The “clapping back” kangaroo is no longer a strange sight in Australia. However, punching a frail woman hard enough to send her to the emergency room is indeed a bit too much for this marsupial.
The victim this time is Patsy Brown, who lives in Bargara, Queensland. On the morning of last Thursday (January 2nd), while happily welcoming the New Year, she discovered a kangaroo lingering in her garden. She stated: “I don’t hate kangaroos, but I don’t like them wandering around my yard like that. You know, they can be destructive and cause severe consequences. So, I sneaked up behind this kangaroo, hoping to scare it away.”
However, things went beyond Patsy’s control when the kangaroo managed to enter her house through the glass door. It then discovered all of her family’s food and began eating as if it were at home.
At this moment, Patsy couldn’t hold back and immediately shouted to scare it away. Yet, the defiant kangaroo not only didn’t panic but calmly stood up and attacked her. “It absolutely refused to leave,” she recalled the terrifying memory of that day, “It really became aggressive when I interrupted its meal. Right after the first punch, I realized I was truly in big trouble.”
Patsy stated that the kangaroo’s punch was so strong that it knocked her down to the floor. However, it didn’t stop there and continued to stomp and scratch her. As a result, our victim suffered a broken wrist, bruises all over her body, and numerous bleeding wounds. She said, “At that moment, I thought I was about to die.”
Fortunately, her husband intervened in time to chase the kangaroo away and take her to the hospital.
Patsy Brown shared her terrifying experience of being “attacked” by the kangaroo. This is not the first time kangaroos have brazenly “bullied” humans, and even resorted to violence that threatened their lives. About a month ago, in Queensland, a kangaroo over 1.8 meters tall brazenly destroyed a local resident’s garden. It then pranced down the street to confront three other people before injuring an elderly woman to the point where she had to be hospitalized.
The prolonged hot weather in Australia is also considered one of the reasons for kangaroos becoming more aggressive, frequently appearing in densely populated areas. With the widespread bushfires, they have almost lost their habitat and food sources, forcing them to move to avoid the heat and starvation. Recently, another kangaroo jumped into a resident’s pool to cool off, and no one dared to chase it away.