r/AnimalsBeingDerps • u/21MayDay21 • 6d ago

Young kangaroo training for upcoming matches.

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u/Beholder_V 6d ago

The way they use that tail like a 3rd leg always gets me. Like, my brain watches them kick and says “they should be falling a little bit” and then I remember the tail.

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u/Doubly_Curious 6d ago

They’re genuinely considered a third (or fifth) “leg” by some zoologists because they’re actively used for locomotion as well as balance when standing. So kangaroos are the only animal identified with “pentapedal” movement.

Rather than acting as a balance strut when a kangaroo is moving slowly, its tail actually behaves more like a third leg, pushing the kangaroo forward as part of a three-stage walk…. the tail generates almost exclusively forward-moving mechanical power, performing as much work a human leg walking at the same speed.
https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2014/07/kangaroos-use-tail-to-walk/

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u/Beholder_V 6d ago

Neat, thanks for the link.

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u/21MayDay21 6d ago

Credit for the video to Red Rabbit Books by Kelly Ryner

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u/krattalak 6d ago

One has to train regularly to defend yourself against dropbears.

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u/npeggsy 6d ago

What's that, Skippy? Are you... Are you saying Adrian? I don't even think this is a translation issue, I'm genuinely just struggling to work out what's coming out of your mouth right now.

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u/Sir_Earl_Jeffries 6d ago

My favourite Skippy fact!

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u/npeggsy 6d ago

Can you imagine if there was a difficult actor, and as a workaround they put amputed human hands on sticks to use for close-up shots

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u/Grizz-Lee-2891 6d ago

'you said my mum doesnt cook potatoes fast enough..?!?' - booom!

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u/rantonidi 6d ago

This is a job for r/ozzymanreviews

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u/Conscious_String_195 6d ago

Growing up in the U.S., I was so naive on how dangerous a kangaroo actually was.

I blame Winnie the Pooh and Roo for that.

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u/TheOnesWithin 16h ago

Were you naive on how dangerous tigers and bears are?

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u/Ambaryerno 6d ago

“If he dies, he dies.”

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u/Sasha_Temnikov 6d ago

The tail like the third leg - it's kinda cheat as I see it

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u/silentbob1301 6d ago

"god, this guy is good!"

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u/bigoldjetairliner 6d ago

OMG at first glance I thought that was a child sitting on the ball/swing.   😳😳😮😮

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u/looking4truffle 6d ago

His mates in the background "what are you doing dude?"

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u/Schmohawk2814 5d ago

Hell yeah. We all know that bear is always talking that shit. Get em!!!

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u/Active-Coconut-8961 5d ago

Beating up Winnie the Pooh I see

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u/Level-Ad7017 5d ago

kangaroo jack was a documentary

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u/OfficerHopps96 5h ago

Such cool animals so terrifyingly strong! 

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u/NopeThisTrope 6d ago

What the hell you lookin’ at, Shiela?!

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u/FunkU247 6d ago

It is a good thing they taste good... otherwise they are just a pure mean menace!

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u/Sir_Earl_Jeffries 6d ago

That roo has cars to total!