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05 Aug 2022, 11:19 pm
Those of you considering visiting Australia and think it's cool to get photographed holding a koala, this might be a cautionary tail (I mean tale). A woman has escaped serious injury after an adorable koala attacked her by the side of the road in Queensland. The unfortunate encounter was captured by onlookers on Thursday as the woman slowly approached the koala on a busy motor way.In the video captioned ‘talking to a drop bear gone wrong’, the marsupial lunged at the woman as she slowly greeted the animal.
The koala continued to attack the woman even while she was flat on the road. Environmental officers say she is lucky to have escaped more serious injury
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06 Aug 2022, 1:11 am
Yeah, lots of problems with people getting too close to black bears, elk, and other wildlife where I hike in the Smokies. I don't care what happens to these potential Darwin Award candidates, it's the animals I'm concerned about. If they do attack, they will most likely be euthanized.
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06 Aug 2022, 3:09 am
I remember when I was with a friend and there was a squirrel playing around and acting friendly. So he squatted down and the squirrel launched at him. He recoiled quickly and it scampered off. It's unknown if the squirrel wanted to give him a hug, or wanted to gnaw his face off.
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06 Aug 2022, 3:14 am
VegetableMan wrote:
Yeah, lots of problems with people getting too close to black bears, elk, and other wildlife where I hike in the Smokies. I don't care what happens to these potential Darwin Award candidates, it's the animals I'm concerned about. If they do attack, they will most likely be euthanized.
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06 Aug 2022, 3:15 am
Matrix Glitch wrote:
I remember when I was with a friend and there was a squirrel playing around and acting friendly. So he squatted down and the squirrel launched at him. He recoiled quickly and it scampered off. It's unknown if the squirrel wanted to give him a hug, or wanted to gnaw his face off.
A lot of small cuddly mammals can get quite territorial and aggressive in the wild, particularly if they have babies.
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06 Aug 2022, 7:06 am
cyberdad wrote:
Matrix Glitch wrote:
I remember when I was with a friend and there was a squirrel playing around and acting friendly. So he squatted down and the squirrel launched at him. He recoiled quickly and it scampered off. It's unknown if the squirrel wanted to give him a hug, or wanted to gnaw his face off.
A lot of small cuddly mammals can get quite territorial and aggressive in the wild, particularly if they have babies.
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06 Aug 2022, 7:12 am
Matrix Glitch wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
Matrix Glitch wrote:
I remember when I was with a friend and there was a squirrel playing around and acting friendly. So he squatted down and the squirrel launched at him. He recoiled quickly and it scampered off. It's unknown if the squirrel wanted to give him a hug, or wanted to gnaw his face off.
A lot of small cuddly mammals can get quite territorial and aggressive in the wild, particularly if they have babies.
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06 Aug 2022, 7:34 am
cyberdad wrote:
Was there an acorn tree nearby?
Maybe. There's lots of oak trees and some chestnut trees in the general vicinity. But it was still in the middle of the city. I think I've only seen squirrels in populated areas. The ones in the wild probably disappear before they can be seen. The mall squirrels are probably used to being fed and scavenging.
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06 Aug 2022, 7:37 am
Matrix Glitch wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
Was there an acorn tree nearby?
Maybe. There's lots of oak trees and some chestnut trees in the general vicinity. But it was still in the middle of the city. I think I've only seen squirrels in populated areas. The ones in the wild probably disappear before they can be seen.
I enjoy seeing American news in Washington or NY with squirrels running in the background
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06 Aug 2022, 7:45 am
cyberdad wrote:
Matrix Glitch wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
Was there an acorn tree nearby?
Maybe. There's lots of oak trees and some chestnut trees in the general vicinity. But it was still in the middle of the city. I think I've only seen squirrels in populated areas. The ones in the wild probably disappear before they can be seen.
I enjoy seeing American news in Washington or NY with squirrels running in the background
They're pretty prolific in lots of areas in North America. There were a lot of them where I grew up. I remember they used to scold me while up in trees. One time one was throwing nuts at me.
I'd say the closest thing to koalas we have here are racoons.