Respect any River Kangaroo
Cliff Des was a boxing coach and trainer for years. Cliff keeps a couple of dogs aroundthe house and in a fenced area outside to preserve form the wildlife in his rural area, Ballina, NSW, Australia. Cliff was out walking the yard last week when “a rogue kangaroo chased him down and attacked him. The encounter with the animal was captured on CCTV footage. “A six foot buck roo in a bad mood” sneaked up from the river and tried to rip my dogs out of the front yard. Cliff tried to shoo the animal away, leading to his tussle with the marsupial. “It just put its claws up, stood on its back feet and started chasing me. I started running into my yard grabbed the tree there and next thing you know I’ve slipped over and it’s jumped on my back.” In the video below you will see Mr. Des grabbed a stick that he spotted nearby and started swinging at the kangaroo which backed him into a corner against a fence. “I fought it off with a stick and after three whacks … that stick snapped like a carrot,” he said.
“I thought, this thing means business, it’s going to mongrel me real good.” They pushed and shoved with Chris trying to stay form Roo’s big jumping legs. He then wrestled the animal to the ground. “I was on the ground for five minutes after that wrestling it. It tried to gouge my face, I put my head down so I gouged me on the top of my head. It bit my finger … it put its back claw about an inch and a half into my leg.” Luckily, Mr. Des manages to successfully pin the kangaroo to the ground. He is able to suppress the beating as he ends up on top. When Cliff finally made his escape the kangaroo attempted to get one last shot in, chasing him around the car and into the yard. Then the Roo made an attempt to get through the fence holding the barking dogs, but gave up. But despite his close encounter and being left with quite a few battle scars, Cliff still has warm feelings towards kangaroos. “They’re a beautiful creature, they’re an Australian icon … what I can take from the whole scenario is just don’t go near them,” he said. Or as Teddy Roosevelt said, Talk softly, but carry a big stick.
Hopping mad
A spider a snake and a kangaroo walked into a bar;
it was a normal day in Australia,
I walked into work and my boss handed me a brochure on anger management.
Then I just lost it.
Did you hear about the beer made entirely out of rabbits, frogs and kangaroos?
It’s mostly hops.
I always thought I had anger issues and was anti-social,
but after spending time on Facebook, I’m apparently well-adjusted and normal.
October 22nd Birthdays
1989 – Manon Matthews, 1966 – Valerie Golino, 1979 – Eve Chalom, 1942 – Annette Funicello
1976 – Jesse Ferguson, 1948 – Christopher Lloyd, 1991 – Jonathan Lipnicki, 1982 – Heath Miller