Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for March 24, 2015

I love today’s strip.

Especially since Rat is NOT in it.

But they’re very aggressive when they need to be.

And, boy howdy, watch out for those Drop Bears if you ever go to Oz!

I was going to ask that. What are they really though?

Koalas would be croc food if they fell out of the blue gum tree.

Guard duck on strike?

Where is Wee Bear?

if we have a dangerous duck, why not a guerrilla koala?

Hullo, Koala neighba. :-)

The problem with koalas is that they sleep 22 hours a day. Makes it hard to guard anything…

hiring a koala to protect him from the crocs is like hiring stephan to defend him against a wrongful death lawsuit…..

Do Crocs know how to read ?

Nah, fair dinkum fellas….Australia is home to 9 of the top ten most venomous snakes in the world, most venomous spider (funnelweb), great big sharks and huge crocodiles. Everything here is lethal. Don’t be fooled by the koala’s cute looks – he’s survived in an extremely hostile environment. Even Mike Tyson wouldn’t cuddle one on his last visit. Think about it……

https://www.google.com/search?q=pope+john+paul+ii+koala+picture&espv=2&biw=1517&bih=692&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=kU8RVazSJ4WjgwTbnYII&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&dpr=0.9#imgrc=6U39-4jC-5miM%253A%3Bt8uAPMhfm1dl_M%3Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fc1.staticflickr.com%252F3%252F2219%252F21943206959800b338c9.jpg%3Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.flickr.com%252Fphotos%252F22773430%2540N07%252F2194320695%252F%3B241%3B350

Did Rat go skydiving with his boss yet?

It could be a Naive Inter-Dimensional Commando Koalahttp://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_large/2/26751/624153-naive1.jpg

Does this mean the crocs are making a comeback!? Also I need more Guard Duck and Mr Snuggles in my life

Thanks, Sheldon.

Bloody marsupials…

But he had all of the right koalafications!

Hey, Pastis, aren’t koalas marsupials? Also, grizzlies, (Ursus Arctos Horribilis), Kodiak, (Ursus Arctos Middendorffi) and “brown bears” are ALL Ursus Arctos, (brown bears)… so you are being redundant. The main bear families we relate to are Ursus Americanis (black), Ursus Arctos (brown), and Ursus Maritimus (polar).

Should’ve used a dropbear: http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?505785-Dropbear-Benzington

Crocs are the bane of our fashion existence. Uggs as well.

I want the Crocs!!!

I am already worried about the koala….this one is armed and dangerous…..I would be wary of the lolly.The hat is just too scary to mention…….

Shouldve hired the duck.

guard team —koala bear & care bear

“That’s no ordinary koala!”

Oh Happy day! Rat’s gone and the crocs are back, well, at least in name. Bring back the CROCS!!!!!!!!!! (Zeeba could hug one of them)

Two comments::1. I’m glad to see another Zebra Minus Crocs strip; there should be more of these, because Zebra hasn’t has much opportunity to be a real character since the crocs were first introduced.:2. What kind of koala is that — regular or diet?

Koalas are NOT bears!https://www.savethekoala.com/about-koalas/interesting-facts

Pig demonstrates once again his ignorance (panel 3). Never attempt to hug the Guard Koala. Especially not when it is on duty!You have been warned.

If they get annoyed with you they wrap their arms and legs round you, sink their teeth in and hang on. And they have strange, slitted, blood-red eyes.

Killer Clown Koalas from Planet X-31!!!Run for your lives!!!

How come he has eyes like Cybil?

Here’s a really disgusting thing about Koalas:Over 80% of them have chlamydia! Even though it’s not the same as the human version, would you want to be messing with them?

One of the Crocs: “Keel that keeler koala!”

xxx

Koalas can actually shred flesh as well as any bear.

Could have used a gummy bear – those are really bears, too! ;)

@WiseOrator, it is not in their name. They are called koalas, not “koala bears”.

Will this “killer koala” bear become the new Guard Duck?

Koalas aren’t bears.

I’d love to see a honey badger for a single panel. No more croc problem.

not a bear, fail.

I’m pretty sure that a brown bear and a grizzly bear are the same thing…..

Koalas are actually dangerous so zebra made a good choice. However, even if this was a nice koala, the crocs would find a way to severely injure themselves.

get guard duck

Koala’s aren’t bears. And they sleep about 20 hours a day.