Wednesday, August 17, 2011
quicko: the bunyip
A large, mythical Australian creature. Precise description rather hazy; probably hairy and scary. Lurks near water spots, according to wikipedia. Have yet to encounter one, but continue to hold my breath when passing puddles on late-night walks home.
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You need to substitute 'water spots' for 'billabong'.
Apparently not so mythical - various Aboriginal groups of Victoria independently identified a bone as belonging to a bunyip. The drawing they made of the creature would be similar to what we would call a duck-billed dinosaur. They identified it over a decade before fossils from this type of dinosaur were described (in scientific literature). See http://creation.com/bunyips-and-dinosaurs
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