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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

It has always amused me that the tourists to the US that I’ve spoken to are often very excited to see raccoons, and disappointed if they don’t see them before they leave.

Some others I’ve noticed on the east coast of the US are blue jays and cardinals. Boy, do people get excited about those if they’ve never seen them before! Very pretty birds of course, just very easy to get used to and see as uninteresting as well.

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[-] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 27 points 5 months ago

Here in Australia, it's drop bears and hoop snakes. People always want to see them... until it's too late.

[-] spittingimage@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

A drop bear got my auntie. All they found was her eskie... empty.

[-] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 8 points 5 months ago

Typical. Those drop bears have no respect at all for a person's eskie.

[-] biscuitswalrus@aussie.zone 6 points 5 months ago

Thieves and murderers the lot of em. Just like my great great granddad before he was shipped here.

[-] Denjin 4 points 5 months ago

Some say that the drop bears are the true descendants of the first British convicts sent to Australia

[-] NaturalViber@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Damnit. I googled it. Im from the US. Closest we have to drop bears here are snipes. I've been on a few snipe hunts myself.

[-] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I've never heard of a hoop snake before, that's awesome.

this post was submitted on 12 May 2024
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