Creepy rooftop banging awakens Aussie. They thought it was a burglar – but it turned out to be something far more wild
An Aussie family woke up to a sinister bang on the roof of their home and discovered the surprising cause – and it’s not a burglar.
The Melbourne family were woken up by a “very loud bang” outside their home at around 3am on Wednesday.
A ‘brave’ member of the family decided to investigate the source of the noise and found a kangaroo standing on the roof of the house.
The family took a photo of the Australian marsupial standing on the roof in the dark with its glowing eyes and shared it with 3AW radio presenter Jacqueline Felgate, who posted it on Instagram.
A Melbourne family discovered a kangaroo on the roof of their home after being woken up at 3am by ‘very loud banging’ (pictured)
“I’m not sure how this little guy got there, but it’s safe to say we were glad it was a room and not a burglar,” the family explained.
“He has since been safely returned to the ground on the nearby riverside walkway – a happy story in the end.”
Social media users were amused by the photo, with many joking about the kangaroo’s early morning adventure.
“Ah, the old kangaroo robbery,” one person wrote.
“First it was Elf on the Shelf, now it’s Roo on the Roof,” a second person commented.
A third person added that the room was just ‘sleep hopping’.
While many others joked that the rogue kangaroo was just another typical ‘lost’ moment.
The kangaroo was removed from the roof and moved to a nearby walkway near a river (stock photo of mother kangaroo and her joey)
Kangaroos are native to Australia and can be found in a variety of habitats such as forests, bushland and plains.
Depending on the species, kangaroos inhabit different ecosystems, with red kangaroos in most of arid Australia preferring flat open plains, western gray kangaroos found from Cape York to Tasmania and eastern gray kangaroos from Western Australia to Victoria.
There are cases where people come into conflict with kangaroos, usually due to a combination of available habitat and increasing urbanization.
Kangaroos are usually docile creatures and interactions with humans are rare.
They can be unpredictable if they feel they are being threatened, or that their territory is being encroached upon – by a human or another animal.
To prevent a kangaroo from entering your property, we recommend that you do not leave any food behind, mow your lawn regularly, install a fence about 1.5 meters high and use motion-activated security lighting.