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Old 03-22-2008, 12:31 AM #1
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Default The Australian Easter Bunny/Bilby.
A story for you about the Australian Easter Bilby.

My avatar is an Easter Bilby and not an Easter Bunny!

The Easter Bunny has been an important part of Easter celebrations all over the world, but Australians have often questioned its suitability for our nation. In Australia feral rabbits are a major environmental problem and in most states it is illegal to own a (pet) rabbit.

What is an Australian Bilby?

It is a small rodent with a long nose and tail, however it shares one feature with the rabbit, and that is her ears! The Easter Bilby is becoming more common on our supermarket shelves alongside the traditional rabbit and most manufacturers donate some of the proceeds from Bilby sales to saving the Bilby.

What does a Bilby look like?









See the following website for more information:

http://www.modnet.com.au/~firefrog/easterbilby.htm
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Thanks for sharing, beautiful.

~They still make them out of chocolate, right?
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I'd never heard of a Bilby before! Thanks for sharing that, Koala. He's cute!
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Hello Aussie girl! I always love it when you share part of your country w/us. A Bilby huh??? It's pretty cute, kind of a rabbitty squirrel.

HOPPY EASTER BILBY ANNE!!!
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Thanks for sharing this with us. I have never heard of a Bilby.

It's just great when we share news with each other about our
life history. Especially when it is about other countries.

The part about that it has a very sharp spur on its tail was
weird.

Thanks again. Do share some more news with us.

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How do you cook one?
It probably says on the package!

I would eat one (actually probably two!)

Yum...Both cooked and chocolate! Here little Bilby......(frying pan behind back)

Happy Easter Koala!
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How do you cook one?

I guess I should have expected that! LMAO.
Maybe that's one of the reasons it's another of the endangered species.


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It probably says on the package!

I would eat one (actually probably two!)

Yum...Both cooked and chocolate! Here little Bilby......(frying pan behind back)

Happy Easter Koala!

Happy Easter to you too Taffy.....and yes Moose. They do make chocolate ones.
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...Just when I thought I'd seen everything. I ALWAYS watched the Croc Hunter and never saw a Bilby before..They are kinda cute and very "rabbity".. Thanks for sharing!
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Sorry Koala, for announcing this on your lovely Bilby thread, but the Easter Bunny has met with a little accident and won't be delivering eggs, this year..

What can I say....The nature of the beast...

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