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Drop Bear · salience 1

“It lurks in trees and drops onto unsuspecting passersby, its aggression a terrifying divergence from its docile relatives.”

Yara-ma-yha-who · salience 1

“accounts describe it lying in wait in the branches of native fig trees, dropping down onto travelers who pause to rest or shelter beneath them”

Oschaert · salience 0.75

“Its method is consistent across the accounts: it appears to someone travelling after dark, usually as an animal with glowing or fiery eyes, and fastens itself onto the traveller's back or shoulders.”

Asanbosam · salience 0.6

“Their feet are equally fearsome, shaped like hooks that allow them to hang upside down from tree branches, waiting patiently for unsuspecting prey to pass beneath.”