Comments by "Helmuth Schultes" (@helmuthschultes9243) on "American Reacts to Man PUNCHES Kangaroo in the Face to Rescue his Dog" video.

  1. The danger from kangaroos is not the front claws. The kangaroo, or the whole class including smaller wallabies, all have a hefty kick of the massively strong rear legs as main attack. They place their entire mass on the tail, and kick hard with both rear legs. These legs also have significant claws, that could gut the animal being kicked, especially relatively soft belly creatures, like people. But more likely is the forces of the kick break bones ribs, arms legs or even damage from landing backwards on the ground after being launched into the air backwards. Land on some rocks or pieces of wood/logs and you may be badly hurt. If you end up on the ground expect further knockout kicks. Kangaroo to kangaroo is a long fight, both have strong bellies and strong bones, can take kick after kick, returning what they get. Finally most kangaroo fights end up with the looser hoppng off, leaving some fur flying and relatively minor wounds. That fighting, like for most animals, is part of male domination for breeding rights. But applied to people and other animals, not kangaroo, can have serious ' health' results. This example is quite amusing seen from perspective of that perfect punch. The dog did get some moderate landed kicks, that could have been far worse. The person actually for his own sake did the one right move in after landing the head blow punch, turned away and left, this breaking the fight conditions off, like a loosing contender. Thereby leaving the kangaroo, effectively in its perspective winner , thus it turned and hopped away. Fight done, dogs safe.
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  2. If you get close to a kanharoo, or preferably a smaller wallaby, most likely in a sanctuary/zoo setting, where they get used to people. You are likely to find they are quiete friendly, allowing you to stroke them and feed bread or biscuits. Not to say they may still kick if getting too much attention or being crowed yoo close by many people. My sister was once launched a couple of meters backwards to land painfully on her backside, when a 1.5 m kangaroo decided it no longer more petting. We once spent summer holidays in a campsite near some under ground caves in eastern Victoria. Our camp was across the road of the main campsite office and food/general store . So very busy with people and cars. Each morning a large number of wallabies, a bit over 1m high, crossing the camp area from one hill range to the other after sunrise. Little interaction with peole as the would speedily hop across camp and away to bushland. Except one morning we came out of our camping trailer and one wallaby was resting inside our canvas annex. It was not disturbed as we ate breakfast. It looked on did not beg for food, though took some bread offered in its front claws and munched away. Drank from a bowl if water we put down. Then people going to the shop noted and started coming across wanting a closer look. Did the wallaby run away? NO, it actually tried getting into the camping trailer. And hid further back into the annex. The park ranger noticed the crowd, and then the wallaby, came threatened us with a fine for caturing and restraining the wild wallaby. Would not accept we had done nothing that the wallaby was there of its own choice and free to leave. Which the ranger insisted is NOT TRUE, IMPOSSIBLE. He then chased it out and away. Threatened us again with stiff fines. Only a few minutes later the wallaby was back and settled back in the annex taking a brief drink from the water bowl. Not an hour later the ranger was back, angry as a hornet. Accused us of retrieving the wallaby, and chased it away again. It hopped only about two tent rows away, and ehile the ranger crossed the road to the office, the wallaby hopped around our camper and lay in the annex entry. The ranger actually saw it return, with us sitting in the annex. He came back scratching his head and tried again to move it away. To again see it come back as he went away. This time he came and admitted to his amazement all along we did nothing to keep ithere, and told us not to feedit and try to get it to leave. After a couple more days the ranger still amazed accepted that the wallaby was happy and well cared for. It was a major attraction for people at the food shop and vistors yo the cave tours. For over a week it remained with us in the annex or just outside, except overnight. It went deep inside even slightly uh nder the camper if the crowds were too much bother. At end of our camping the ranger was commenting he had never in 5 years witking hsd ever seen any wallaby choose to stay at anyone's camp by choice and so long, especially in the crowded store vicinity. We had a great time. A year later we returned, sadly another campsite location. The ranger remembered us, and commented that the wallaby had never again stayed at any camp in that year, and we did not see it that time either. No idea, we really can not explain it either. I did however on both camping sessions get known for calling possums down in the night from trees to offer food. Fruit, bread biscuits. Others tried and failed, I regularly at various trees got several possums down, even to let children stroke them. I do not know my special ability. On a trip with visiting relatives went to the caves for a day, and cave tour. While waiting I had numerous cokatoos, rosellas, corellas and magpie birds come down as my relatives and other people photographed, with birds on arms, shoulders and heads. A delight to many. Later near the cave entrance my cousins wife saw wallabies up a hill side grassy are. With limited camera zoom, she tried climbing closer only to slip and slid down again on her belly getting quite muddy. So disappointed to not mznage closer photo was in tears. I reassured her I would try getting them closer. Using 'TSK... TSK' sounds got them coming down. Holding out some 'whearen' biscuits managed getting over twenty wallabies around us. Both husband and wife got numerous phots, even with the wife kneeling with a wallaby resting front paws on her shoulder and head placed like about to kiss her. They both got many happy shots with wallabies and many colourful birds. The cave tour was by comparison so so. Other people there also of course benefitted. Why can I do such, I just do not know. It is just the way my life has always been with everything from insects to large mammals, to fish. On one farm the farmer was amazed a bull had just chased some of his relatives. I was able calmly approach and to stroke the bull's head and walk with it from one paddock to another with a slack rope betwen us. Not to saybI like being in close vicinity of bulls, having been chased a few times. Also been attacked by birds in nesting season, even purposely tempted them to attack. Well that should do, but rest assured kangaroos and walsbies are also able to be gentle and pleasant to be with. Totally wild ones are mostly not allowing getting close but also not that likely to attack they are just not vicious creatures, only defensive
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