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Drop Bears described as
urban legend (or folktale, see discussion p88)- serious paper mythology - april fools day article "evil twin" of Koala - Joke Paper modern hoax, legend- NatGeo mythical - Tamworth Mayor

(in decreasing importance). Lede should be:

A drop bear (sometimes dropbear or Thylarctos plummetus) is an urban legend in contemporary Australian folklore featuring a predatory, carnivorous version of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). This imaginary animal is commonly spoken about in bush yarns, often designed to scare tourists. While koalas are typically docile herbivores (and notably, not bears), drop bears are described as unusually large and vicious marsupials that inhabit treetops and attack unsuspecting people (or other prey) that walk beneath them by dropping onto their heads from above.