I’m just going to put it out there, kangaroos scare the crap out of me

[Wellthisisallfuckingmarvellous]

I’ve just watched a video of a kangaroo banging aggressively on some glass.

It’s scary as hell. Then I made the mistake of googling kangaroos attack.

It’s a slow work day.

Just me? Or is there a benignly normal animal that scares the bejesus out of you.

We were driving to our house sit in Australia. Middle of the night, through the Bush. I mean pitch black and not a soul for miles in any direction. In the headlights at the side of the road, half hidden in the bushes. I see a man, a huge guy standing there staring at us. I was soo scared until I realised it wasn't a guy, just a bodybuilder sized kangaroo.

Dp is British / Australian and misses seeing them arguing on the front lawn early morning.

Personally I don't like reptiles or fish

Camels.
Camels are evil biting spitting bastards.

Imagine meeting him in your morning walk.
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When camping in Australia Kangaroos would wake you in the morning taping on the tent demanding food. It was cute not so sure being surrounded by many of them and one stands upright and stares in on the eyes

There is something unnerving about the larger kangaroo but nothing is as unnerving as crocodiles

Crocodiles have made us believe that they swim in water but they walk too

Awww memories of dot and the kangaroo! Loved that film

Like PPs, I hate bats. They have little demonic faces and their wings make me shudder. Last summer I was sitting outside at dusk, and suddenly dozens of them started flying around the garden, it was like the scene at the beginning of jumanji

I'm not scared or squeamish about many things but that shook me up a bit!

They look like they are on a night out queuing up at da Club.

That's, errm, a very niche fear. What do you think they will do if you steal their lettuce ?

Manatees eat lettuce ? Wouldn't it get a bit soggy?

@Wellthisisallfuckingmarvellous

This is the most concerning comment about a dolphin I’ve read. Taken from the dolphins thread.

Marine Biology graduate here and whilst you maybe are getting a bit emotional you are correct.

Dolphins are not cute cuddly super fun animals and they do have a dark side like anyone else. Male adult lions also kill cubs which aren't theirs to make the mother come back into season.

They are well documented for killing porpoises and the rape aspect has been reported which is why I wouldn't swim with them as I've heard the reason they interact so well with people as our skeletons are very similar to theirs which worries me along with the obvious ethical aspect.

@Aintnothingbutaheartache great quote.

PS - if anyone wants to be seriously pissed off, look up about Sea Otters!!

Adding dolphins to my list along with Kangaroos, my ex-husband and armadillos and pangolians they make me have a funny feeling in my mouth.

I swam with a dolphin, and the fucker bit me. First it swam around me whacking my shins with it's tail fin and then it bit my arm! I had to have 4 courses of antibiotics before the wound healed because apparently they have dirty mouths - they are bastards.

I'm really quite scared of being eaten by a grizzy bear.

This is bizarre, considering I live in a small Lincolnshire village and the only thing grizzly round here are the locals

Sealions. Sealions are evil. As are sea otters.

@RubaiyatOfAnyone

Naked mole-rats, and Star-nosed moles, but for different reasons.

Naked mole-rats just evoke a really strong disgust reaction in me - they are burrowing rats, they are furless (only other mammals that are is humans), they live in writhing colonies like ants, they are only technically warm blooded, but behave like cold-blooded creatures. They are just wrong in so many ways, i’d be surprised if anyone “liked” them.

Star-Nosed Moles, however, have obviously burrowed up from the nether circles of Hell, and are demonic horrors the like of which man should not kno wot of.

Glad we sorted that out

Oh I love naked mole rats! We spend ages watching them when we go to Cotswold Wildlife Park, they're amazing!

However, sloths give me the heebee jeebies.

Fabulous thread. My friend ran over a badger on his bike by mistake. Cycling home at night, badger runs out in front of him. Big fuckers, too, but I love them.

Oh absolutely OP.
They're huge, they're bouncy and they've got massive back feet for kicking and smaller paws for punching.
They're also unpredictable and temperamental.

There’s a huge 6ft+ grey male kangaroo up the road from us. He’s a nasty bastard and will he will fuck you up without a second thought.

He follows people when they walk along the road, stands in the middle of the road and mal most dares cars to come closer and will attack and other animal he sees out on the street.

I’ve seen big 4wd reversing back up, turning round in my drive and going the long way round so they don’t have to try and edge past him on the road.

Another kangaroo attacked a female jogger locally to us and kicked her in the chest. It was only her breast implants that saved her - the force of the kick burst her implants.

I will never, ever, ever trust kangaroos and it genuinely scares me when tourists run up to the semi tame ones in the local wildlife parks.

THEY WILL DESTROY US ALL

Don't like pandas they give me the creeps their faces are like skulls.
The nearest pandas to me are in Copenhagen zoo so think I'm safe from an attack

No need to worry about badgers, just carry a packet of Smash with you when you go out. Everybody knows Badger loves mashed potatoes.

Baboons. I was stalked home by a large male baboon in Tanzania and jaysus the teeth on that thing, and its tiny cold eyes. Scary.

I think we all need to arm ourselves with boxing gloves and mashed potato in case we are ever attacked by badgers or kangaroos.
That only leaves elephants , dolphins , baboons , pandas, otters and anything with no fur or a star for a nose .

Fabulous thread. My friend ran over a badger on his bike by mistake. Cycling home at night, badger runs out in front of him. Big fuckers, too, but I love them.

What?! Surely you would hit it and fly over the handlebars. Fucker would stand its grounds

Baboons. I was stalked home by a large male baboon in Tanzania and jaysus the teeth on that thing, and its tiny cold eyes. Scary.

This is terrifying.

we fed emus once, ( only once ) it was terrifying!

@Thedramasummer Screw that lol
no way id have got close enough before it chased me, now, oh HELLZ NO!

Now this is a roo

@FlyNow

So true OP, I'm Australian and I've seen heaps of roos but the first time I saw a really muscly one I was like . As I'm sure you know they wouldn't attack another animal including humans as they eat grass. However they will defend themselves.

They are very good swimmers, if attacked by a dog they will lead the dog to water, swim out, and drown the dog if it follows.

Shut the front door, is this true? They drown dogs?!?!