{"id":2718,"date":"2016-03-15T09:18:50","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T09:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2718"},"modified":"2016-03-15T09:18:50","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T09:18:50","slug":"the-easter-bilby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2718","title":{"rendered":"The Easter Bilby"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Who will be delivering the Easter treats to you?<\/h2>\n<p>In the UK Easter eggs are delivered by the Easter Bunny. However, in Switzerland it is\u00a0a cuckoo that\u00a0delivers eggs, and in the Westphalia region in Germany, they are delivered by a fox.<\/p>\n<h2>Australia&#8217;s treat bringer.<\/h2>\n<p>Australians don\u2019t welcome an Easter\u00a0bunny.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbits were only introduced to\u00a0the continent in the 1850&#8217;s and were intended as quarry for\u00a0hunting enthusiasts. However the\u00a024 imported specimens\u00a0multiplied so quickly that by the turn of the 20th century, the adorable bunnies had become crop-destroying thorns in farmers\u2019 sides. The\u00a0province of Western Australia even tried using a giant fence to stop illegal rabbit immigration.<\/p>\n<p>With rabbits seen as an enemy,\u00a0Australians replaced the Easter Bunny with Bilbies. These\u00a0endangered marsupials\u00a0share the Easter Bunny\u2019s long ears and have the added bonus of respecting the nation\u2019s valuable crops.<\/p>\n<p>The first documented use of the Easter Bilby concept was in March 1968, per Wikipedia, when\u00a09-year-old\u00a0Rose-Marie Dusting wrote the story &#8220;Billy The Aussie Easter Bilby&#8221; which she published as a book 11 years later.<\/p>\n<p>The first Chocolate Easter Bilbies were sold at the <a title=\"Warrawong Sanctuary\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warrawong_Sanctuary\"><span style=\"color:#0066cc;\">Warrawong Sanctuary<\/span><\/a>. Australian author and illustrator <a title=\"Irena Sibley\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irena_Sibley\"><span style=\"color:#0066cc;\">Irena Sibley<\/span><\/a> produced three Easter Bilby books between 1994 and 2000 including the best selling <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/bilbies-first-Easter-Irena-Sibley\/dp\/1875843124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>The Bilbies&#8217; First Easter.<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2907 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/51g7nww0whl-_sx353_bo1204203200_.jpg\" alt=\"51g7nww0whl-_sx353_bo1204203200_\" width=\"355\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/51g7nww0whl-_sx353_bo1204203200_.jpg 355w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/51g7nww0whl-_sx353_bo1204203200_-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Looking for a fun activity to share with friends and family at Easter ?<\/h2>\n<p>Treasure Hunts in London are organising an Easter hunt at the <a href=\"https:\/\/yplanapp.com\/london\/easter-exploration-of-the-va-museum-48268\/?utm_medium=backlink&amp;utm_source=treasurehuntsinlondon&amp;utm_campaign=london-culture-CC-CC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Victoria and Albert Museum<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on Saturday 26 March 2016. Bring your team of 2-4 players for an EGG-citing time.<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/yplanapp.com\/london\/easter-exploration-of-the-va-museum-48268\/?utm_medium=backlink&amp;utm_source=treasurehuntsinlondon&amp;utm_campaign=london-culture-CC-CC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Book your Tickets<\/a><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who will be delivering the Easter treats to you? In the UK Easter eggs are delivered by the Easter Bunny. However, in Switzerland it is\u00a0a cuckoo that\u00a0delivers eggs, and in the Westphalia region in Germany, they are delivered by a fox. Australia&#8217;s treat bringer. Australians don\u2019t welcome an Easter\u00a0bunny. Rabbits were only introduced to\u00a0the continent &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2718\">More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Easter Bilby<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[663,671,608],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adventure","category-social-team-building","category-treasure-hunts"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Easter Bilby - City Adventurers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2718\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Easter Bilby - City Adventurers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Who will be delivering the Easter treats to you? 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