Drop bear
- johnandrieskrause
- Dec 12, 2025
- 1 min read
Updated: Mar 28
Drop bears (scientific name: Thylarctos plummetus), sometimes spelled dropbear, are a contemporary mythical creature that were hoaxed to live in Australia, commonly spoken in tall tales designed to scare tourists. They're essentially large, carnivorous koala-like creatures that inhabit treetops and attack unsuspected people that walk beneath them by dropping onto their heads from above.



I will now be extra careful & cautious when walking in an Australian forest. Scary!
I didn't know what a drop bear was. Took me a few years to work out the are based on legend. Can you think of other animals that have myhical status?