{"id":457854,"date":"2022-06-04T23:24:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T20:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/grandfather-forced-to-fight-kangaroo-that-attacked-his-dogs\/"},"modified":"2022-06-04T23:24:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T20:24:07","slug":"grandfather-forced-to-fight-kangaroo-that-attacked-his-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/grandfather-forced-to-fight-kangaroo-that-attacked-his-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"#Grandfather forced to fight kangaroo that attacked his dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4179230b95f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened for more than six minutes in\u00a0Argyle, Australia, recently, when a kangaroo began going after a man\u2019s dogs in his yard.<\/p>\n<p>The man \u2014 a\u00a0father and grandfather\u00a0\u2014 reportedly described the animal as a \u201csix-foot mad roo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The kangaroo went after the man, as Tucker Carlson noted in his \u201cFinal Exam\u201d segment on \u201cTucker Carlson Tonight\u201d on Friday, June 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the video at the top of this article, as well as in the tweet below, you can see exactly what happened.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, still trying to fend off the kangaroo, the man grabbed a stick \u2014 but the kangaroo kept coming at him.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the man\u2019s dogs were barking wildly but couldn\u2019t come to his aid because they were behind a fence in the yard.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"677\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/grandfather-fights-kangaroo-that-attacked-dogs-02.jpg?w=677\" alt=\"The man \u2014 a\u00a0father and grandfather\u00a0\u2014 reportedly described the animal as a &quot;mad&quot; kangaroo.\" class=\"wp-image-22536918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/grandfather-fights-kangaroo-that-attacked-dogs-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1354 1354w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/grandfather-fights-kangaroo-that-attacked-dogs-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1016 1015w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/grandfather-fights-kangaroo-that-attacked-dogs-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=677 677w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/grandfather-fights-kangaroo-that-attacked-dogs-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=339 338w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/grandfather-fights-kangaroo-that-attacked-dogs-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\"\/><figcaption>The man \u2014 a\u00a0father and grandfather\u00a0\u2014 reportedly described the animal as a \u201cmad\u201d kangaroo.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The man is shown at one point wrestling the animal to the ground to try to subdue it.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with an Australian television station, the man, Cliff Dess, said he has bruises on his body.<\/p>\n<p>He said his dogs were barking in the yard \u2014 and that he went out to see what was going on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"677\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/grandfather-fights-kangaroo-that-attacked-dogs-04.jpg?w=677\" alt=\"Once the kangaroo went after his dogs, a man in Australia had to fight off the wild animal.\" class=\"wp-image-22536919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/grandfather-fights-kangaroo-that-attacked-dogs-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1354 1354w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/grandfather-fights-kangaroo-that-attacked-dogs-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1016 1015w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/grandfather-fights-kangaroo-that-attacked-dogs-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=677 677w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/grandfather-fights-kangaroo-that-attacked-dogs-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=339 338w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/grandfather-fights-kangaroo-that-attacked-dogs-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\"\/><figcaption>Once the kangaroo went after his dogs, a man in Australia had to fight off the wild animal.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said the kangaroo was \u201cin an aggressive mood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dess said he tried shooing the animal away, but that didn\u2019t work, as the animal put up its claws and began chasing him.<\/p>\n<p>So, ultimately, \u201cI fought it off with a stick,\u201d the man said.<\/p>\n<p>He said he \u201ctook it to the ground,\u201d as that was \u201cthe only way I could deal with it,\u201d he told 9 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> Australia in an interview.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said the aggressive animal \u201cgouged me on the top of the head\u201d and bit his finger as they wrestled on the ground.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/grandfather-fights-kangaroo-that-attacked-dogs-08.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"The brawl lasted over five minutes.\" class=\"wp-image-22536921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/grandfather-fights-kangaroo-that-attacked-dogs-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/grandfather-fights-kangaroo-that-attacked-dogs-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/grandfather-fights-kangaroo-that-attacked-dogs-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/grandfather-fights-kangaroo-that-attacked-dogs-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=342 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>The brawl lasted over five minutes.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Finally, after several more minutes, the man said he got off the animal \u2014 and yet it still chased him around the yard.<\/p>\n<p>Dess indicated he didn\u2019t have anything against the animal or kangaroos in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But neither did he want such a creature threatening his dogs.<\/p>\n<p>The Queensland government website reports that kangaroos accustomed to being fed by humans can become aggressive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If they get into the habit of expecting food \u2014 and there isn\u2019t any \u2014 then they can become agitated.<\/p>\n<p>The site also says, \u201cEven if it is only looking for food or human contact, a kangaroo may still become aggressive. Don\u2019t act aggressively toward the kangaroo, as this will simply reinforce the idea that you are a threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes kangaroos move into backyards or onto private property to feed,\u201d it adds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop this by fencing and removing sources of food or water that attract kangaroos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The site notes as well, \u201cKangaroos are one of Australia\u2019s most recognizable animals. Australia has 4 kangaroo species \u2014 red, eastern grey, western grey and antilopine. The eastern grey is the most common species in Queensland.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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