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.
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.
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MamboGator@lemmy.world · 49 pts · 2y
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 2y
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?
Zagorath@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I don't think I've ever heard any of these used to mean "dumb", apart from "numbat".
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 11 pts · 2y
I was so sure some of these names were made up.
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
If you think about it… all names were made up at one point or another.
All words, even.
dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net · 10 pts · 2y
If only for a little extra oomph in your scrabble game.
spittingimage@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Careful - some of these are Australian and will try to kill you.
Acedia@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Wut dat noolbenger do doh?
FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Whats that middle one?
JayJLeas@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
I was shocked an Aussie to learn that my American boyfriend had never heard of bilbies...
RacoonVegetable@reddthat.com · 6 pts · 2y
The numbat looks so noble 😍
Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y
Fuzzy slinky
SpeakinTelnet@programming.dev · 4 pts · 2y
No Pika? My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
Zagorath@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
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.
Sternhammer@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
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.
veroxii@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I are a choccie Bilby this Easter so definitely still around.
loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
pupbiru@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
as an aussie, it’s pretty safe to assume marsupial… basically everything here is a marsupial
About12@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
No Phascogale? 🤔😁
TheBat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
sunoc@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
Take a look at that snout!
maculata@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
What about bandicoots?
robdor@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 2y
Tell me more about ant tech anuses.