The Fearsome Australian Drop Bear! (Killer Koalas?)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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What's Wrong With Scientific Names?
Scientists are fond of giving things whimsical names, like the sub atomic particles known as gluons. There is a trilobite species that is literally named han solo. The name of the element potassium, comes from potash. Neither the koala nor the drop bear are really bears.
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