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2016/11/07 17:18:22
Subject: Re:Australia continues to horrify the world
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Nevelon wrote: Funny as heck. There is no way that could be accidental. The little tag phase at the end really seals it.
It's completely on purpose. However, it isn't an official bit from the tourism board, it's from some mystery group that's decided to try and get more interest in tourism in the Northern Territory.
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2016/12/06 22:44:47
Subject: Re:Australia continues to horrify the world
Recently, a roo killed a dog and scratched up the dude who tried to stop it. I've also seen videos of them trying to drown dogs as well.
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2016/12/07 06:32:28
Subject: Re:Australia continues to horrify the world
That video was awesome. The really strange bit is that the roo was kind of passive in the fight. It seemed like maybe it was puzzled about this new challenger, because if it had just thrown itself in to the fight the dude would have been fethed.
I have a friend down south who has raised some kangaroos from joeys, and also puts out food each night for the local kangaroos. One time the male buck decided to assert his authority and attacked my friend. Yes, attacked the guy who was doing nothing more than giving them food, kangaroos aren't smart. He reckons the attack went about 5 or 10 seconds, and he got fethed up in that time. People look at that crazy muscle on the arms and remeber they're calling 'boxing kangaroos', but the arms are just for playfighting with other roos. When they really want to fight they use their arms and tail to balance, and then kick at you with crazy sharp claws... and it just so happens thesir optimum kicking point happens to be around where the genitals are on average sized human. Yeah. My mate had some complicated surgery.
I normally roll my eyes at the 'australian wildlife is so dangerous' stuff, because it's pretty silly. I mean, it's kind of amazing that America, which is a country with bears and rattlesnakes and stuff like that would be afraid of stuff here, but in this case I kind of feel I need to say something. Because for the most part kangaroos are herbivores that have long legs so they can get away from anything that scares them, but sometimes a buck will get a bit feisty and want to prove something. Anyone who thinks that's a good time to act like the guy in that video could be in for a very surprising 10 seconds.
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“We may observe that the government in a civilized country is much more expensive than in a barbarous one; and when we say that one government is more expensive than another, it is the same as if we said that that one country is farther advanced in improvement than another. To say that the government is expensive and the people not oppressed is to say that the people are rich.”
Adam Smith, who must have been some kind of leftie or something.
2016/12/07 08:58:29
Subject: Re:Australia continues to horrify the world
Kangaroos are animals - they'll retreat if they can but sometimes they'll decide it's impossible or not a good idea. Woe betide the dog that goes nipping at their heels at that moment, for they have extremely strong legs and also arms that, while not as useful as our arms, can still be used to keep a dog under water for example.
That's also an "eastern grey" (smaller breed) Kangaroo. They get bigger.
The big red males are even worse. They can reach up to 3m in height (10') but more commonly in the 1.9m-2.2m range (6'4 or so to 7'4). They can cover 8-9m at a time with each bound.
And they can easily disembowel a human or a dog.
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2016/12/07 10:39:55
Subject: Re:Australia continues to horrify the world
Spetulhu wrote: Kangaroos are animals - they'll retreat if they can but sometimes they'll decide it's impossible or not a good idea. Woe betide the dog that goes nipping at their heels at that moment, for they have extremely strong legs and also arms that, while not as useful as our arms, can still be used to keep a dog under water for example.
It isn't just a fight or flight thing. Kangaroos are pack animals, with a handful of males and a lot of females in a herd. This means males can sometimes be really aggressive to mark their dominance.
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Adam Smith, who must have been some kind of leftie or something.
Yeah, even the 'little' reds (bit smaller then a Labrador) can be aggressive. They're not afraid to tackle humans, and although they don't do a huge amount of damage (unless you let yourself get knocked on your backside), they leave you sore for a couple days.
Usual response to the little ones is to try reassert dominance-stand tall, grunt, walk through them like they aren't there. You don't ever engage them-they're sore losers, and like to go for you when your backs turned if you engage with them and cow them. (EDIT: In an enclosed space, ie, animal rehabilitation. In the wild, leave them alone)
The big ones though-get out while you can. Nothing else will help you.
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2016/12/07 12:53:26
Subject: Re:Australia continues to horrify the world
chromedog wrote: That's also an "eastern grey" (smaller breed) Kangaroo. They get bigger.
The big red males are even worse. They can reach up to 3m in height (10') but more commonly in the 1.9m-2.2m range (6'4 or so to 7'4). They can cover 8-9m at a time with each bound.
And they can easily disembowel a human or a dog.
Holy crap.
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chromedog wrote: We also have Cassowaries in the top end (who kind of rule the roost in the disembowling stakes) - with their deinonichus rending claws.
What's the difference between that and an emu? Because emus are just as fething mean and deadly.
chromedog wrote: We also have Cassowaries in the top end (who kind of rule the roost in the disembowling stakes) - with their deinonichus rending claws.
What's the difference between that and an emu? Because emus are just as fething mean and deadly.
Emus don't live in the tropical jungles of our north. They're more likely to be found in the open ground where it's a little more arid.
So in some parts of the north (it's not all jungle up there - some is just dry-as-dust rock and dirt), you will find emu, others cassowary will find you.
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Do Emus taste like Turkey. if they do, then I have a solution...
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Emu tastes nothing like turkey overall. Emu makes turkey seem like a tasteless and rather anaemic pigeon.
Emu is a RED meat to start with and somewhat more "gamey", with a much stronger flavour. I prefer it to some of the more "normal" meats like lamb, tbh. It's a lot leaner, too.
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IT probably wasn’t what she asked Santa for, but a woman in Australia got an early Christmas surprise in her tree this year.
According to professional snake catcher Barry Goldsmith, a woman in Melbourne found a tiger snake intertwined with the tinsel on her Christmas tree on Sunday morning.
“She’s didn’t panic, she just took a photo and sent it to the snake catcher, me, and 20 minutes later I had the little bugger in a bag,” Goldsmith wrote on Facebook with a photo of the holiday reptile.
The snake was about 3 feet long, Goldsmith, who runs Snake Catcher Victoria Australia, told Fox News. He said he released the snake back to the wild after capturing it.
Goldsmith also told the Guardian that the woman did the right thing by taking a photo and then closing off the room until professionals arrived.
He said with warm weather, snakes are more active, but people should leave them alone and not try to kill them.
“It’s dangerous, it’s illegal and it’s cruel,” he added.
Of the tiger snake found in the tree, Goldsmith said this species of the slithering reptile are “very good climbers” and that while a Christmas tree is unusual, they “find them in all sorts of places.”
According to the Australian Reptile Park, the tiger snake is a highly venemous repitle found in many parts of southern Australia.
Tiger snake bites used to be the most common cause of snake bite fatalities in Australia.
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2017/02/08 14:52:09
Subject: Re:Australia continues to horrify the world
people are not supposed to live there, it's obvious.
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