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

/r/all Kangaroos are freaking scary.

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u/AJRimmer1971 16d ago

That's scary in itself, but then you realise how tall they can get.

I have seen Western Red Kangaroos in the wild, pushing at least 7ft tall. They have very little body fat, but can top the scales at over 150kg of solid muscle.

You don't want to get too close to those big boys. When they flex like that, it's generally for control of a female group. I promise you that they can kick you into the next postal/zip code, as seen by the juvenile roo with the punching bag.