Astonishing moment American tourist is forced to grab a kangaroo by the throat after it kicked and scratched it in a zoo attack
- Kangaroo scratched and kicked an American visitor to a zoo in Perth
- The man fended off the attack and grabbed the rod’s throat
- His family filmed and laughed as he tried to defend himself
An American tourist has been involved in a skirmish with a kangaroo at a Perth zoo.
Footage of the attack, filmed by the man’s daughter, shows him smiling nervously as he fends off the aggressive marsupial.
“My dad was just trying to stop the kangaroo from being frisky with that lady,” the man’s daughter writes with the video on TikTok.
The clip began with a woman trying to get away from the animal before the tourist came between them.
In response, the marsupial rose to its feet, leaping and clawing at the man as it tried to hold him off.
Both men at one point held onto the ‘roo’s front legs to prevent it from scratching, but the animal launched both legs at them as it balanced on its tail (pictured)
The father tried to grab hold of the ‘roo’s neck to restrain him during the prolonged attack (pictured), while he seemed to remain calm with a smile
A woman behind the camera laughed and yelled at the man, “This is your chance to fight a kangaroo.”
She then heard continuous laughter as the kangaroo continued to attack.
The father, wearing a black T-shirt, cap, blue jeans and brown boots, lifted his leg to defend himself, but the animal continued to charge before a younger man stepped in to help.
Both men at one point held onto the kangaroo’s front legs to prevent it from scratching, but it launched both legs at them while balancing on its tail.
Both men tried to run away from the animal, but the kangaroo continued to follow them, kicking and jumping.
Eventually, the ‘roo was calmed down after a zoo employee intervened and told the two men to walk away.
“Hold it out, cut it out, bad boy,” she told the marsupial as it crouched back on the ground.
The post went viral with some comparing the stoush to a “bar fight.”
“It’s like the kangaroo just wanted to have a bar fight because the dude was messing with his wife,” they said.
“Just a little boy enjoying casual sparring with the visitors,” said another.
“Once old love showed up bam… haha he’s a good boy now!!” wrote a third.