In Melbourne today, an angry kangaroo attacked a man while he walked his dog, cutting the owner's abdomen with its hind legs and pinning the dog underwater. The man ended the attack by jabbing the kangaroo in the throat with his elbow.
Kangaroo attacks man and attempts to drown his dog
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Not commenting on the story, but on the notice at the bottom of that article.
May not be published??? What does that mean?
As for the story...The dog did chase the kangaroo, so it wasn't unprovoked.
edit: kangaroo defends itself after man's dog attacks kangaroo.
check the click here for copyright permissions thing:
http://license.icopyright.net/rights/tag.act?tag=3.5721%3ficx_id=D9C58DD80
Basically, the AP feels that you should not be able to reference one of their articles with out giving them money. Cory has written about it a couple of times:
http://boingboing.net/2008/06/17/associated-press-exp.html
The kangaroo leading the dog to water and trying to drown it is an amazingly cool defensive approach.
Do let us know when this case comes up in the local Kangaroo Court.
Tie me kangaroo down, sport.
Kangaroos and koalas are really, truly, vicious creatures. They may look fuzzy and cuddly, but they are not. Ever seen Roger Jr, the kick boxing kangaroo? That fella could even take down a homicidal Panda.
"And don't call me Matilda!!!"
My Ozzie friends have been telling me for years how the 'roos lure dogs into water then hold them under. I've heard it from more than one of them (the friends, not the 'roos) both here and in Australia, so unless it's discussed at the regular national meetings on how to take the piss out of tourists along with dropbears, I tended to believe it.
They box, too. The 'roos, that is. Seen it with my own two eyes.
A dog not on a leash attacks a kangaroo and loses. A man tries to help the losing aggressor, and gets beaten up a bit before the kangaroo feels safe enough to jump away.
They call this the kangaroo attacking after being startled.
Kangaroo have a rep in australia for being animals you bloody well don't mess with. They can, and will, kick your ass.
Somebody should tell the Orange County Register about this newfangled thing called "double spacing."
Did anyone else find it strange that the owner was described as 'The Australian'? I mean if he was a tourist it might be notable to include his nationality, but surely if they guy is a local, then its not necessary.
So if you fight a kangaroo, would the martial style you use be known as roo fu?
And they provide the stock photo to lull us into a false sense of security through benign cuteness.
There's a good photo of the guys wounds on The Age article about it.
Looks a bit like Alpha from Dollhouse got to him.
It should be noted that this occurred as far away from "Melbourne" as London is to Luton. It didn't happen in "Melbourne", but miles away from suburbia.
Contrary to popular belief, most suburban Australia does not have kangaroos, koalas and other fauna roaming free.
Boing Boing, indeed.
Why would a dog on a farm be on a leash?
#17,
I live in Melbourne BTW.
The Koonung Creek alignment in eastern Melbourne used to have a few wallabies, until the freeway went through that is. Most people wouldn't have seen them, but the wildlife people knew because of the signs they leave.
Lysterfield park is on the south eastern fringe of the urban area. It was used for mountain bike racing in the 2006 commonwealth games.
Once I found a place in that park which was right on top of a hill. The soil had worn away leaving bedrock and there were signs of a camp. Stones had been piled up to sit on. Firewood had been stacked up to dry. It was actually quite a creepy place. Quite suddenly I felt this thump... thump through the rock under me. The kangaroo which approached me was more than three metres high. If I had been as stupid as that dog then I would have been dead for sure.
Instead the animal just cruised past, asserting its ownership of this particular place. I waited a few seconds and politely withdrew.
Most animals in this country will leave you alone if you do same. There are a few exceptions though. Kangaroos tend to collide with things because they move so fast. Crocodiles will eat you if you get too close. Snakes look for warmth in sleeping bags.
The roo in this case was having a quiet nap when the dog disturbed him. Dog and owner got what they deserved.
1. I didn't say whether the dog should or shouldn't be on a leash. But the fact that the dog was unleashed is relevant.
2. Not that it matter at all, but who says it was on a farm?
No Kangaroos are more than 3 metres tall. Some Roos hit around the 2 metre mark.
The dog was doing what dogs do, the owner was trying to save his dog. No one 'deserved' anything.
It's just lucky the man escaped mainly in tact and hopefully his dog is ok as well.