Why do kangaroo kills in Kangaroo killing in Australia?

Kangaroo killing incident in Australia

According to the Associated Press, on September 12, local time, a man in southwestern Australia was seriously injured and died of severe injuries after being attacked by a kangaroo. This is the first kangaroos killing incident in Australia since 1936.

It is reported that the victim is 77 years old and lives in towns near Perth, the capital of Western Australia. He raised a wild kangaroo as a pet and was attacked by it on the 12th. Because the "accident" kangaroo has always prevented the medical staff from approaching the victim and endangered the safety of the life of the medical staff, the police killed it.

According to the police, the kangaroo was less than 12 months old and was raised by the elderly as a pet. It is said that this was the first time in Australia to be attacked by kangaroos in 1986. The last similar incident occurred in 1936. At that time, a 38 -year -old hunter in western New South Wales fought with kangaroos in order to rescue his two dogs. As a result, his chin was broken, his head was seriously injured, and he died in the hospital. Southern Western Australia is the home of gray kangaroos in the western part of Western Australia. This kangaroo is 97 to 223 cm in length from beginning to end, with a weight of 70 kg.

Why does kangaroo attack humans?

Expert Gram Kurzson who studies the behavior of kangaroos said that this fatal attack is "very, very rare", "but if kangaroo is forced to desperate or in a certain dilemma, it will become very dangerous. They will not distinguish between humans And other kangaroo ". Animal nursing staff said that the incident once again reminded people that they need to be very careful when interacting with kangaroos, "Kangaroo is by no means pets, but wild animals."

(China Xiaokang.com Comprehensive Global Network, Guangming.com)

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