Kangaroo attack cyclist
 

Be cautious around kangaroos. Kangaroos view cyclist as prey:

http://nypost.com/2018/02/02/kangaro...g-cyclist/amp/

Guess Ill cross Australia off my bike touring destination list!

Kangaroos do NOT view anything as prey. However, they do lurk at the side of the road, then go for it when they think it's safe. Unfortunately, in the real world, this means that road users of all sorts suddenly find a roo coming at them from one side. Dusk and dawn are the danger times and if you're travelling, these are good times to take a break. You will NOT see the roo that gets you, on the other hand, such incidents tend to be the exception rather than the rule, just common enough to remind us that it can happen.

How do explain the following videos?

I think I proven my point.

Anyone else want to educate this idiot?

Last I checked kangaroos were herbivores. I don't think they're looking to eat anyone.

Maybe you meant predators trying to eat them.

A lot of these seem no different than deer here.

From further down the article:

"Heinrich said she broke three ribs and needed surgery to replace ruptured breast implants."

Apparently Roos don't like fake people either.

Why the hell are you so serious calling me a idiot? This was posted in jest. Get a freakin sense of humor.

No ... it just means you don't know what you're looking at and you don't know wildlife in general and kangaroos in particular.

Right. :)

They aren't about to eat a human. :lol: :roflmao2: :lol:
They eat grass etc. The Kangaroo's Diet

And they are indeed much like deer.



This is the Voice of Experience speaking, having lived many years in both Canada (where deer leap out at you at random) and Australia (where kangaroos leap out at you at random).


Just the other day I had a Wallaby hopping along side me as I was cycling. I didn't feel at all threatened, but was cautious because they can suddenly take it into their heads to hop out in front of you. This one opted to hop deeper into the bush eventually.

Kangaroos do attack. Four videos show the attack.

Yes ... when they are startled. Like most animals.

:rolleyes:

And we will end the discussion with the statement above.

:innocent:

It's like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder how I keep from goin' under."--Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Did anyone check if the bike is okay?

Cyclist probably had it coming.

Probably taking the lane