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.
Real question: are they just...everywhere? I've seen the crossing signs (and the one hit by a car in "Talk to Me") and have been curious ever since if they are just like giant squirrels or something and you see them in neighborhoods and suburbs, or is it really only farther out in rural areas?
They're pretty ubiquitous in Victoria area at least - you won't see them in the city, unless it's near a large park/nature reserve but you don't really need to go that far out into the suburbs before you start seeing them in early mornings and dusk/evening fairly regularly.
Somewhere between bears and squirrels for the American mind??? IDK
Haha yeah that's a pretty huge gap, depending on where you live of course. I have lived in the Appalachian mountains in the U.S. in a decent sized city, and have woken up to black bears going through my garbage a few times a year. It's not common at all unless you live near the mountains, though. Squirrels are frickin' everywhere though.
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u/Dawildpep 17d ago
Damn.. didn’t realize they had claws like that