http://www.thestar.com/news/world/artic … ttacks-dogA kangaroo startled by an Australian man walking his dog attacked the pair, pinning the pet underwater and slashing the owner in the abdomen with its hind legs.
Chris Rickard was in stable condition Monday after the attack, which ended when the 49-year-old elbowed the kangaroo in the throat. He said he was walking his blue heeler, Rocky, on Sunday when they surprised a sleeping kangaroo in Arthur's Creek northeast of Melbourne. The dog chased the animal into a pond, when the kangaroo turned and pinned the pet underwater.
When Rickard tried to free his dog, the kangaroo turned on him, attacking with its hind legs and gashing his face and abdomen.
"I thought I might take a hit or two dragging the dog out from under his grip, but I didn't expect him to actually attack me," Rickard said. "It was a shock at the start because it was a kangaroo, about 5 feet high, they don't go around killing people."
Rickard said he ended the attack by elbowing the kangaroo in the throat, adding Rocky was "half-drowned" when he pulled him from the water.
Kangaroos look sorta like over sized pissed off bunnies.
Any Aussies have any Kangaroo horror stories.
