r/interestingasfuck • u/Odd-Difference-1483 • 18d ago

/r/all Kangaroos are freaking scary.

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u/Dawildpep 18d ago

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

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u/Thunder2250 18d ago edited 18d 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/Sargentrock 18d ago

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?

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u/Moosiemookmook 18d ago

I grew up in the capital of Australia, Canberra. We have kangaroo culls regularly and our school ovals, parks and sports fields have kangaroo poo everywhere. I have sent my friends in Europe videos of kangaroos in my suburb just bouncing along a fence line looking for an exit. People hit them on our main roads when driving at certain times of the day/night.

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u/InflationRepulsive64 18d ago

For context, Canberra has about 400K-500K people, to give you an idea of city size. Though it's a planned city and has a lot of natural spaces.

Roos in the suburbs aren't really common, but also wouldn't be a 'holy shit' moment. There's a good chance any large bush area has them, and many of them are adjacent to suburbs. They aren't generally the kind of animal that is 'human friendly', so you're not going to see them doing things like begging for food.

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u/Moosiemookmook 18d ago

Agreed, not every suburb but I grew up backing on to Mt Ainslie as did most of my friends and moved to Gungahlin early. Theres plenty of them out there. My high school regularly had roo poo everywhere and even a dead one once. Id say theyre common depending on the suburb. We are the Bush capital after all.