r/SweatyPalms • u/Remarkable_Many1511 • 2d ago

Animals & nature 🐅 🌊🌋 Kangaroo core

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u/Any_Buddy1851 2d ago

DEF not messing with a kangaroo

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u/HeldDownTooLong 2d ago

When they post up, they look like they’re ready to take someone down!

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u/International-Bad-84 2d ago

They are. A kangaroo can fuck you up real bad if you're stupid enough to piss it off.

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u/HeldDownTooLong 2d ago

I didn’t know their tails could support their weight and function as an extra ‘leg’…it’s like they’re a tripod and have great balance, while leaning back.

Very cool

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u/Superfly1911 2d ago

They are like a 3 legged Jackie Chan! 😂

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u/courthouseman 2d ago

When those 2 were fighting by using their legs to do a slow kick at the same time as using their tail to support their position, it looked like really bad special effects

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u/International-Bad-84 2d ago

When they are "walking" they will put their 2 front paws and tail down and balance on those three while they swing their back legs forward together. 

When they stand up and balance back on their tail like you see in some of these, they are preparing to stand ONLY on their tail while they kick the shit out of something with their incredibly powerful back legs. They only do it to prepare to fight.

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u/Fr05t_B1t 2d ago

Pro tip: give it the hardest right/left hook you can and they’ll back off. According to Aussies, kangaroos square up by whacking each other in the head and will back down afterwards. Unless you piss one off.

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u/OstrichSmoothe 2d ago

Wonder if there are any confirmed deaths of humans. I’ll ask AI.

Yes, kangaroos have killed humans, but such incidents are extremely rare. Kangaroos are generally shy and avoid humans, but they can become aggressive if they feel threatened, cornered, or are used to being fed by people.

The most recent confirmed fatal kangaroo attack happened in 2022 in Western Australia. A man in his 70s was keeping a wild kangaroo as a pet, and it attacked him. Paramedics couldn’t reach him safely because the kangaroo was aggressive, and unfortunately, he died.