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#OzWatch: Red Kangaroo at six and a half feet tall vs man and his drowning Labrador. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

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John Batchelor

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🗓️ 22 October 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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#OzWatch: Red Kangaroo at six and a half feet tall vs man and his drowning Labrador. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-16/mildura-man-fights-kangaroo-to-protect-dog/102983926


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0:00.0

Emily, do you remember when One Direction called it a day?

0:03.0

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0:07.0

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0:12.0

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0:15.0

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0:20.0

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0:25.0

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0:29.0

I'm John Batswood, Jeremy Zachis of New South Wales, who's educated me on what it means to grow up Australian.

0:36.0

I've got the reptile thing, pretty much in control so much I can joke about it.

0:40.0

Me and three Eastern brown snakes in a car with a fire going over me.

0:44.0

But now I come to a story I had to read and see the pictures to believe.

0:49.0

A kangaroo versus what appears to be a very healthy looking Labrador.

0:55.0

A kangaroo did not take a liking to the Labrador.

0:59.0

And I don't know if Labrador is no, not to mess with kangaroos.

1:03.0

This is a large kangaroo and he looks like he's means business.

1:08.0

What is that Jeremy?

1:10.0

John, this is a big red kangaroo.

1:13.0

And the red kangaroo is named so because it has a red tinge on its chest.

1:16.0

And it is one of the largest and most bustly and also the most aggressive kangaroos in the kangaroo family.

1:23.0

And the red kangaroo is known to be around about six to seven foot tall.

1:27.0

And in this case, John, this poor Labrador for whatever reason has basically somehow upset this.

1:33.0

It looks like a six and a half foot tall red kangaroo.

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