Kangaroos - The Good, the Bad and the Weird

[@zenith_tetris]

This guy really popped out of nowhere and started uploading some of the best content on the site.

[@cassius42]

For real, I am always excited when I see this dudes channel pop up

[@Sadghetter]

@@cassius42oath, saw a video I had already scene pop up in my recommended and I got excited ahah

[@ziggy4752]

Literally

[@steamrangercomputing]

I could just walk a kilometer to find tons of wild roos, or I can watch this great KZbin video about them...

[@kurtploszczyniec1403]

Agree! All his videos are great, annnnnd, reasonably kid friendly :)

[@SomePerson7271]

The ‘like autism’ got me 😂😂😂😂

[@flyingcapsicum]

They all exist on a spectrum

[@Mitzthatonekid]

My autism never gave me a pouch, I was scammed.

[@JohnGardnerAlhadis]

Humour as dry and unforgiving as the Australian outback itself. Keep up the great work, cobber.

[@rbstat6946]

Aussie strikes the balance on the fine line of edutainment. Both incredibly funny, but also completely informative!

[@Kirbstering]

This is my new favourite channel. Thank you for your charisma and awful puns. You're representing Australia in the best possibly light.

[@bruhmoment5974]

ACK!

[@jennyhallam6530]

As a wildlife carer of roos... i approve of this video 😂. A cpl of corrections... they can go backwards if they need to... they just have to flip the tail under first. And they can walk one foot at a time but only usually when sick or injured & can't use their tail properly. They definitely fart... i had a red named Bubbles... because she blew bubbles from her bum. She farted so loud i thought someone had broken in my house. And just be careful where you source your roo meat. Roos need to be put on ice immediately after death or the meat starts rotting unlike other meat animals. Roos are incredible animals... they are extremely affectionate and can be really intelligent. Thanks for covering them 💚🦘

[@Rowena-kt4lu]

This bloke claims that Kangaroos overpopulate which is Govt spin as you would know. And he supports the Commercial Kangaroo Killing Industry which is a profit driven Government sanctioned industry which is evidenced as being unsustainable,brutally cruel and dangerously unhygienic. He’s also pushing the evidenced pseudo science of the ACT Government and re the sterilisation of Kangaroos to mange their populations which is bonkers and pure colonialism crap as we saw in the findings of the ACAT Court proceedings of 2013. I’m extremely disappointed to see you here Jenny supporting this bloke.

[@terrypemberton2632]

You can judge a country by the way they treat their wild animals, and Australia has a shameful history of mistreatment of our beautiful Kangaroos.

[@liammcnair6831]

@@terrypemberton2632 be cruel to be kind though. at least with culling you could get meat from it as a byproduct almost.

[@jameshowell7178]

Please continue larping as a biologist

[@SomePerson7271]

Yes

[@Beaut_Beau]

I would happily watch you cover literally anything, love the puns, the word play, the humour, it tickles my funny bone like crazy!

[@the-Backyard-Naturalist]

Good to see you back mate!

[@happyman2236]

I can't believe you didn't use the video of a roo knocking another roo through a Colorbond fence.

[@gardengirl1848]

Or the bloke who punches the roo that’s strangling his dog!

[@hungryal]

Probably because he used it in the one about Eucalyptus trees (I think) I know he's used it before though lmao

[@taviaseymour1635]

Ah the roo. On a campus where I used to work they legitimately roamed the school grounds after hours. At the end of one after school event I opened the classroom door to find an enormous (well he was at least as tall as me!) grey, just hanging out. Not wanting to be disemboweled, I reversed into the bunch of students behind me who were waiting to exit, shut the door and went to the building’s other exit. Only to find the rest of his mob. They weren’t as close to the building so we gave them a wide berth and escaped. Great video. Loved the grey nomads analogy!

[@darktrix1410]

Great video! I would love to see some videos on Aussie reptiles in the future. I live semi rural in Victoria and whenever I see some lizards I love watching them

[@donsinai2554]

Ima Australian boomer and that video was by far the best I’ve seen about our wonderful Roos. I saw a family of 3 yesterday on the golf course and I always smile when I see a roo. Well done and keep em coming.

[@fraserbrown1511]

Great as always! Just a slight correction: macropod legs can move independently, they just don’t want to! Interestingly, the only time they do move independently is when they’re swimming.

[@jackaufenhand5710]

You are dead set one of my favourite youtubers. It's been a long time since I got excited when someone uploads, but you've brought that back for me. Thanks man.

[@SteveisTall]

We have an issue Sir. I'm in hospital having had some cheeky back surgery. I found this video quite entertaining, but the LOLs it induced seem to have caused a couple of sutures to cease operating effectively. I may be higher than a kite, but that's your best work yet. Champagne Comedy.

[@keef78]

"cheeky"? Getting your back rolls removed?

[@stoopidapples1596]

You may think those 65+ yr Olds are boomers but you've got them confused for the much more common category of children who selected 1800 as their birth year to get past censors.

[@momoha222]

Damn, kangaroos are already so bad ass, "a mob of kangaroo" sounds absolutely terrifying!

[@momoha222]

@@anthonyj7989 Well, I’d rather face a mob of cow or sheep than a mob of kangaroos... or a mob of Australians! ;-) ;-)

[@AnotherDoug]

@@anthonyj7989 And many indigenous Australians have reclaimed "mob" as meaning the people from their part of the country. (Originally, this term would have been used by the white settlers as a derogatory term with the same meaning as used for kangaroos.)

[@lukeaskew9242]

Seriously man, your right up there with David Attenborough for your content. I love your videos ❤ keep up the good work

[@JaneNewAuthor]

Better. I can listen to you.

[@minnatodd9023]

Dude I am sooo curious as to your field of work or your study. My impression is that you're a young professional and this is your new hobby. I'm currently studying urban planning and your content is all stuff I think about a lot - birds and urban ecology, the impact of animal agriculture on the landscape and whether we should be pushing to eat more roos or not (for example). You're probably not a planner but the crossover makes me really curious. Ecologist would be an obvious guess but for some reason I feel like you're in tech or something.

[@davewolfie364]

Another most excellent creation, thank you! Swamp wallaby is my spirit animal…

[@sentimentalbloke185]

They're hard to find.

[@the-Backyard-Naturalist]

Good choice, they're little cuties!

[@davewolfie364]

@@sentimentalbloke185 naw, just go for an early morning walk in the Dandenong Ranges 🥰

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

@@sentimentalbloke185 Depends on where you are domiciled. Had an old raggedy-eared Swampy that lived on the farmhouse lawn for years. Used to take my old blue mutt for her daily "exercise constitutional" every morning when she was let off the chain! Never got near him of course. Well except for that 1 time when he took off a little tardily, hit the netting fence and rolled A-over-T before heading for the hills - very closely followed. Mutskie returned suitably tired as usual but with an "almost had him that time" look on her dial! 😉😊

[@sentimentalbloke185]

@@theoztreecrasher2647 They're live on the Mornington Peninsula but you rarely see them out & about.

[@robertvevans89]

Perfect. Goodonyer for having the confidence to broach the difficult topics like overabundance.

[@grantb8168]

No jokes today. Honestly, Bro, your videos are fantastic. The time, the effort, the skills and the pride put into every moment should be simply enviable to any documentary maker anywhere. Technical skills aside, there is also the clever humour to add spice to the existing ingredients and this, too, is extremely palatable, even when overuse is performed purposefully. I cannot speak more highly of both you and your audio-visual creations but of course, the fact these creations touch the patriotic heart of Australians must additionally be taken into account. Simply great work and long may you reign as Australia's senior, creative, doco talent slash comedian. Pause for applause and standing ovation. 🦘

[@jamesmcgowen1769]

I sincerely agree with you! I’ve never seen a doco on the humble roo told so eloquently

[@the-Backyard-Naturalist]

Beautifully written mate. I sincerely appreciate it!

[@laviajera4269]

I love this YT guy’s dry humour and descriptive talent!!!

[@wedddealer]

its a good friday when you upload mate 🔥

[@tazgecko]

They say the Emus are on our coat of arms because of that war. It was a condition of the peace deal.

[@jess53nz]

Sounds legit

[@sagemidson2033]

Cant help but giggle and smile the whole time watching these. Youre the greatest

[@jamesmcgowen1769]

Decades ago, I was heating up a Weber kettle BBQ on KI. As I sat there waiting, a roo came up behind me silently and just sat beside me, just watching the bbq like I was. G’day love, how are you going? She moved a bit closer to me, and sniffed me, then let me give her a rub around her neck. When she had enough of that she turned to look at me, and we both gave each other a quick nod of ackowlegment as she moved off into the bush…

[@keef78]

theyre beautiful creatures

[@dmays67]

OMG mate your vids have me in tears of laughter. Your script and delivery (scuse pun) are on point!

[@lindajohnson9282]

Absolutely brilliant… loved it. So very true, and so authentically Aussie. What a you beaut, mint little pearler this video was. Many thanks ❤

[@AnotherDoug]

Brussels sprouts have improved vastly from the bitter version you might have had as a child. My wife found a recipe involving stir frying brussels sprouts (thinly sliced), bacon, almonds, lemon rind and lemon juice and served with fusilli pasta. Absolutely beautiful.

[@christineewing3492]

Brussels sprouts lover here.

[@JaneNewAuthor]

What a terrible way to treat bacon, almonds & lemon juice!

[@christineewing3492]

😂@@JaneNewAuthor

[@rosalierobertson1253]

Yum, sounds delicious. I'll try anything flavoured with lemon.

[@rubeedobee5399]

Loving this channel! One of the best I have come across. Informative and humorous! Keep up the great work.

[@JJP-un6rs]

Fantastic (all vids). Any chance of bush-stone curlew vid? Big ❤ from Karragarra Island, QLD.

[@abekane7038]

Another fantastic vid

[@brettarmistead9410]

I was happy enough with your bird vids, but this is gold. Thank you.

[@andyl8055]

Roos are the best, bless 'em. Thanks for the video, even as an Aussie I learnt a lot.

[@lindylufromoz5111]

Fantastic! I'm lucky to live in a rural region north of Melbourne, so I get to observe mobs in my paddocks. I love your content. x Linda

[@john_barnett]

dyou see that story about a roo getting loose in canada? he punched a cop lol

[@simonolsen9995]

probably drunk

[@the-Backyard-Naturalist]

Yep I did, it fills you with pride!

[@Underestimated37]

Less destructive than our tourists then

[@robinkelly1770]

Fun fact - wallaroo is the name the original inhabitants gave to kangaroos. The word "kangaroo" means "l don't understand". This was uttered in response to Bamks when he asked them what the original people called the large hopping animals...

[@blackletter2591]

Trouble is, there were hundreds of languages, all with a word for kangaroo. There's no basic mother aboriginal language.

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

@@blackletter2591 Well there may have been 1 once (or maybe just a couple for any later migrations) but they've been here a long time. When you consider how much Americanese has degenerated from standard English in just the last few years it's not hard to understand the variance in Aboriginalese across the country.

[@marymarlow3646]

👍 Keep ‘Em coming! These are great vids.

[@monikaszymczak4204]

Absolutely LOVE every one of your videos!

[@badboyberty]

My hypothesis is roo numbers were actually kept more in check by seasonal water availability than hunting. If correct a landscape scale trial of placing roo exclosures around farm dams and other year round water supplies alongside widespread introduction of smart troughs should reduce numbers on grazing land more efficiently than a cull regime.

[@martinthompson2584]

My undergrad biology classes put forward water availability as a key reason for roo numbers being so high post European colonization. Roos don't sweat and regulate temperature by licking their forearms. That uses water. The widespread availability of water troughs in farmland means they can now survive much more broadly, whereas historically the availability of shade was the limitation. I'd take this with a grain of salt, but it's an interesting hypothesis.

[@the-Backyard-Naturalist]

That does make sense and lines up with them only breeding when there's available water.

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

@@the-Backyard-Naturalist Camped out in Blaydensburg National Park one holiday going into the dry season. It was interesting to see where the roos had been scratching out the sand along the water courses to access the dwindling water supplies.

[@Rowena-kt4lu]

@@martinthompson2584What are you on about?? 😂😂😂Another one with no clue. Explain to me WHERE Kangaroo populations are higher now than before Europeans “arrived”?? And you know that kangaroo populations aren’t actually counted,right? Tell me. What were the findings from the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Health and Wellbeing of Kangaroos and other Macropods NSW in 2021,where those such as myself,Yuin Elder Uncle Max Dulumunmun Harrison,Dr Dan Ramp,Independent Biostatistician Claire Galeah,Ecologists such as Ray Mjadwesch gave evidence in? It’s ok. I’ll wait….

[@Rowena-kt4lu]

@@the-Backyard-Naturalist😂😂😂 Kangaroos aren’t Gremlins,they don’t instantly reproduce with water. Have you got ANY clue about Kangaroos at all? A doe’s first joey is the most likely to die. She will first successfully raise her young at about 3 yrs, with that joey weaning when she is 4 yrs. With the introduction of AWP’s naturally flowing water ways have been destroyed and rivers are dying,Kangaroos have evolved over MILLIONS of years to be perfectly suited to Country,they are able to absorb moisture from plants. You have made ridiculous claims about overpopulation which is biologically impossible and that populations are needed to be controlled,spoken like a good ol colonial boy. Your ignorance is embarrassing. Here’s another fun fact for you Further, kangaroo does surviving drought in their lifetime then "wean less offspring and their daughters wean fewer grandoffspring"( Bilton and Croft 2004) THINK about that fact and the rubbish you are saying in your video.

[@1994ToyotaCamryEnjoyer]

Man what a ripper video. You make excellent stuff mate, keep at it

[@zacman223]

Around Coffs Harbour (Woolgoolga) during high school we would have to shoo them away while they tried to eat our sambos out of our hands then pat them so they werent too mad. I fkn love being Australian.

[@Tamaresque]

Informative and some laughs! Top combo!

[@rosshutch]

Another winner! Keep up this quality and you will have 1 million subscribers from all over the world.

[@loggerT123]

As someone said before, "When god created earth, he put australia in hard mode"

[@brendo7363]

Australia is so easy that the natives barely even dipped into the stoneage tech tree.

[@johndiddilyjoe6258]

​@@brendo7363​Humans cause other humans to progress forward. Aboriginals had to deal with that wildlife and generally inhospitable environments. While there were definitely conflicts, Australia is so vast and the Aboriginal population so small that they didn't generally have huge "wars" and so they the main driving factor in human advancement was mostly absent. They were focused on survival.

[@00yiggdrasill00]

​@@johndiddilyjoe6258I do at times wonder if it was a form of crippling overspecialisation. You would think a desire for trade and outside goods would also drive invention, but looking at their known history it never really happened. Meanwhile they managed to find ways to survive in an area that is mostly a desert or tropical region with some admitidly very strange creatures and plants and develop cultural methods of survival that simply wouldn't work anywhere else. I do wonder how they got so stuck in one way when almost everyone else was moving forward in some form.

[@johndiddilyjoe6258]

@@00yiggdrasill00 It's exactly that. They "evolved" to live in a specific environment and got really good at that. That being said, though, Aboriginals thrived in even ancient Australia when legitimate 11 meter long komodo dragons walked around. They've also got some of, if not the oldest, surviving art from any current day culture. They built boats that could make it over extremely dangerous waters, and they had been doing fire safety burn off's along with other other land management techniques that, to this day, are still being used. What they did in the conditions they lived in is just amazing.

[@timoleary8751]

Great video The eastern grey has very poor road sense, as crocodile dundee once said "get off the road ya turkey!" They either just sit there, come from nowhere at high speed, or hop along in front of you. Them and wombats are the main peril for rural motorists!

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

Roos do the most damage but the ones that sadden me the most are the local Rufus Bettongs (Kangaroo Rats to most folks) - totally inoffensive little critters (well apart from the heart attacks they cause when exploding out of their grass-ball nest at your feet with a whizzing sound and frantic bounding) who are absolute Kamikazis around vehicles. I swear that if you stop completely, get out and toe them off into the bush they'll be back under the wheels when you try to take off again!

[@lindsaydrewe8219]

Love your channel, love your soundtracks

[@archysimpson2273]

6:32 that's super interesting, microbiomes are underrated.

[@millysilly759]

This is one the best and most informative documentaries I have ever watched.

[@WockstarOfficial]

I did a thing but actually informative and educational

[@davelahoud1256]

So happily subscribed. The delivery is gold mate. So many one-liners. Disciplines of Zyzz. Who is Ruth, and why do we want less of her? A deluge of reproductive aioli😂

[@the-Backyard-Naturalist]

Thanks man! I had fun writing the reproduction section haha

[@replicant357]

…Kanga’root’ 🤦🏻🤣 Nearly slipped passed me hahaha

[@dan78nad]

So good brother. Gotta love them Macropods. Great work.

[@alexnosek1066]

Another banger! PS I've been making that stupid "Ruthless" gag for 30 years and this is the first time I've heard someone else do it. Feeling so seen rn

[@Hibak]

I look forward to your uploads! Please keep uploading!!!

[@SuperRoo_22]

I used to ride a roo to school when i was kid. We all did! 🤣 Great video. Informative & hilarious! 🤣

[@quakxy_dukx]

Gotta love the weird Australian hopping deer

[@itsamindgame9198]

I will tell you the difference between a kangaroo and a wallaroo. Attitude. As in, wallaroos have one. A kangaroo will either consider you enough of a threat to challenge you, or too much of a threat so will flee. A wallaroo will simply look at at you to see whether you plan to try something stupid, quite confident in its ability to set you straight. Those guys are scary.

[@simonolsen9995]

I love roos. Except when they go through the radiator. Don't like them then.

[@keza3250]

Here's some cool information Were I live in Australia on the NSW table lands has the largest macropods in Australia they are called The new England wallaroo or table lands Euro they are actually larger than the red kangaroos an are found on the western side of Guyra, between guyra an tinga True fact most Australian's dont know ha ha

[@danielponiatowski7368]

a mate was telling me years ago about a euro that got quite big but i'd only seen the smaller ones. im surrounded by western greys here in the south west. some get pretty big and a bunch have white rorschats patterns on their faces. they're also left handed.

[@spudgm1532]

That was bloody brilliant, great presentation mate.

[@danielcornwall1585]

That kangaroo description at the end also describes Aussies pretty well

[@argumentative2532]

You had me at: "... kangaroos exist on a spectrum, like autism."

[@alisn.7998]

What a brilliant presentation. Love the dry humour and puns.

[@strepto42]

Bloody brilliant stuff as always. Thank you kind sir.

[@Iygfdsvnkyf]

It's very sad to drive all the way from Cairns Qld to Victoria and only see 7 alive kangaroos. Loads of dead ones and..no alive red kangaroos however I did see 3 dead ones on the road....for a Tourist it must be very disheartening to come all the way to Australia and see hundreds and hundreds of feral goats, barron lands with trees decimated from logging for cattle and sheep...I did for the first time in 50 years see for the first time Emu's..a whole 15 covering km's in 3 states... Very sad....

[@jandrews6254]

Their camouflage is really good, you can’t see them if they’re snoozing, especially when you’re driving past at 100kph

[@Iygfdsvnkyf]

@@jandrews6254 didn't think of that... thanks 👍

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

@@jandrews6254 They obviously didn't ever drive along the outback roads around Muttaburra - Bowen Downs. There the sparsely scattered trees have the whole shaded area stand up and bound away as you drive by on a sunny day - at any speed.

[@idontlikeitproductions3509]

I worked for three weeks in the Grampians, the camp I worked at was a sanctuary for a mob of greys, I had a favourite joey, a male who in contrast with the others had pale fur. I called him Blondie after Clint Eastwood's character in the Good the Bad and the Ugly. Every time I saw him I'd quietly go "Blooooondiiiiie!" It's been a few years, I hope he's doing okay.

[@gonnfishy2987]

Very well done. Humour is used adeptly, you do have the aussie storytelling knack. If anyone questions why you aren’t drawling or dropping c bombs just tell em yer not on the beers yet mate…

[@Quinny33]

Awesome 👍🏽.Loved It.😜😜

[@Christo_glenn]

I can vouch for the issue of ‘roos on the road. I moved from Canada to Queensland and I struck one when I was driving home after a late shift. I had only been in the country for two months and it’s done my head in a bit. I still think they’re brilliant creatures, but they truly are EVERYWHERE here.

[@nrgpower5689]

another fantastic vid!!!

[@aceaster109]

Great vid! My partner and I have made it a tradition to watch your vids together and it’s always a pleasure!

[@lauroralei]

Another banger - always a happy day when your vids pop up!

[@stoopidapples1596]

So, cheetahs may be the fastest, but the roos are probably the best marathon runners

[@jimgraham6722]

Great doco. My yard is full of these guys. They are endlessly entertaining.

[@wazza33racer]

Its very rare, but reds and greys do interbreed resulting is very spectacular patchy colored roo's. Kangaroo numbers in Australia were highly constrained by the availability of water. However white settlement, and permanent water dams dramatically changed that dynamic, resulting in very high population densities. Large mobs of roo's will also descend onto early growth cereal crops and mow them off if not managed.

[@verticalsmurf]

Kangaroot and all the other puns. Not sure if this guy is Aussie Attenborough or natures Russell Coight. Love this either way!

[@ColinFreeman-kh9us]

Flavour flave got it wrong he was cold Larping. Awesome clip mate

[@aaron6178]

AND THEY'RE DELICIOUS AS HELL! But they give me anxiety when I'm driving at dusk lol. They like playing dare with headlights. But they're still the best!

[@ScoopedFizz]

These videos really are very entertaining. Keep posting!

[@the-Backyard-Naturalist]

Wish granted

[@ScoopedFizz]

Thanks

[@christopheraball]

Love you videos mate. Well Done

[@ninjaskeleton6140]

Was some of the footage in this video filmed at Woodlands Historic Park near Melbourne Airport?

[@VanCanN]

Very interesting and I love your Aussie humour!

[@ianbrowne9304]

05:16 they are actually blinded by car/truck head lights. When possible; it's best to at least dip the lights or even turn them off . But then you'll say the driver can't see just the same as the roo can't see if the lights are full blast ;)

[@tunydd7775]

Your very entertaining, thanks, I enjoy your work ❤

[@MoreliaAustralia]

Fantastic video. Very informative and funny.

[@simonesenisin9391]

Thank you, very informative and a totally amusing and entertaining in the teaching. 😂❤

[@oldmanstumpie1061]

What frenzy of puns to start with, love it.

[@colinross6259]

Great stuff. Absolutely luv your work.

[@NecromancyBlack]

"Kangaroot" might just be your best work yet.

[@Ryzza5]

I admire the clever script but it takes a lot to make me laugh. You got me with brussel sprouts as the emblem. 😅

[@sandrosliske]

For those of you that are interested. Kangaroo meat is very delicious and has a lot of natural flavour so you need to be careful about over seasoning it. You can start small with some shish kebobs or even a burger. If you are feeling up to it and want to go straight for the steak I recommend a medium.

[@garryschniderham8291]

Kangaroos are fun, I once went camping and had fun talking to the local kangaroos in a Scottish accent (I'm Australian, and good at Scottish accent).

[@DjOzKid]

Great video

[@Essfah]

That ruthless line was like an uppercut, I had to pause for a bit to laugh

[@anikajain571]

"A deluge of reproductive aeoli" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@s-c..]

I’m so glad you live in the age of KZbin! And that grey nomad comparison was delicious : )

[@CM-ef8fu]

Cows majority of methane emissions is not by farting but by burping!!! But besides that, awesome cideo mate!

[@shaunabaker6346]

Well, it's been a while! Great to see another terrrific doco vid on our Aussie wonders. I love to share your videos with my American friends. They really enjoy your work. Merry Christmas!

[@ms_cartographer]

The descriptions are wild. 🤣 Best fucking nature channel next to Casual Geographic. I wish you two could do a collab. ❤

[@anikajain571]

"...,to prevent unwanted intestinal spillage . 😂😂😂😂"