The wild moment two huge red kangaroos clashed in the middle of a busy Queensland campsite has been captured on video.
The footage, captured by Georgia Bryan from Brisbane, shows the kangaroos punching and kicking each other as stunned families looked on.
One kangaroo appears to hold the other in a headlock before exchanging punches, until one pulls away in apparent embarrassment.
‘Welcome to Australia! The damage: a camp table, a tent and a kangaroo ego,” Ms. Bryan captioned the footage.
Many social media users around the world said they were shocked to see the kangaroos behave so violently.
Brisbane’s Georgia Bryan filmed the kangaroos punching and kicking each other at a Queensland campsite as stunned families watched
‘The big red kangaroos are the most dangerous, my God, I can’t believe they fight; they become very aggressive,” one person said.
‘Don’t underestimate these guys; a tourist was mauled open by a big red kangaroo,” a second added.
“The way they balance themselves on their tails is both terrifying and fascinating,” said a third.
According to the Queensland Government, all species of kangaroos have the potential to become aggressive and attack humans.
“For kangaroos and wallabies living on the fringes of a suburban area, a human may be seen as little more than a large animal living in their habitat – and one that they may occasionally have to defend themselves against,” the report said .
“If you see one, stay away from it… and if it moves toward you, or shows signs of aggressive behavior, move away, even if it’s just looking for food or human contact.”
Ms Bryan said only “one camping table, a tent and a kangaroo’s ego” were damaged during the brawl, which reportedly lasted 20 minutes.
Leading kangaroo researcher Bill Bateman said fatal kangaroo attacks are ‘very, very rare’.
He said most people will only see them peacefully on the side of the road, but his advice for anyone who thought a kangaroo was acting aggressively was to get away as quickly as possible, stand behind trees, shout or shout. to throw sticks.
“I certainly wouldn’t want to be in a fight with an adult or even a sub-adult kangaroo – they are incredibly powerful animals,” he told the Albany Advertiser.
Mr Bateman explained that males fight each other by pulling their opponent in and then kicking out with their powerful hind legs, which have long claws.
“If they do that to another room, that’s bad enough, but if they do it to one person, it could be broken ribs and internal damage,” he said.
‘Definitely don’t make friends with wild animals, wild animals remain wild animals.’