r/interestingasfuck • u/Odd-Difference-1483 • 17d ago

/r/all Kangaroos are freaking scary.

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u/yoelamigo 17d ago

Omg I didn't know they could stand on their tails to kick!

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u/bobbybob9069 17d ago

Yeah, they'll also put their weight onto their tails and lift both legs to place them forward, like some lazy walk. The muscle on the tail is really dense, I can't find a decent way to describe it, but there's no squish or smoosh, you poke and your finger just stops.

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u/Ill_Football9443 17d ago

Like lifting a thick power cable - heavy and stiff.

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u/bobbybob9069 17d ago

The feeling of the tail, the way they'll use it to lift their back end and scoot forward instead of walking, and the inside of the pouch have really just imprinted themselves into my brain. They're the diets things I think of every time I see one (online because thankfully there's no wild ones ever I live)

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u/Korasuka 17d ago

They're insanely strong.