Answer 2

Drop bears do exist in the UK.

They were re introduced after being hunted to extinction in the UK 200 years ago.

They were first released in Salcey Forest near Milton Keynes, and have slowly migrated to Rockingham Forest and Sherwood forest in Nottingham.

They mainly feed on small wild mammals, but will take larger prey if threatened.

There have been a few reports of attacks on small children playing in wooded areas. There has only been one fatality in the past ten years, and this was due to blood loss.

Care should be taken when tending to bite wounds as their saliva contains a powerful neurotoxin much like the Komodo monitor lizard.

Do not approach an injured Drop bear, they are to be avoided at all costs..

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I hope no one is gullible enough to take the initial answer seriously - but it is so funny that I left it alone.

"Drop Bears" are - at best - cryptids (an animal whose existence cryptozoologists believe has been suggested but has not been discovered or documented by the scientific community or by direct evidence).

Really they are no more than a hoax in contemporary Australian folklore featuring a predatory, carnivorous version of the cute, docile koala. This imaginary animal is commonly spoken about in tall tales designed to scare tourists. Drop bears are described as unusually large, vicious marsupials that inhabit treetops and attack unsuspecting people that walk beneath them by dropping onto their heads from above. Stories about drop bears are generally used as an in-joke intended to frighten and confuse outsiders while amusing locals. These tales are often accompanied by advice that the hearer adopt various tactics purported to deter drop bear attacks - including placing forks in the hair, having Vegemite or toothpaste spread behind the ears or in the armpits, urinating on oneself, and only speaking English in an Australian accent.