
The Fearsome Australian Drop Bear! (Killer Koalas?)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Australians Are More Predisposed to Drop Bear Attacks Than Tourists
Tourists are much more likely to be attacked by drop bears than australians. Drop bears have ways, by smell and hearing to tell whether a person is a foreigner or not. If they're a foreigner, then they're a more vulnerable target because they're less familiar with the forests they're moving through. Some of the proposed methods are particularly important for foreigners visiting australia. The most suitable area just behind and towards the top of the ear, because this area is prone to sweating and closest to the top of your head.
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Australia is known for many strange, dangerous animals, but one famous cryptid from Down Under is the fearsome Drop Bear. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli, with help from Matt Fradd and the Catholics of Oz, recount what we know about the Drop Bear and how to protect ourselves against it.
