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Man punches a kangaroo in the face to rescue his dog Original HD

Man punches a kangaroo in the face to rescue his dog Original HD

Earlier this week, footage of zookeeper Greig Tonkins sent the world into meltdown after he went toe-to-toe with an Eastern Grey kangaroo during a hunting trip in June.
Mr Tonkins, who struck the roo in the face with a right hook, did so to protect his beloved dog Max, who had just been released from a headlock seconds earlier.
Greig Tonkins was ‘very lucky’ not to have been kicked by the kangaroo following the punch. Picture: Greg Bloom/Viralhog
Greig Tonkins was ‘very lucky’ not to have been kicked by the kangaroo following the punch. Picture: Greg Bloom/ViralhogSource:Supplied
Typically, according to kangaroo expert Dr Mark Eldridge from the Australian Museum, kangaroos usually flee when they spot a dog or dingo. So what was this buck thinking?
“This was a really interesting scenario,” Dr Eldrige told news.com.au.
“When kangaroos fight they do tend to wrestle and kick, but they would normally view dogs and dingoes as predators and usually flee from them.
“But in this case, maybe the dog surprised the roo and got too close. And in turn, the kangaroo defended itself instead of running away, and did so by getting the dog in a headlock.”
Both roo and dog looked pretty chilled during the initial stages of the tiff. Picture: Greg Bloom/Viralhog
Both roo and dog looked pretty chilled during the initial stages of the tiff. Picture: Greg Bloom/ViralhogSource:Supplied
Earlier this year, the world misread another kangaroo-based scenario, when we all thought a male kangaroo was grasping his dying mate for one last family hug with their joey.
Oh how wrong we were.

Rather than trying to cradle the dying partner, the male kangaroo was trying to mate with her one last time.
The world thought the male roo was embracing his dead girlfriend. How wrong we were. Picture: Evan Switzler.
The world thought the male roo was embracing his dead girlfriend. How wrong we were. Picture: Evan Switzler.Source:News Corp Australia
“The male is clearly highly stressed and agitated, his forearms are very wet from him licking himself to cool down,” Dr Eldridge said at the time.
“He is also sexually aroused: The evidence is here sticking out from behind the scrotum (yes, in marsupials the penis is located behind the scrotum).”
But in this case, it looks like no love was shared between the two animals — perhaps just a little bit of confusion.
“The kangaroo didn’t seem to be biting the dog, I think he was pretty confused,” Dr Eldridge said.
“Maybe the kangaroo was just having a hold of the dog and didn’t know what to do next, because normally it would use his legs to kick in a fight

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