Quick Take
- Male kangaroos often fight by boxing, grappling, and kicking to establish dominance and compete for access to females.
- Large kangaroos are powerful animals that can seriously injure rivals or humans who get too close.
- The trailer park footage is funny on the surface, but it also shows real wild-animal behavior unfolding at close range.
When a fight breaks out at a trailer park, we probably imagine a rather scandalous scene. It probably involves too much alcohol and hurt feelings. However, this trailer park fight took place between two kangaroos who needed to duke it out. Lucky for us, it was all caught on camera. Don’t miss this hilarious video above!
Kangaroos Sighted in New South Wales
The next YouTube video clip shown at the top of the blog post takes us to New South Wales in Australia. The Eyewitness News ABC7 picked up this video from poster Matthew Thompson. And he was able to witness this fight in person.
Trailer Park Fight
At the start of this video, we see two male kangaroos standing face-to-face with each other. Thompson, the filmer, stepped out of his trailer to watch what these two kangaroos would do. They immediately start throwing punches at each other. And then, very quickly, they begin kicking each other.
A 2021 study on kangaroo management found that “Kangaroos are a much-loved national emblem but also variously viewed as an asset or a pest.” Well, this fight went a little bit beyond a pest-type problem. Thompson shares in the original video that he actually feared for his life. And with mammals as big as these guys, that’s no surprise.
Why Do Kangaroos Fight?
Kangaroos are large marsupials, and big males of the largest species can stand around 6 to 6.6 feet tall.
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Kangaroos are large marsupials, and big males of the largest species can stand around 6 to 6.6 feet tall and weigh up to about 200 pounds. They are powerful fighters that use their forelimbs to box and grapple and their hind legs to deliver strong kicks. According to the University of Melbourne, male kangaroos use their arms, claws, and feet in combat. These fights usually happen to establish dominance and gain access to females during the breeding season.
Are Kangaroos Aggressive to Humans?
In the video above, Thompson had every reason to fear for his life. When wild animals are fighting with one another mere feet from where people are, it is a terrifying experience to see such power up close.
According to the Queensland Government, we as humans often love to see kangaroos as loving, adorable herbivores that just go around grazing on their favorite food. When “The reality is that they can be aggressive towards people.”
Injuries from a kangaroo can be very significant, and it’s best to stay away from them as much as possible. As we can see from the video above, it is best that Thompson stayed clear of this fight and did not intervene between these two kangaroos.
