We’re getting closer to discovering dropbears actually existed outside the stories told to tourists….
this post was submitted on 13 Nov 2025
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Of course they exist. It's just that official accounts are rare because they never leave witnesses.
What's up with the ridiculous AI slop picture? It seems to have little to do with the article. It absolutely does not depict what a gator or crocodile nest looks like or would have likely ever looked like. Not how those kinds of nests by cold blooded creatures work. I can only assume the rest of the article is similarly meaningless AI slop too.
I guess the BBC is doing lazy AI slop now. Cool.
I've updated the Illustration.
Seems like they got it straight from the university press release here. I guess we can cut them some slack for using a bit of AI given the recent job losses at that university. They are reported to have lost around 4000 full time staff places in the last year, part of Australia's recent cut backs to universities that don't get much international reporting. That's may hurt their ability to do quality research. Professor Archer noted that "quite clearly, from the many fascinating animals that we’ve already found in this deposit since 1983, we know that with more digging there will be a lot more surprises to come,”. So lets hope they continue to get support.
