The Origin of Drop Bears

The drop bear, thylocus plumatus, is an arboreal i e tree dwelling predatory marsupial that closely resembles the coala fas calactus senerius. Based on megofauna bones discovered in aboriginal middens, it is believed that the t present species evolved from a single ancestor during the late holocene. Theories that its dropping skills follow from genetic similarities with sugar gliders remain empirically untested. Monitoring these animal populations is important to insure their conservation and to limit negative effects on the human population.