C.C
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No not really, but I took the kids to the petting zoo when they were little and one big roo kept hassling us for the food. It was very aggressive. |
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The Mouse II
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No and not plan to be.
They are dangerous and can inflict horrible injuries to human.
They are NOT cute and cuddly as people may think - especially foreigners who only see them on TV.
Cheers from Australia |
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• Koala • uÊop ɹÇpun
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Very close to being attacked.
My son was two at the time, and of course takes off in the opposite direction you go. We were at our local zoo and there is an area for the kangaroos for their rest area. There's only one bit of wire as a fence and a sign saying keep out. My son ran over there and ducked under this 'fence' to head up the hill, the biggest Kangaroo hopped over very fast towards him, I was sh*tting myself! If I hadn't got to him in time he would have been kicked in big time. Even the caretaker at the time who was on top of the hill was looking very worried and he was starting to run over with his rake! |
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rustupd
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they don't runaround attacking people unless you corner them or pissthemoff in some way |
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Bingalee
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I haven't, but I saw an item in a newspaper recently where an elderly lady was attacked by one. They don't attack unless you get them cornered usually. |
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no . i do know somebody that has been attack. and he was in hosptail aleast a week |
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omigosh :D
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no havnt |
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shellsbells
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I haven't but I know that the males can get very aggressive if you get on their nerves or try to attack them. So - don't think you can try boxing them or anything because chances are you'll get kicked or scratched or worse. Really - don't try it. |
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*va~va~voom*
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not me but my dad when i was a kid...we live next to a massive park...where there are groups of 20 kangaroos 10 metres off the track and my dad once went a bit to close to one and it hit him...it was hilarious from what i remember |
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James J
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Never but again I don't get up close and personal with them. |
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mer_xoxo
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My mom went to Australia to visit friends when she was 20. She was eating ice cream at the local zoo, and this kangaroo kicked it out of her hand. She wasn't physically injured though. |
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bluebell
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No. In some of the state parks, they came up close to the window of the car, within touching distance, but they weren't aggressive. |
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Kylie misses her sleep!
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Only once.
About five-six years ago my hubby and I took some visiting friends from Sweden down to Batemans Bay to camp for a few nights.
We were cooking a BBQ for our dinner and there were probably a hundred or so kangaroos around, just being kangaroos.. but there was this one big one that we nicknames ''cranky'. Cranky really wanted his share of our BBQ and kept trying to charge at us. We didnt have enough to share with him so he relatiated by kicking over our picnic table!! He was growling quite a bit. Our Swedish friends were quite scared! lol.
The next morning he was still hanging around... poor kanga. |
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Shadow hunter
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No. Don't know anybody personally who has either. But Wallabies are terrorizing a retirement village where I live.
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no |
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Michaela!
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No i havent but one squashed my foot =/. |
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Dot
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I haven't been attacked as such, but I have been harassed for food at a camping spot, a little tap, tap on your back. |
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only_me
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no, they don't exactly wander around in public all that much. only really see them if you enter their habitat or a wildlife sanctuary. they will only attack if they feel threatened, and even then they usually just separate themselves from humans instead of attacking. |
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thormath
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yes i have been attacked, but it was my own stupid fault. when i was 20 some other blokes were trying to kill one with a baseball bat i told them to piss off and went to see if it was alright, it was okay but shook up bad, dont know who did it but next day it was found dead by our camp cook, she was really pissed so was i. |
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Krisis
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Yep, I was kneeling down to pat one and put his two front legs on my shoulders and jumped forward, was rather scarey and the park ranger had to come and help me up.
Otherwise, this sort of thing doesn't happen on a regular basis in the wild. |
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Future Eagles Mummy!!
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Kangaroos generally will steer clear of people. HOWEVER, having grown up with pet ones (My mum used to resue orphaned joeys from their mum's pouches after they had been hit by a car) they can get very protective - especially the females (Typical female hey!!) My dad watched a kangaroo follow one of our cattle dogs into a river one day and try to drown it after it got too close! Some held in captivity (ie petting zoos etc) are so used to being fed by people that they expect food and get a bit put out if you don't have any. In most zoos, the animals are so well fed that even this is not usually an issue. They are truly gorgeous, unique creatures! Our national emblem here in Australia. And I am told they taste nice too. (I could not possible eat one though!!!!) |
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Mel
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Of course, we have a local boxing match with the roo's every weekend. They're good competition but in the end we win, kill them then eat them. |
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☮кiмツ
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I wish! That would be fun. Actually, not so much if you got hurt. |
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