Epic battle: A tourist vs kangaroo

The footage of a tourist and a kangaroo having a battle went viral. Here are all the details.

We have seen some really weird stuff online but we still continue to get surprised with more. Right now a battle between a tourist and a kangaroo went viral. The US tourist, who went to the zoo in Australia, got into a fight with a kangaroo. The videos that were shared on TikTok went viral fast. The "battle" took place on June 11.

A tourist and a kangaroo had gotten into a fight

Tourist fights off feisty kangaroo in Australia https://t.co/7qzQ5irJwP
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 15, 2023

Kangaroos rarely kill people in Australia. In September 2022, one person died as a result of a kangaroo attack, the first recorded case since 1936. Therefore the accident was not seen as something dangerous but rather something funny.

Epic battle: A tourist vs kangaroo - Image 2

The video, taken at Cohunu Koala Park in Western Australia, shows the kangaroo chasing after a visitor named Courtney Carter. The unfortunate woman tries to get rid of the animal, but cannot succeed. After that, an unnamed US tourist stepped in and tried to drive the kangaroo away. The kangaroo then attacks the tourist. With the man's response, the two start hitting each other.

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