Drop Bears, Australia and an Enduring Prank on Non-Aussies

Even though the drop bear myth is just a fabrication, there’s still something to learn from how people react to it. The fact that so many are willing to believe in (or at least humor) the drop bear legend speaks to our collective fascination with mysterious creatures and cryptids.

Some university researchers have even gone to such lengths to “study” drop bears as part of an elaborate joke. For example, the University of Queensland once published a paper suggesting that drop bears prefer to attack people without Australian accents.

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