Journal Entry:
18 June 2020
1:58 AM (GMT)

It is with great excitement I head to the place where my research suggests I might find more information about Arktos-By-The-Sea (ABTS) and the

Bears Down Under (BDU). The information I discovered suggested the place (-37.821, 147.624) and a bit of information about those who inhabit the location. 

My research called the inhabitants “the bush refugees” and

suggested that they have evolved in an environment with low

natural mortality, promoting life-history with slow maturation,

and low reproductive rates. The article stated hundreds can

occupy a single tree and colonies numbering thousands often

occupy several trees. There have been “camps” over 4.5 miles

long and a 1 mile wide, with a population in the millions. 

Diet: They are herbivores, with nectar and pollen being their favorite food, but they will also eat native fruits.

Behaviors: They live high in the tree canopy (like Koalas). The species is easy to spot but are very difficult to catch. Other characteristics of this group; they are gregarious, intelligent, most active at night and rest during the day. 

Features:  They use small ears that stick above the head and big eyes to navigate and can see as well as a cat at night. Their muzzle is long which gives them a keen sense of smell to find their food. One conspicuous trait of this group is the fur, which can be a foot in length, covers the entire body and extends down to their ankles. They have toes that are good for grabbing hold of tree trunks and branches. 

Communication: The communication system includes over 20 various vocalizations. Hence, gatherings in these large camps are noisy as they communicate with each other.

Neurological: Some recent neurological and morphological studies have shown that they may actually be primates.

Habitat: They mainly live in forests in the coastal areas of northern and eastern Australia, where they are endemic. 

Have I found  Arktos-By-The-Sea and the Bears Down Under?

I’m about to enter the “camp.”

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