A 59-year-old man in Australia went viral for a six-minute fight video because he was beating not a human but an adult kangaroo.
According to the man's recollection, that day he heard his dog barking all the time, and found that there was a wild kangaroo in his yard, this kangaroo was one meter eight, and was attacking his dog. The man tried to drive away the kangaroo, but was unsuccessful. The kangaroo not only did not walk by itself, but also did not let the man go, and when the man was about to escape the backyard, the kangaroo attacked and kicked him down.
In order to protect himself, the man casually grabbed a wooden stick, held it against the squirrel's body, and beat each other for 6 minutes, and finally the kangaroo left the backyard, and the man was injured in multiple places.
In Australia, kangaroo attacks are not uncommon, but there are not many people like the man who scuffled with the kangaroo for 6 minutes and finally drove the kangaroo away.
Most of them saw blood, some escaped by pretending to be dead, and some even paid the price of their lives.
Boxer Kangaroo: Better stay away from me when you see me
Debbie Urckhardt, 54, was on a morning run when she encountered an angry kangaroo, went on a rampage, knocked Debbie down, jumped on top of her, kicked her and tried to tear her clothes. The kangaroo fiddles with Debbie's body like a doll, beating her back and forth.
In the end, Debbie can only play dead, and the kangaroo then stops and leaves. Debbie suffered multiple lacerations and a total of 35 stitches.
However, a 77-year-old kangaroo owner was not so lucky, he was attacked by his pet wallaby, the man's relatives found it and called the police, when the wallabies were very arrogant, did not allow rescuers to approach the man, as a last resort, the police could only beat the kangaroo to death.
Due to the prolonged stalemate, the man eventually died of excessive bleeding.
Why do kangaroos, which have always been docile, attack humans and are so lethal?
Some people use the term "vegetarian gladiator" to describe kangaroos, which I think is very apt.
There are many types of kangaroos, but there are generally only three types of kangaroos that attack people: red kangaroos, eastern gray kangaroos, and western gray kangaroos.
These three kangaroos are very large, standing up to nearly 2 meters tall, weighing more than 90 kilograms, people standing in front of large kangaroos, there is no size advantage.
Although the kangaroo is grazing, it has strong muscles, large, powerful hind legs, big feet suitable for jumping, and a thick and balanced tail with sharp enough nails.
Kangaroos are good at jumping, so they often make jumping kicks when attacking, and then equipped with sharp claws on the fingers of the toes, which are very easy to cause tearing wounds to the opponent when jumping and kicking, and if the rescue is not timely, it is likely to die of blood loss.
Kangaroos are also recognized as boxers, and in combat, in addition to jumping and kicking, they will also use their front paws, just like boxers punch, and will also use a human-like wrestling position. In the face of such athletic ability as kangaroos, it is almost impossible for humans to defeat with their bare hands.
The main reason for the frequent conflict between humans and kangaroos is that the human living area and the habitat of kangaroos coincide infinitely.
Kangaroos are shy by nature, but after all, they are wild animals and will attack when they feel any threat or feel uncomfortable. Protecting cubs, or protecting territory, or suddenly going crazy, is possible.
It is worth mentioning that the conflict between humans and kangaroos is also partly due to pet dogs.
Dogs and kangaroos are old enemies, and when the two meet, it is inevitable that a fight will occur, and in order to help their dog, pet owners will naturally join the fight.
In general, conflicts are frequent, but there are not many human injuries, and deaths are rare. Most people will stay away when they see kangaroos and will not take the initiative to send them, but there is one occupational exception.
Commercial kangaroo killing scheme
In Australia, there is a special profession called "kangaroo hunter".
Every year, Australia releases millions of places to allow licensed hunters to kill kangaroos, and the state buys the carcasses and processes them into kangaroo meat and fur for sale or export to more than 70 countries.
And the hunter will be paid accordingly, which is the same as our country used to kill wild boar and recover wild boar carcasses.
Aren't kangaroos Australia's national treasure? Why can you still be hunted openly and have a bonus?
To be honest, as a national treasure, the situation of kangaroos is very embarrassing. Think about the pandas in our country, and compare the kangaroos in Australia, it's a world of difference.
The kangaroo is very popular in Australia, it is a symbol of Australian culture, it appears on the national emblem, and it is also printed on the tail of an airplane, however, Australia also allows millions of kangaroos to be hunted each year. According to statistics, Australia's annual kangaroo trade will bring about $133 million in profits to the country.
Is it purely to shoot kangaroos for the sake of making money?
The head of the kangaroo trade association said that shooting kangaroos is mainly to control kangaroo populations and protect the native ecology, and meat and fur are only by-products of this behavior.
In recent years, the development of kangaroos has become faster and faster, in 2017, the number of kangaroos counted has reached 45 million, about twice the population of Australia, and in recent years, the influence of climate, Australia rain and drought, more conducive to the reproduction and growth of kangaroos. If left unchecked, soon the kangaroo population will reach 60 million, 2.3 times the local population.
After the kangaroo infestation, the grass is overeaten, which will affect the local ecology, and face the most immediate problem: what they eat next.
In order to prevent such a situation, the head of the Kangaroo Trade Institute said that the best way is to shoot directly, which is the most effective and humane way to control kangaroos, because animals die quickly and the number can be rapidly reduced.
Therefore, each administrative state in Australia organizes kangaroo hunters, most of whom are commercial hunters who earn a living by hunting, and a few are landowners who are allowed to hunt kangaroos on their land, but their prey is not recycled.
Because kangaroos are purely wild, commercial hunters can only find their own prey, and in the process of hunting, there are also many requirements, such as the best attack position is the kangaroo head (to ensure that the kangaroo dies humanely), if the female kangaroo is killed, its nursery pocket needs to be checked so that the baby kangaroo does not lose its mother and starve to death, and overhunting is not allowed, and there are published quotas in each place.
This year, Australia has a quota of 5 million kangaroos allowed to be killed.
At last
In fact, many organizations around the world are opposing the commercial killing of kangaroos, considering it inhumane.
In July last year, protesters pressed in front of a Nike store on George Street in Sydney because the brand was buying kangaroo skin.
The refusal to use kangaroo skin was first implemented in California, and this year Oregon also announced a ban on the sale of any kangaroo-related products.
Under pressure, brands such as Nike Puma have abandoned the use of kangaroo fur, which has also greatly affected the kangaroo trade in Australia.
For this reason, Australians are not happy, thinking: too naïve, not killing is inhumane.
If you take a closer look at the situation of Australian kangaroos, you can understand that shooting to manage and control kangaroos is a very good way.