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badwilson - 29 Mar 2004 05:19 GMT

Ha! How cute! In Australia they have the Easter Bilby instead of the
Easter Bunny :-)
http://www.easterbilby.com.au/default.asp
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Alan Erskine - 29 Mar 2004 07:33 GMT

> Ha! How cute! In Australia they have the Easter Bilby instead of the
> Easter Bunny :-)
> http://www.easterbilby.com.au/default.asp

The Bilby is an endangered species whereas the rabbit is an introduced
species and is considered to be vermen. Someone, I think it was a
conservation group, came up with the Easter Bilby idea a few years ago.

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Jette Goldie - 29 Mar 2004 17:47 GMT

> > Ha! How cute! In Australia they have the Easter Bilby instead of the
> > Easter Bunny :-)
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> species and is considered to be vermen. Someone, I think it was a
> conservation group, came up with the Easter Bilby idea a few years ago.

They're oddly cute little beasties - saw some on the
"Australian Wildlife Rescue" program on Animal
Planet a few weeks ago.

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Yoj - 29 Mar 2004 08:15 GMT

Yes, I think they're adorable. I had been discussing this on another
newsgroup before my trip to Australia last April. I met her while I was
there, and she presented me with a chocolate Easter Bilby.

They made the change because rabbits are considered pests down under,
rather than being thought of as cute, cuddly creatures.

Joy

> Ha! How cute! In Australia they have the Easter Bilby instead of the
> Easter Bunny :-)
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> Check out pictures of Vino at:
> http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

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Kreisleriana - 29 Mar 2004 15:10 GMT

>Ha! How cute! In Australia they have the Easter Bilby instead of the
>Easter Bunny :-)
>http://www.easterbilby.com.au/default.asp

I would have expected the Easter Bunyip. ;)
Eeeeek!

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David Yehudah - 29 Mar 2004 18:09 GMT

They have all kinds of odd critters Down Under. Someone sent me a
hilarious photo the other day of a woman in a supermarket leading a huge
kangaroo on a leash. The 'roo was wearing a muzzle, and the lady was
using his pouch to carry her groceries. I've been wondering ever since
if that could be real or was the photo faked.

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Kreisleriana - 29 Mar 2004 18:16 GMT

>They have all kinds of odd critters Down Under. Someone sent me a
>hilarious photo the other day of a woman in a supermarket leading a huge
>kangaroo on a leash. The 'roo was wearing a muzzle, and the lady was
>using his pouch to carry her groceries. I've been wondering ever since
>if that could be real or was the photo faked.

Faked, I would guess. They aren't friendly, especially the "huge"
ones, as you describe. And we recently discussed how they can lose
their fear of humans and become pests in some tourist spots, and hit
you up for your lunch, but they aren't really "tame." Since the pouch
is for carrying babies, I can't imagine that a roo would be very happy
about someone putting their groceries in them.

Theresa
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claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful.
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Yowie - 30 Mar 2004 11:35 GMT

> >They have all kinds of odd critters Down Under. Someone sent me a
> >hilarious photo the other day of a woman in a supermarket leading a huge
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> is for carrying babies, I can't imagine that a roo would be very happy
> about someone putting their groceries in them.

I'd say "faked" as well. 'Roos can be "tamed" like lions, tigers and bears,
but aren't ever really *tame*, despite how the show "Skippy" depicted them
(and hte 'roo in Skippy was actually a wallaby)

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Jeanette - 30 Mar 2004 12:07 GMT

. And we recently discussed how they can lose

> > their fear of humans and become pests in some tourist spots, and hit
> > you up for your lunch

Sheep do that in the Peak District of England. I've been mugged for a cheese
and tomato sandwich on so many hilltops that I've lost count.

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David Yehudah - 30 Mar 2004 19:13 GMT

I'm still not sure; I went back and studied the photo a little closer
and noticed that the critter was also wearing handcuffs on his ankles
and his shadow was placed as it would be normally if it were a real
photo. The groceries in the pouch did look faked, seeming to be lit much
brighter. There's also a question as to whether the animal would have
been allowed in a grocery store.

>>>They have all kinds of odd critters Down Under. Someone sent me a
>>>hilarious photo the other day of a woman in a supermarket leading a huge
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>
> Yowie

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Alan Erskine - 30 Mar 2004 19:50 GMT

> I'm still not sure; I went back and studied the photo a little closer
> and noticed that the critter was also wearing handcuffs on his ankles
> and his shadow was placed as it would be normally if it were a real
> photo. The groceries in the pouch did look faked, seeming to be lit much
> brighter. There's also a question as to whether the animal would have
> been allowed in a grocery store.

Doubt it. 'roos are not the most 'friendly' animals and have been known to
kick their way _through_ people. I didn't see the image being referred to,
but....

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