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The Fearsome Australian Drop Bear! (Killer Koalas?)

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

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The Slow Build in Public Awareness of Drop Bears

There are a lot of myths about koalas and coalas, says Dr. David Hoyle. They can run at speeds up to 20 miles an hour - faster than many humans. Coalas have finger prints that look remarkably like human finger prints. The reason for these is to help them grab on to the branches of the trees where they live.

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