O.T. Targan misbehaving...AGAIN

[Targan]

Originally Posted by bobcat

how is targan misbehaving newsworthy.

Believe me, when I misbehave it's newsworthy

Meh, kangaroos probably seem exotic and exciting to people in other parts of the world but they're no big deal here (unles you hit one with your car or one tries to kill your dog). Many of the golf courses in my city have a resident mob of kangaroos living on them.

As long as there's a bit of bush for them to shelter in at night roos will happily cross the urban-rural interface into the suburbs to feed. They basically fill a similar ecological niche to deer or antelope but they're not as smart. Marsupials in general are pretty stupid.

On a slight tangent, I feel I should point out that in my profile pic you can only see me from the waist up. I'm an Australian-New Zealand duel citizen so I'm actually a kangaroo-kiwi hybrid .

[Legbreaker]

Originally Posted by Targan

Marsupials in general are pretty stupid.

On a slight tangent, I feel I should point out that in my profile pic you can only see me from the waist up.

You trying to tell us something?
Limited intellect and hung like a bird...?

[Targan]

Originally Posted by Legbreaker

You trying to tell us something?
Limited intellect and hung like a bird...?

Well, I won't deny that the universe can have a cruel sense of humour. That's why I live my life vicariously through friends like you, Leg

[weswood]

Originally Posted by Targan

(unles you hit one with your car or one tries to kill your dog). .

What, do they hunt dogs???? Never heard of such a thing.

[Targan]

Originally Posted by weswood

What, do they hunt dogs???? Never heard of such a thing.

Not quite hunt, but larger kangaroos (particularly males and especially large male Red Kangaroos) will often defend themselves against dogs rather than flee.

Attacks on humans are rare but do occasionally occur. Kangaroos have large, strong claws on their hind feet and in a fight will lean back on their tail and strike with both feet, to devastating effect. Humans and other animals can be disembowled in such attacks. It's this sort of attack that male kangaroos use against each other to establish dominance, but they have extremely tough hide down their chests and abdomens that usually prevents major injury.

I've also heard of one case (from a credible source) of a kangaroo being chased by a dog into the water at the edge of a lake and when the dog entered the water the roo trod on the dog's head and held it under the surface until it drowned. The dog's owner had to revive their unfortunate pet after scaring the roo away.

[Legbreaker]

I had a brilliant roo dog (German Shepherd) a couple of decades ago - taught himself to attack from the rear and avoid those VICIOUS hind legs. Of course he did have to learn the hard way after being nearly disemboweled when he was young.

[weswood]

Wow, even Australian animals are crazy.

[Targan]

This is what I'm talking about:

[weswood]

Originally Posted by Targan

This is what I'm talking about:

It's like furry raptors on pogo sticks.