History Main / YowiesAndBunyipsAndDropBearsOhMy

* The ''CallOfCthulhu'' supplement ''Terror Australis'' has statistics for quite a few mythological Australian monsters, including the yowie and bunyip (but alas, no mention of drop bears).
* ''DungeonsAndDragons''. The original ''Fiend Folio'' (1981) had statistics for a bunyip.

Like most countries in the world, {{Australia}} has a number of cryptids and mythical beasties allegedly lurking out in the forests and outback (because [[AustralianWildlife Australia's natural wildlife]] just [[EverythingIsTryingToKillYou isn't interesting or dangerous enough]]). This page covers the three most common creatures found in Australian folklore.

* ''{{Shadowrun}}'' not only has drop bears, they're '''vampiric'''!

* Bunyips were featured on ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays'', in the episode "Into the Mouth of Darkness". Here, the bunyips were depicted as small, furry, mischievous cryptids that resemble the Tasmanian Devil of ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' with small antlers.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtrYO-Mog60 "Bunyip Moon"]] from ''DotAndTheKangaroo''.
* ''ScoobyDoo'' has the Yowie Yahoo prominantly featured in ''Legend of the Vampire''.
* A bunyip was featured in an episode of ''MonaTheVampire'', having been accidentally transported to the main character's town in a large amount of special Australian mud meant for a spa.
* Bunyips were featured on ''TheSecretSaturdays'', in the episode "Into the Mouth of Darkness". Here, the bunyips were depicted as small, furry, mischievous cryptids that resemble the Tasmanian Devil of ''LooneyTunes'' with small antlers.
* A bunyip appears in an episode of ''TheWildThornberrys''.

* The '''Yowie''' is supposedly a large, humanoid creature covered in dark brown or black fur. [[StealthPun They also have a lot of fangirls]]. The first reports of the creature come from Aboriginal mythology, although there have been several alleged sightings over the past few decades. See also: BigfootSasquatchAndYeti.
* The '''Bunyip''' is another creature originating in Aboriginal mythology which has crossed into mainstream Australian culture. However, unlike the Yowie, there is no definitive definition as to what a bunyip actually looks like. Most accounts describe it as some sort of large carnivorous, aquatic creature that dwells in billabongs (seasonal lakes) and rivers, preying on unsuspecting travellers. Some variants claim that it can become invisible, or take the form of a beautiful woman to lure in victims.
* '''Drop Bears''' are large, carnivorous creatures closely related to koala "bears". They hunt prey by climbing tall trees and then ambushing them from above. Certain techniques can be used to deter drop bears, such as smearing Vegemite behind one's ears. Unlike the other two beasties, the drop bear does not have any reported sightings or basis in mythology, and the myth [[ForTheLulz was created solely for the purpose of scaring gullible tourists]]. Interestingly, however, the drop bear has an extrordinary resemblance to a now-extinct creature known as ''Thylacoleo'' or the marsupial lion -- a prehistoric, tree-dwelling ambush predator whose closest known relatives are wombats and koalas. However, this is obviously just an eerie coincidence. [[NotQuiteDead ...]]

* The '''Yowie''' is supposedly a large, humanoid creature covered in dark brown or black fur. [[StealthPun They also have a lot of fangirls]] The first reports of the creature come from Aboriginal mythology, although there have been several alleged sightings over the past few decades. See also: BigfootSasquatchAndYeti.

* The '''Yowie''' is supposedly a large, humanoid creature covered in dark brown or black fur. [[AWorldwidePunomenon They also have a lot of]] [[YaoiFangirl fangirls]]... oh, wait, that's the other kind of [[BoysLoveGenre Yaoi]]. The first reports of the creature come from Aboriginal mythology, although there have been several alleged sightings over the past few decades. See also: BigfootSasquatchAndYeti.

* The ''{{Temeraire}}'' series features bunyips as dragonlike burrowing animals that lurk near bodies of water and pick off unwary travellers. Nearby Aboriginals try and fail to convince the protagonists not to camp near a billabong, with predictably terrible results. For extra NightmareFuel, they are shown to be lightning-fast, and if you're by the water and your friends take their eyes off you for ''just a second''...

* The bunyip was featured repeatedly on ''{{Charmed}}'', most notably the episode "Nymphs Just Wanna Have Fun".

* In ''WerewolfTheApocalypse'', the Bunyip were a werewolf [[{{splat}} tribe]] that went extinct in the 1920's along with the thylacine. The other werewolves helped things along as well, which remains a sore point.

* The '''Bunyip''' is another creature originating in Aboriginal mythology which has crossed into mainstream Australian culture. However, unlike the Yowie, there is no definitive definition as to what a bunyip actually looks like. Most accounts describe it as some sort of large carnivorous, aquatic creature that dwells in lakes and rivers, preying on unsuspecting travellers. Some variants claim that it can become invisible, or take the form of a beautiful woman to lure in victims.

* The ''{{Temeraire}}'' series features bunyips as a land-dwelling dragon-like creature living in Australia, that lives near water and attacks travelers.

Like most countries in the world, {{Australia}} has a number of cryptids and mythical beasties allegedly lurking out in the forests and outback (because Australia's [[EverythingIsTryingToKillYou natural wildlife]] just [[BlatantLies isn't interesting or dangerous enough]]). This page covers the three most common creatures found in Australian folklore.

* A Bunderberg Rum advertisement features Australian male campers using stories about drop bears to lure attractive female backpackers into moving their tents close to them. The blonde backpackers are incredulous until the Bundy Rum bear (a large talking polar bear often featured in the company's advertising) drops out of a tree near the edge of the lake, destroying one of the girls' tents.

* '''Drop Bears''' are large, carnivorous creatures closely related to koala "bears". They hunt prey by climbing tall trees and then ambushing them from above. Certain techniques can be used to deter drop bears, such as smearing Vegemite behind one's ears. Unlike the other two beasties, the drop bear does not have any reported sightings or basis in mythology, and the myth [[ForTheLulz was created solely for the purpose of scaring gullible tourists]]. Interestingly, however, the drop bear has an extrordinary resemblance to a now-extinct creature known as ''Thylacoleo''- a prehistoric, tree-dwelling ambush predator whose closest known relatives are wombats and koalas. However, this is obviously just an eerie coincidence. [[NotQuiteDead ...]]

** This is actually a quote from an early speech ridiculing MacArthur's plans to ''set up'' an aristocracy by Daniel Deniehy

* '''Drop Bears''' are large, carnivorous creatures closely related to koala "bears". They hunt prey by climbing tall trees and then ambushing them from above. Certain techniques can be used to deter drop bears, such as smearing Vegemite behind one's ears. Unlike the other two beasties, the drop bear does not have any reported sightings or basis in mythology, and the myth [[ForTheLulz was created solely for the purpose of scaring gullible tourists]]. Interestingly, however, the drop bear has an extrordinary resemblance to a now-extinct creature known as ''Thylacoleo''- a prehistoric, tree-dwelling ambush predator whose closest known relatives are wombats and koalas. [[OrIsIt However, this is obviously just an eerie coincidence.]]

* '''Drop Bears''' are large, carnivorous creatures closely related to koala "bears". They hunt prey by climbing tall trees and then ambushing them from above. Certain techniques can be used to deter drop bears, such as smearing Vegemite behind one's ears. Unlike the other two beasties, the drop bear does not have any reported sightings or basis in mythology, and the myth [[ForTheLulz was created solely for the purpose of scaring gullible tourists]]. Interestingly, however, the drop bear has an extrordinary resemblance to a now-extinct creature known as ''Thylacoleo''- a prehistoric, tree-dwelling ambush predator whose closest known relatives are wombats and koalas. However, this is obviously just an eerie coincidence.

* The {{Temeraire}} series features bunyips as a land-dwelling dragon-like creature living in Australia, that lives near water and attacks travelers.
* In one of the books in TheTomorrowSeries, an Australian prisoner of war in a work party tells the supervising soldier to watch out for the drop bears and hoop snakes.

* '''Drop Bears''' are large, carnivorous creatures closely related to koala "bears". They hunt prey by climbing tall trees and then ambushing them from above. Certain techniques can be used to deter drop bears, such as smearing Vegemite behind one's ears. Unlike the other two beasties, the drop bear does not have any reported sightings or basis in mythology, and the myth [[ForTheLulz was created solely for the purpose of scaring gullible tourists]]. Interestingly, however, the drop bear has an extrordinary resemblance to a now-extinct creature known as ''Thylacoleo''- a prehistoric, tree-dwelling ambush predator whose closest known relatives are wombats and koalas. However, this is obviously just an eerie coincidence...OrIsIt

* The '''Yowie''' is supposedly a large, humanoid creature covered in dark brown or black fur. [[YaoiFangirl They also have a lot of fangirls]]... oh, wait, that's the other kind of [[BoysLoveGenre Yaoi]]. The first reports of the creature come from Aboriginal mythology, although there have been several alleged sightings over the past few decades. See also: BigfootSasquatchAndYeti.

* '''Drop Bears''' are large, carnivorous creatures closely related to koala "bears". They hunt prey by climbing tall trees and then ambushing them from above. Certain techniques can be used to deter drop bears, such as smearing Vegemite behind one's ears. Unlike the other two beasties, the drop bear does not have any reported sightings or basis in mythology, and the myth [[ForTheLulz was created solely for the purpose of scaring gullible tourists]]. Interestingly, however, the drop bear has an extrordinary resemblance to a now-extinct creature known as ''Thylacoleo''- a prehistoric, tree-dwelling ambush predator whose closest known relatives are wombats and koalas. However, this is obviously just an eerie coincidence... or is it?

* SchlockMercenary: [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com:8080/2010-10-29 "Smart Drop-bear"]] was used in reference to Petey.

* '''Drop Bears''' are large, carnivorous creatures closely related to koala "bears". They hunt prey by climbing tall trees and then ambushing them from above. Certain techniques can be used to deter drop bears, such as smearing Vegemite behind one's ears. Unlike the other two beasties, the drop bear does not have any reported sightings or basis in mythology, and the myth [[ForTheLulz was created solely for the purpose of scaring gullible tourists]]. Interestingly, however, the drop bear has an extrordinary resemblance to a now-extinct creature known as ''Thylacoleo''- a prehistoric, tree-dwelling ambush predator whose closest known relatives are wombats and koalas. However, this is obviously just an eerie coincidence... {{or is it}}?