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

/r/all Kangaroos are freaking scary.

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u/pichael289 17d ago

And they also like to drown animals/people. They are kind of scary in the wild, but really sweet in captivity.

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u/azsnaz 17d ago

Im imagining a kangaroo that has a guy in a headlock, dragging him through the desert, looking for a source of water to drown him in

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u/KP_Wrath 17d ago

“I’ll give ya water for the rest of your life!”

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u/asteroidB612 17d ago

I heard that in Steve Irwin’s accent/voice 😍

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u/hopethisgivesmegold 17d ago

Happens every day brother

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u/Thunder_Volter 16d ago

Everyone needs a hobby.

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u/Static-Stair-58 17d ago

I’ve heard about them drowning dogs. Where does that come from? Is it a specific defense mechanism to something that eats them? Do dingos hunt kangaroos? Cause then that would make sense.

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u/Murky_Macropod 17d ago

They enter bodies of water to avoid predators, and they headlock predators to immobilise them. The drowning is almost a side effect.

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u/WrethZ 17d ago

Yeah if there's a predator they will head into a pond/river and if the dog/dingo follows them in they will try and hold the dog's head under the water.

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u/AlfalfaReal5075 17d ago

Do dingos hunt kangaroos?

They do indeed.

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u/Static-Stair-58 17d ago

Damn, I bet that’s a scary sight.

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u/Property_6810 17d ago

They're only scary because humans have become arrogant as a species. Kangaroos have their tails and claws. We have our thumbs and brains. Going into the wild without using our thumbs to hold a weapon we made with our brains is arrogant.

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u/N-ShadowFrog 17d ago

To be fair, the drowning isn't that worrying since you have to actively go towards the kangaroo to be drowned if I remember correctly. Not like it'll just grab you and drag you to a pond.

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u/cryptolyme 17d ago

Like Brown bears

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u/impolite_cow 17d ago

It’s like how a villain is overpowered when they’re the enemy but they join your side and they’re suddenly another side character

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u/BaconCheeseZombie 17d ago

They're also sweet in a burger FWIW, a bit like venison crossed with rabbit

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u/ddraig-au 17d ago

Yeah they are yummy, and extremely high in protein