2.29.2008

Strange Bears, Part 2

(Part 1: Pandas)

Koalas

If you have any bling, you better believe he'd steal it.
Koalas are unique in beardom for being marsupials and therefore technically not being mammals and therefore not being bears. Most biologists believe that a bear must be a mammal, but that doesn't mean you have to agree with them. If most biologists jumped off a bridge, would you? Let's just be thankful that that's a rhetorical question.

Koalas are known in Australia for being the most vicious of all bears. The rest of the world, however, knows that Australia doesn't know what they're talking about. But I guess when your only indigenous wildlife is either cute as the dickens or the weirdest looking creature alive, your idea of vicious will be somewhat off balance.

According to a recent documentary about Australian culture, koalas are thought to be telepathic and control the weather. You would think that animals that combine the powers of at least two X-Men would be able to avoid being eaten by dingos, but you'd be wrong.

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