Kangaroo gets thrown through fence as two animals have a vicious brawl in the ACT

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Roo had it coming! Wild moment kangaroo wrestles with fellow marsupial and throws him THROUGH a metal fence

  • A kangaroo was hurled through a fence in a tense brawl with another roo 
  • Footage of the violent fracas in the ACT was posted on social media this week
  • They are seen scratching, kicking one another before a roo goes through fence 
  • Social media users asked how the homeowners would explain it to their insurers

By Jade Hobman For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 12:14 BST, 25 August 2022 | Updated: 12:37 BST, 25 August 2022

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A kangaroo was hurled through a fence during a vicious bush bust-up between two of the wild marsupials.

The tense brawl was captured in Mount Taylor in the ACT and was uploaded to social media on Thursday by ABC Landline. 

The incredible footage showed the roos in a tight hold scratching at each other’s eyes, twisting, turning and kicking the other in an all-out fracas. 

One of the animals came up trumps as it pushed its rival through a colourbond fence (pictured), with the fallen roo taking a tumble

One of the animals came up trumps as it pushed its rival through a colourbond fence (pictured), with the fallen roo taking a tumble

The incredible footage (pictured) showed the roos in a tight hold scratching at each other's eyes, twisting, turning and kicking the other in an all-out fracas

The incredible footage (pictured) showed the roos in a tight hold scratching at each other's eyes, twisting, turning and kicking the other in an all-out fracas

The incredible footage (pictured) showed the roos in a tight hold scratching at each other’s eyes, twisting, turning and kicking the other in an all-out fracas

One of the animals came up trumps as it pushed its rival through a colourbond fence, with the fallen roo taking a tumble. 

The winning kangaroo is seen staring at the hole left.

The video was captioned: ‘Good fences make good neighbours, until a kangaroo crashes through!​’

‘Try and explain that in a claim to an insurance company,’ one commenter said. 

‘Kangaroo fight club is in town now, poor b****y colour bond fence took the brunt of it,’ said another. 

‘Now he feels bad,’ one wrote on the victorious roo, while another said ‘they’ll finish up in the kangaroo court’.

The kangaroo dust-up was caught on camera in Mount Taylor in the ACT (pictured)

The kangaroo dust-up was caught on camera in Mount Taylor in the ACT (pictured)

The kangaroo dust-up was caught on camera in Mount Taylor in the ACT (pictured)

When do kangaroos attack?

The risk of being attacked by a kangaroo is very low. Several thousand people seek medical attention each year for injuries from domestic pets, while fewer than five people in NSW are treated for kangaroo-related injuries. 

The greatest risk is in areas where people have altered kangaroos’ natural habitat and feeding patterns. 

You are most at risk of an attack when: 

• Their numbers, movements and group structure have changed because kangaroos’ natural predators are no longer present, or new habitat has been provided with the creation of dams, shelter and pastures

• Kangaroos have lost their instinctive fear of humans because people have fed or handled them 

• A kangaroo sees a person as a sparring partner or threat to themselves, their offspring or their dominance of the group 

• A kangaroo is cornered or startled • female kangaroos are weaning their young • a habituated kangaroo (a kangaroo who is used to people) has aggressive traits. 

A kangaroo will attack a person as if they were another kangaroo. It may push or grapple with its forepaws or sit back and kick out with its hind legs. As resulting injuries can be serious, avoiding conflict with kangaroos is vital. 

Source: Office of Environment and Heritage 

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