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Drop bears are subspecies of Koala “Thylarcotos Plummetus” that evolved in extreme drought conditions the only way they survived is turning to drinking blood from other mammals they’d drop from a tree they can drop from well over 12 metres, and tear the throat open with its claws of it’s prey to drink its blood They’d thought they’d gone extinct Apparently there was escaped convicts in the early days attacked by them they had their faces ripped off They found several orphans a few years ago after a major bushfire There was an uproar about because they where using out of date blood from the Red Cross to feed them If you are out in the bush You smear Vegemite behind your ears they don’t like the smell of it You don’t hear much about them, there’s enough problems with snakes, spiders, crocodiles and sharks And the tourist industry want people to believe they’re safe out bushwalking Being relative of the koala Except the drop bear is much bigger than the standard phascolarctos cinereus and is more likely to be the size of a large dog or leopard. With course orange fur that has dark mottled patterning, the drop bear is equipped with sharp claws for climbing trees and holding onto prey. This frightening creature has strong premolars and there are mixed reports of pointed fangs that protrude from the animal’s mouth. Although there have been few verified sightings of the drop bear, they are thought to inhabit closed canopy forests and open woodland areas on the edge of dense forest. Drop bear populations are thought to exist mainly in southern and eastern Australia, stretching as far north as the Cape York Peninsula, down to forested coastal regions of Tasmania. There have also been reported sightings of drop bears within south-east South Australia, the Mount Lofty Ranges and on Kangaroo Island. Unlike its herbivore koala cousin, the drop bear is a true carnivore and is understood to feast on medium to large macropods including kangaroos and wallabies. The drop bear has a unique hunting style and will ambush its prey from the leafy tree canopy above. , this creature will wait patiently for up to for hours in the hope of making a surprise kill.