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[–] [email protected] 34 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Numbats? Dunnarts?

These names aren’t all Australian colloquialisms for “dumb”… are they??

Also… no love for the Cult of Quoka? I mean seriously, look at these guys? How is anything that cute?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I don't think I've ever heard any of these used to mean "dumb", apart from "numbat".

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I was so sure some of these names were made up.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

If you think about it… all names were made up at one point or another.

All words, even.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

If only for a little extra oomph in your scrabble game.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Careful - some of these are Australian and will try to kill you.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Wut dat noolbenger do doh?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

I was shocked an Aussie to learn that my American boyfriend had never heard of bilbies...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The numbat looks so noble 😍

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Fuzzy slinky

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Whats that middle one?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Australia used to have the "Easter bilby" in addition to the more common overseas Easter bunny. Sadly I think stores stopped selling chocolate Easter bilbies; I don't recall seeing any this year.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I think the Easter Billy thing may have been a fund raiser for the Save the Bilby Fund, though I’m not sure. Did some work with them in Charleville some time back, as part of a student field trip looking at design concepts for what eventually became the Bilby Experience. Great people.

From what I can remember they’ve had good success in rebuilding the bilby population.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I are a choccie Bilby this Easter so definitely still around.

[–] SpeakinTelnet 4 points 11 months ago

No Pika? My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Where's Muad'Dib?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

No Phascogale? 🤔😁

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

What about bandicoots?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Take a look at that snout!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Tell me more about ant tech anuses.