Kangaroo killed a human for the first time in 86 years, scientists are studying behavior [TKB Science]

In Australia, for the first time since 1936, a kangaroo has killed a human. In a state of Western Australia, a kangaroo attacked a human so terrible that he was badly injured. Later he died. Earlier in 1936, 38-year-old William Crickshank was killed by a kangaroo attack. He had suffered serious head injuries. This time the person who has died is 77 years old.

The elderly man was found with serious injuries at a relative’s home in Redmond, about 400 kilometers southeast of Perth. Police believe that the old man was probably keeping the kangaroo as his pet. However, it is illegal to keep Australian animals, especially kangaroos, in the house. When the Australian Emergency Service reached the home of the elderly, the male kangaroo also stopped the paramedics from treating them. Tried to attack.

Then the police shot the kangaroo. After this the police and paramedics reached the elderly but by then he had died. The kangaroo that attacked was a western gray kangaroo. Whose weight was about 54 kg. Its length was about 1.3 meters. Kangaroo attack is very dangerous. If you watch the video of their battles, then you will know that their grip is strong and kicks are very dangerous.

When the kangaroo attacks, he grabs his enemy with his upper arms. After this, balancing with the help of the tail, kicks vigorously with the feet. Tanya Irwin of Native Animus Rescue Service says that looking at this case, it seems that the kangaroo was a male. Male kangaroos are generally very aggressive. He does not like to be locked in the house. At present, the exact information about the situation is not available. But it is sad that a human died because of Kangaroo. Later the kangaroo also had to be killed under compulsion. But kangaroos are never cute, they are wild creatures.

Bill Bateman, a behavioral ecologist at Curtin University, said that kangaroos seem to have been kept as pets. He had become accustomed to living with humans. He would not have found any human being dangerous. So he became aggressive that no human would be able to harm him. And he killed his master. It may also be that he is attacking humans by thinking of them as kangaroos. Or he may have attacked to save himself. It could also be that he has to make a connection. In such a situation, male kangaroos become very aggressive.