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

/r/all Kangaroos are freaking scary.

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u/Dawildpep 17d ago

Damn.. didn’t realize they had claws like that

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u/Thunder2250 17d ago edited 17d ago

Their claws are the real scary bit. Yes they kick like mad cunts and you'd consider it lucky to come off with a broken rib, but they are liable to straight up gut you standing. That was the part of them we were taught to be wary of as kids.

Worse still you can imagine, is copping a kick then it pounces and you end up cosplaying Captain Mifune in Matrix Revolutions. Happened to a woman in Victoria a while back I think.

The video of the guy squaring up the roo to save his dog. Clench my teeth any time I see it. Like absolutely fuck that.

Edit: As a disclaimer of sorts, it's not as though they hunt people. Generally if you find a roo anywhere near civilisation they'll be on the docile side and hop away or be friendly. We had a patch of bush across my old office with a pack(?) of them that would let people sit near and pat them. You'd have to really try to get into a situation where any of the above happens. In saying that, don't fuck with them especially if you're out bush.

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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