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Jan 8^th, 2025 at 8:10am

People like to claim roos for a national identity. But is there much understanding of them? ABC Breakfast showed a pic of 3 roos standing up to face a camera and the comment was that the person carefully backed away. The ABC comments agreed about the heavily muscled roos being a threat.

Unless a roo is cornered it's not aggro and a male attacks a rival against its dominance. Three roos aren't a pair of rivals. Yes it's good to keep distance from bush animals but wrong info is not helping them.

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Carl D Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9609 Rivervale, Perth Gender:	Re: what kangaroos? Reply #1 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 8:47am Sits back and waits for Marla to comment
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Reply #2 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 9:28am

chimera wrote on Jan 8^th, 2025 at 8:10am:

People like to claim roos for a national identity. But is there much understanding of them? ABC Breakfast showed a pic of 3 roos standing up to face a camera and the comment was that the person carefully backed away. The ABC comments agreed about the heavily muscled roos being a threat.

Unless a roo is cornered it's not aggro and a male attacks a rival against its dominance. Three roos aren't a pair of rivals. Yes it's good to keep distance from bush animals but wrong info is not helping them.

That's bs there have been quite a few instances around here of buck roos attacking people out on their morning walks.

A friend of mine who lives in a little fishing village called Maaroom not far from me installed a 6 foot steel fence around his property to keep a local mob of roos off his lawn. Prior to installation his wife had to rescue an elderly couple from a buck roo that came from across the road to have a go at them ... she ended up having to usher them under her house because he kept coming. 2 other people in the same community were attacked by probably the same buck with one woman being hospitalised.

Some of the attacks are even made by female/doe roos. Not all with joeys at foot either.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=448626856952921

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8d47os

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=513351906593033

There are dozens of incidents of roo attacks on people all over the country.

There are a lot of roos in my neighborhood - fortunately so far no one has been attacked as there are some very big buck roos in the mobs around here.

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chimera Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 11776 Armidale Gender:	Re: what kangaroos? Reply #3 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 10:28am There are attacks when a roo is cornered or feels threatened. A male could see a person as a rival, to be attacked. Are there any records of a gang of 3 attacking as a group?
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Reply #4 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 11:11am

chimera wrote on Jan 8^th, 2025 at 10:28am:

There are attacks when a roo is cornered or feels threatened. A male could see a person as a rival, to be attacked. Are there any records of a gang of 3 attacking as a group?

Jesus - Drop Bears AND Drop Roos this summer! Cannibalism on the rise .... during bad seasons kangaroos and koalas eat people .... easy to catch one since the people imagine they are the ace predator.... but what lurks beneath that cuddly furry exterior... no wonder all those Outback Abos disappear every year...

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Leroy Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1224 Gender:	Re: what kangaroos? Reply #5 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 11:13am Roos don't attack, they defend their space, mob and self. Retreating from a roo is always the best option, even just laying on the ground will satisfy the roo you are not a threat. Trying to fight the roo will only make the roo think you are a threat and it will defend.
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 74932 Gender:	Re: what kangaroos? Reply #6 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 11:19am chimera wrote on Jan 8^th, 2025 at 8:10am: the comment was that the person carefully backed away chimera wrote on Jan 8^th, 2025 at 8:10am: The ABC comments agreed about the heavily muscled roos being a threat neither of those comments are incorrect so whats your point?
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chimera Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 11776 Armidale Gender:	Re: what kangaroos? Reply #7 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 11:24am A group of three staring at a person is not automatically a threat. Where have three roos joined in a combined attack?
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Reply #8 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 11:25am

I suspect an attack is more likely where roos are 'tame' and used to being in close proximity to people. Out where they are hunted you are lucky to even see one. I thought a male roo was threatening me once on a golf course in Perth when I got too close to the mob, but it is hard to image more than one male roo attacking. It's a bit like sharks. Where people regularly catch and kill sharks they are very polite and keep their distance. But otherwise they can be very aggressive. There are few, if any, truly wild places left. The behaviour you see in wild animals is largely a response to the behaviour they see in people.

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 74932 Gender:	Re: what kangaroos? Reply #9 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 11:27am chimera wrote on Jan 8^th, 2025 at 11:24am: A group of three staring at a person is not automatically a threat. Where have three roos joined in a combined attack? where did anyone say the three would attack as a group?
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Reply #10 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 11:50am

chimera wrote on Jan 8^th, 2025 at 8:10am:

ABC Breakfast showed a pic of 3 roos standing up to face a camera and the comment was that the person carefully backed away. The ABC comments agreed about the heavily muscled roos being a threat.

If you're driving and cattle are on the road, staring at you, do you get out the pepper spray and dial 000?

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Grappler Deep State Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 85043 Always was always will be HOME Gender:	Re: what kangaroos? Reply #11 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 11:55am
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chimera Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 11776 Armidale Gender:	Re: what kangaroos? Reply #12 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 12:21pm Koala sightings Koala mapping and regulation 'Wildlife and ecosystems Living with wildlife If you see a wild koala in Queensland, report it to the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation'. Every piece of information helps. Report crime anonymously: Call 1800 333 000 or visit our website.
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aquascoot Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 34950 Gender:	Re: what kangaroos? Reply #13 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 12:43pm they will certainly drown your dog if they get a chance
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chimera Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 11776 Armidale Gender:	Re: what kangaroos? Reply #14 - Jan 8^th, 2025 at 12:58pm One or three kangaroos?
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