Kangaroos are terrifying and no one is talking about it

[Anonymous]

How bad are the spiders is Australia !? I’m afraid to go from what I’ve heard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here are the animals REALLY most likely to kill you in Australia
By Gemma Chilton • March 22, 2016

Horses and cows and dogs, oh my!

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topic

Back in 2011, Australia’s National Coronial Information System (NCIS) released its most recent report into the trends and patterns surrounding animal-related deaths in Australia, covering the first decade of this century.

Of the 254 confirmed and reported animal-related deaths during that 10-year period, horses, cows and dogs were the most frequent culprits, accounting for 137 deaths.
Horses (including ponies and donkeys) were the most ‘deadly’ animal in Australia, causing 77 deaths in 10 years, mostly related to falls. Cows (including bulls and cattle/bovine) accounted for 33 deaths – 16 by causing motor vehicle accidents, the rest by crushing, piercing or ‘unknown’. The majority of the 27 deaths caused by the third biggest killer, dogs, were from attacks, with those deaths mostly occurring in children under four years old and in elderly people.

Shoot the messenger?
In case you hadn’t cottoned on yet, it turns out most of our perception of risk is somewhat out of whack when it comes to judging the likelihood of a deadly encounter with certain animals (what’s scarier, surfing near a river mouth at dawn, or visiting a friend’s dairy farm?).

“Our perceptions of the probability of an event has been shown to depend on its availability – how easily we are able to bring such events to mind,” explains Professor John Dunn, from the University of Adelaide’s School of Psychology.

“Events appear on the news and/or are talked about because they are noteworthy, unusual, or dramatic. As a result, these kinds of events are more available and hence we overestimate their probability of occurrence,” he says.

As usual, spiders, snakes and marsupials taking the wrap for domesticated mammals …

Grew up in Australia and regularly visit family there. We often visit wild life sanctuaries that offer feeding of kangaroos and wallabies (and crocks for that matter).

I personally have never experienced run ins with Roos and don’t know anyone else who has either. Kangaroos are akin to North American deer in terms of numbers and hence do bother some farmers. But they do not cause as many car accidents as deer. Roos are extremely efficient at procreating and often have three generations of young at one time (in womb/ in pouch and indecent but coming home to mum to drink occasionally).

I don’t know anyone who has been bitten by venomous spiders (one distant cousin was bitten by a snake).

Australia is the most highly urbanized country in the world. Even in the cities, people tend to be respectful of nature and take due precautions.

As cited in article, the highest number of animal related fatalities in Australia are due to interactions with domesticated mammals.

Thankful that Australia has sensible gun safety laws after the massacre at the historical tourist site in Tasmania many years ago. Human on human violence is the scariest of all.

Not even close. Australia is 86.5%, after Japan, Oman, UAE and many others.

Countries with 100% urban populations:
Anguilla
Bermuda
Cayman Islands
Gibraltar
Hong Kong
Kuwait
Macau
Monaco
Nauru
Saint Maarten
Singapore
Vatican City

Can't trust a kanga apologist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a biologist, I could tell you stories...

...particularly about dolphins and otters. Kangoroos are aggressive as well.

Lots of species we find adorable aren't all that in real life.

otters? No...really?

My parents have a house near a lake and multiple people have been torn up by otters that recently moved in. They are big and aggressive and will come after kayakers. Those are river otters, but also look up that sea otter that is attacking surfers off California and stealing their boards.

Male sea otters (and male ducks and dolphins) also sexually assault other members of their species.

Well here's a story I didn't know I needed today. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here are the animals REALLY most likely to kill you in Australia
By Gemma Chilton • March 22, 2016

Horses and cows and dogs, oh my!

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topic

Back in 2011, Australia’s National Coronial Information System (NCIS) released its most recent report into the trends and patterns surrounding animal-related deaths in Australia, covering the first decade of this century.

Of the 254 confirmed and reported animal-related deaths during that 10-year period, horses, cows and dogs were the most frequent culprits, accounting for 137 deaths.
Horses (including ponies and donkeys) were the most ‘deadly’ animal in Australia, causing 77 deaths in 10 years, mostly related to falls. Cows (including bulls and cattle/bovine) accounted for 33 deaths – 16 by causing motor vehicle accidents, the rest by crushing, piercing or ‘unknown’. The majority of the 27 deaths caused by the third biggest killer, dogs, were from attacks, with those deaths mostly occurring in children under four years old and in elderly people.

Shoot the messenger?
In case you hadn’t cottoned on yet, it turns out most of our perception of risk is somewhat out of whack when it comes to judging the likelihood of a deadly encounter with certain animals (what’s scarier, surfing near a river mouth at dawn, or visiting a friend’s dairy farm?).

“Our perceptions of the probability of an event has been shown to depend on its availability – how easily we are able to bring such events to mind,” explains Professor John Dunn, from the University of Adelaide’s School of Psychology.

“Events appear on the news and/or are talked about because they are noteworthy, unusual, or dramatic. As a result, these kinds of events are more available and hence we overestimate their probability of occurrence,” he says.

As usual, spiders, snakes and marsupials taking the wrap for domesticated mammals …

Grew up in Australia and regularly visit family there. We often visit wild life sanctuaries that offer feeding of kangaroos and wallabies (and crocks for that matter).

I personally have never experienced run ins with Roos and don’t know anyone else who has either. Kangaroos are akin to North American deer in terms of numbers and hence do bother some farmers. But they do not cause as many car accidents as deer. Roos are extremely efficient at procreating and often have three generations of young at one time (in womb/ in pouch and indecent but coming home to mum to drink occasionally).

I don’t know anyone who has been bitten by venomous spiders (one distant cousin was bitten by a snake).

Australia is the most highly urbanized country in the world. Even in the cities, people tend to be respectful of nature and take due precautions.

As cited in article, the highest number of animal related fatalities in Australia are due to interactions with domesticated mammals.

Thankful that Australia has sensible gun safety laws after the massacre at the historical tourist site in Tasmania many years ago. Human on human violence is the scariest of all.

Not even close. Australia is 86.5%, after Japan, Oman, UAE and many others.

Countries with 100% urban populations:
Anguilla
Bermuda
Cayman Islands
Gibraltar
Hong Kong
Kuwait
Macau
Monaco
Nauru
Saint Maarten
Singapore
Vatican City

Can't trust a kanga apologist. [/

Nauru has 12,000 people on 8 square miles. 100% urbanised on this list largely means the country is a small Island or tiny territory so the entire population is classified as urban.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here are the animals REALLY most likely to kill you in Australia
By Gemma Chilton • March 22, 2016

Horses and cows and dogs, oh my!

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topic

Back in 2011, Australia’s National Coronial Information System (NCIS) released its most recent report into the trends and patterns surrounding animal-related deaths in Australia, covering the first decade of this century.

Of the 254 confirmed and reported animal-related deaths during that 10-year period, horses, cows and dogs were the most frequent culprits, accounting for 137 deaths.
Horses (including ponies and donkeys) were the most ‘deadly’ animal in Australia, causing 77 deaths in 10 years, mostly related to falls. Cows (including bulls and cattle/bovine) accounted for 33 deaths – 16 by causing motor vehicle accidents, the rest by crushing, piercing or ‘unknown’. The majority of the 27 deaths caused by the third biggest killer, dogs, were from attacks, with those deaths mostly occurring in children under four years old and in elderly people.

Shoot the messenger?
In case you hadn’t cottoned on yet, it turns out most of our perception of risk is somewhat out of whack when it comes to judging the likelihood of a deadly encounter with certain animals (what’s scarier, surfing near a river mouth at dawn, or visiting a friend’s dairy farm?).

“Our perceptions of the probability of an event has been shown to depend on its availability – how easily we are able to bring such events to mind,” explains Professor John Dunn, from the University of Adelaide’s School of Psychology.

“Events appear on the news and/or are talked about because they are noteworthy, unusual, or dramatic. As a result, these kinds of events are more available and hence we overestimate their probability of occurrence,” he says.

As usual, spiders, snakes and marsupials taking the wrap for domesticated mammals …

Grew up in Australia and regularly visit family there. We often visit wild life sanctuaries that offer feeding of kangaroos and wallabies (and crocks for that matter).

I personally have never experienced run ins with Roos and don’t know anyone else who has either. Kangaroos are akin to North American deer in terms of numbers and hence do bother some farmers. But they do not cause as many car accidents as deer. Roos are extremely efficient at procreating and often have three generations of young at one time (in womb/ in pouch and indecent but coming home to mum to drink occasionally).

I don’t know anyone who has been bitten by venomous spiders (one distant cousin was bitten by a snake).

Australia is the most highly urbanized country in the world. Even in the cities, people tend to be respectful of nature and take due precautions.

As cited in article, the highest number of animal related fatalities in Australia are due to interactions with domesticated mammals.

Thankful that Australia has sensible gun safety laws after the massacre at the historical tourist site in Tasmania many years ago. Human on human violence is the scariest of all.

Not even close. Australia is 86.5%, after Japan, Oman, UAE and many others.

Countries with 100% urban populations:
Anguilla
Bermuda
Cayman Islands
Gibraltar
Hong Kong
Kuwait
Macau
Monaco
Nauru
Saint Maarten
Singapore
Vatican City

Ok I stand corrected - it is among the most highly urbanized societies in world. Thanks for looking it up!

The main point being the vast majority of Australians live in cities near coast lines. Very few have dangerous encounters with kangaroos.

I believe cassowaries are endangered so no great risk there either. We actually experienced family of cassowaries living near our accommodations in the tropics - and even they left us alone if we left them alone.

I have been chased by emus wanting my Vegemite sandwiches but just jumped up on a picnic table and that was the end of that chase .

I was bitten by a neighbors dog as a kid. That is much more common.

Bottom line: risk to most Australians from aggro Kangas is minimal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Australia is wack, the animals and birds are dangerous. Cassowaries, a large, flightless bird, will kick you to death. Don't ever go to Australia.

This account is adorable, though: https://www.instagram.com/thekangaroosanctuary/

The cassowary can slice open a person with a single swift kick.
https://www.wptv.com/news/state/autopsy-released-on-cassowary-attack-that-killed-florida-man

A cassowary sliced open the father of a friend’s ex-boyfriend and almost did him in. Never wear bright blue clothing in cassowary territory during breeding season.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why are there so many kangaroo walk throughs then? I've taken my kids on two fairly recently. There used to be a person in Germantown who had a big kangaroo farm in their back yard. I think they've since moved to Texas but we spent lots of time with their roos. There is also a walk through at the Safari Park in Virginia.
It was the emus at both places that i found aggressive.

Female emus in particular are very aggressive and territorial

If you're looking for another fun way to waste time (other than DCUM), check out Karen the Emu on Useless Farm.

Karen is a mood for sure. She's the emu version of my cat.

[Anonymous]

Biggest menace to Aussies is the magpie. More than 5,000 attacks per year.

[Anonymous]

Yes magpies were terrifying during nesting season when growing up -

We even wore hats with eyes painted on the back so they would not try and poke our actual eyes out … and ran like the wind past any trees hosting their nests …

[Anonymous]

To give some sense of proportion to the risk posed by kangaroos (and thankfully most Australians are smart enough to not keep kangaroos as pets)

A 77-year-old man died in 2022 after being attacked by a kangaroo he had been keeping as a pet in Redmond, Western Australia. It was the first fatal kangaroo attack reported in Australia since 1936. (That’s right / the first kangaroo death in 86 years!)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki
Animal attacks in Australia - Wikipedia


On the other hand: Last year, COVID-19 killed 9,859 Australians, behind only heart disease and dementia (including Alzheimer's) as the leading causes of death in the country. Heart disease killed 18,643 Australians in 2022, and dementia killed 17,106.Sep 27, 2023


Kangaroos/ emus/ cassowaries/ snakes and spiders are unsurprisingly not in the top causes of death in Australia:

Causes of Death, Australia
* There were 190,939 deaths in 2022, almost 20,000 more than 2021. 
* COVID-19 caused 9,859 deaths and became the third leading cause. An infectious disease (influenza and pneumonia) was last in the top 5 leading causes of death in 1970.
* Ischaemic heart disease remained the leading cause of death.

https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/causes-death/causes-death-australia/latest-release


Venomous bites and stings 2017–18

Australia has a wide diversity of venomous animals and plants, found in both terrestrial and marine ecosystems. These include snakes, spiders, jellyfish and insects, all of which are capable of inflicting fatal bites or stings. Australia has 66 venomous species, some of which have the deadliest venom in the world.

Fortunately, deaths due to contact with venomous animals and plants are rare. The National Coronial Information System records 19 deaths in 2017–18 due to contact with venomous animals (7 with venomous snakes, 12 with bees and wasps). Nonetheless, many bites and stings due to contact with venomous species result in admission to hospital each year in Australia.

https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/injury/venomous-bites-and-stings-2017-18/contents/summary



The risks posed by climate change in Australia are far more terrifying than kangaroos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here are the animals REALLY most likely to kill you in Australia
By Gemma Chilton • March 22, 2016

Horses and cows and dogs, oh my!

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topic

Back in 2011, Australia’s National Coronial Information System (NCIS) released its most recent report into the trends and patterns surrounding animal-related deaths in Australia, covering the first decade of this century.

Of the 254 confirmed and reported animal-related deaths during that 10-year period, horses, cows and dogs were the most frequent culprits, accounting for 137 deaths.
Horses (including ponies and donkeys) were the most ‘deadly’ animal in Australia, causing 77 deaths in 10 years, mostly related to falls. Cows (including bulls and cattle/bovine) accounted for 33 deaths – 16 by causing motor vehicle accidents, the rest by crushing, piercing or ‘unknown’. The majority of the 27 deaths caused by the third biggest killer, dogs, were from attacks, with those deaths mostly occurring in children under four years old and in elderly people.

Shoot the messenger?
In case you hadn’t cottoned on yet, it turns out most of our perception of risk is somewhat out of whack when it comes to judging the likelihood of a deadly encounter with certain animals (what’s scarier, surfing near a river mouth at dawn, or visiting a friend’s dairy farm?).

“Our perceptions of the probability of an event has been shown to depend on its availability – how easily we are able to bring such events to mind,” explains Professor John Dunn, from the University of Adelaide’s School of Psychology.

“Events appear on the news and/or are talked about because they are noteworthy, unusual, or dramatic. As a result, these kinds of events are more available and hence we overestimate their probability of occurrence,” he says.

As usual, spiders, snakes and marsupials taking the wrap for domesticated mammals …

Grew up in Australia and regularly visit family there. We often visit wild life sanctuaries that offer feeding of kangaroos and wallabies (and crocks for that matter).

I personally have never experienced run ins with Roos and don’t know anyone else who has either. Kangaroos are akin to North American deer in terms of numbers and hence do bother some farmers. But they do not cause as many car accidents as deer. Roos are extremely efficient at procreating and often have three generations of young at one time (in womb/ in pouch and indecent but coming home to mum to drink occasionally).

I don’t know anyone who has been bitten by venomous spiders (one distant cousin was bitten by a snake).

Australia is the most highly urbanized country in the world. Even in the cities, people tend to be respectful of nature and take due precautions.

As cited in article, the highest number of animal related fatalities in Australia are due to interactions with domesticated mammals.

Thankful that Australia has sensible gun safety laws after the massacre at the historical tourist site in Tasmania many years ago. Human on human violence is the scariest of all.

Not even close. Australia is 86.5%, after Japan, Oman, UAE and many others.

Countries with 100% urban populations:
Anguilla
Bermuda
Cayman Islands
Gibraltar
Hong Kong
Kuwait
Macau
Monaco
Nauru
Saint Maarten
Singapore
Vatican City

Ok I stand corrected - it is among the most highly urbanized societies in world. Thanks for looking it up!

The main point being the vast majority of Australians live in cities near coast lines. Very few have dangerous encounters with kangaroos.

I believe cassowaries are endangered so no great risk there either. We actually experienced family of cassowaries living near our accommodations in the tropics - and even they left us alone if we left them alone.

I have been chased by emus wanting my Vegemite sandwiches but just jumped up on a picnic table and that was the end of that chase .

I was bitten by a neighbors dog as a kid. That is much more common.

Bottom line: risk to most Australians from aggro Kangas is minimal.

Menacing cassowaries, satanic magpies, stalker emus, vegemite sandwiches-- no thank you. I just have to question why it's taken so long for the truth to come out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm shocked about this idiotic thread. You people have obviously no clue about nature and biology. You live in a superficial disney-world and are surprised about the reality. By the way: the most cruel und the most detestable being in the world is the human being.

There appears to be a stick.....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought the kangaroo was rescuing the dog!

lol So naive!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Details on other a**hole animals - it really is horrifying what some do for "fun". We know there's violence for food etc, but this...

https://www.iflscience.com/animals-can-be-giant-jerks-23602

This is too upsetting I had to stop reading it.

I will continue to live in fantasy land.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here are the animals REALLY most likely to kill you in Australia
By Gemma Chilton • March 22, 2016

Horses and cows and dogs, oh my!

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topic

Back in 2011, Australia’s National Coronial Information System (NCIS) released its most recent report into the trends and patterns surrounding animal-related deaths in Australia, covering the first decade of this century.

Of the 254 confirmed and reported animal-related deaths during that 10-year period, horses, cows and dogs were the most frequent culprits, accounting for 137 deaths.
Horses (including ponies and donkeys) were the most ‘deadly’ animal in Australia, causing 77 deaths in 10 years, mostly related to falls. Cows (including bulls and cattle/bovine) accounted for 33 deaths – 16 by causing motor vehicle accidents, the rest by crushing, piercing or ‘unknown’. The majority of the 27 deaths caused by the third biggest killer, dogs, were from attacks, with those deaths mostly occurring in children under four years old and in elderly people.

Shoot the messenger?
In case you hadn’t cottoned on yet, it turns out most of our perception of risk is somewhat out of whack when it comes to judging the likelihood of a deadly encounter with certain animals (what’s scarier, surfing near a river mouth at dawn, or visiting a friend’s dairy farm?).

“Our perceptions of the probability of an event has been shown to depend on its availability – how easily we are able to bring such events to mind,” explains Professor John Dunn, from the University of Adelaide’s School of Psychology.

“Events appear on the news and/or are talked about because they are noteworthy, unusual, or dramatic. As a result, these kinds of events are more available and hence we overestimate their probability of occurrence,” he says.

As usual, spiders, snakes and marsupials taking the wrap for domesticated mammals …

Grew up in Australia and regularly visit family there. We often visit wild life sanctuaries that offer feeding of kangaroos and wallabies (and crocks for that matter).

I personally have never experienced run ins with Roos and don’t know anyone else who has either. Kangaroos are akin to North American deer in terms of numbers and hence do bother some farmers. But they do not cause as many car accidents as deer. Roos are extremely efficient at procreating and often have three generations of young at one time (in womb/ in pouch and indecent but coming home to mum to drink occasionally).

I don’t know anyone who has been bitten by venomous spiders (one distant cousin was bitten by a snake).

Australia is the most highly urbanized country in the world. Even in the cities, people tend to be respectful of nature and take due precautions.

As cited in article, the highest number of animal related fatalities in Australia are due to interactions with domesticated mammals.

Thankful that Australia has sensible gun safety laws after the massacre at the historical tourist site in Tasmania many years ago. Human on human violence is the scariest of all.

Not even close. Australia is 86.5%, after Japan, Oman, UAE and many others.

Countries with 100% urban populations:
Anguilla
Bermuda
Cayman Islands
Gibraltar
Hong Kong
Kuwait
Macau
Monaco
Nauru
Saint Maarten
Singapore
Vatican City

Ok I stand corrected - it is among the most highly urbanized societies in world. Thanks for looking it up!

The main point being the vast majority of Australians live in cities near coast lines. Very few have dangerous encounters with kangaroos.

I believe cassowaries are endangered so no great risk there either. We actually experienced family of cassowaries living near our accommodations in the tropics - and even they left us alone if we left them alone.

I have been chased by emus wanting my Vegemite sandwiches but just jumped up on a picnic table and that was the end of that chase .

I was bitten by a neighbors dog as a kid. That is much more common.

Bottom line: risk to most Australians from aggro Kangas is minimal.

Menacing cassowaries, satanic magpies, stalker emus, vegemite sandwiches-- no thank you. I just have to question why it's taken so long for the truth to come out.

hahaha!!!