Video: Kangaroo Narrowly Escapes Death

**Matt Molnar** · 2007-10-09, 03:25 PM

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**adam613** · 2007-10-09, 04:26 PM

I saw that on SportsCenter yesterday when I was at the gym. ESPN followed it with a clip of a squirrel trying to cross a racetrack in the middle of an IndyCar race. I laughed so hard I almost fell off the elliptical.

**lijk604** · 2007-10-09, 04:29 PM

Now there is something you dont see in NASCAR!

**moose135** · 2007-10-09, 04:55 PM

That was scary! I have seen deer on the track at Pocono, but never a kangaroo :shock:

**wunaladreamin** · 2007-10-09, 08:20 PM

Egadz!

**mirrodie** · 2007-10-09, 10:05 PM

Pretty impressive how the 'roo escaped.

I was just dining out with a few friends from Australia last weekend. One of the topics was their "roo bars" that most of their cars have. They are deseinged to bear the brunt of impact with Kangaroos.

THanks for sharing Matt.

**Nonstop2AUH** · 2007-10-10, 02:34 AM

As amusing as this video looks, 'roos in general are a major nuisance down under. They drive ranchers crazy, and since they are culled the meat is widely available. Oz has got to be one of the very few countries in the world that eats its national symbol. I tasted some on the excellent Melbourne trolly car restaurant (an experience in itself) and can say with some certainty it's nothing I'd go out of my way to taste again.

**Matt Molnar** · 2007-10-10, 09:23 AM

Does it taste like chicken?

**Matt Molnar** · 2007-10-10, 11:35 AM

Speaking of which, in the news today...

Greenpeace urges kangaroo consumption to fight global warming

Karen Collier
October 10, 2007 02:35pm

MORE kangaroos should be slaughtered and eaten to help save the world from global warming, environmental activists say.

The controversial call to cut down on beef and serve more of the national symbol on our dinner plates follows a report on curbing greenhouse gas emissions damaging the planet.

Greenpeace energy campaigner Mark Wakeham urged Aussies to substitute some red meat for roo to help reduce land clearing and the release of methane gas. More...

**hiss srq** · 2007-10-10, 11:41 AM

Greenpeace is nuts.

Oh and on another note in Nascar that would be called hunting!

**heeshung** · 2007-10-10, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by GothamSpotter

Does it taste like chicken?

I've had the liberty of having it once, and it was true to the waiter's word. It tasted like beef, except sweeter and chewier. Not harder, but chewier. Needless to say, it was good. :borat:

**mirrodie** · 2007-10-10, 08:14 PM

Not exactly like chicken. More like sirlion but can be gamey if not done right. THat its, medium to medium rare.

Not sure the caloric intake but I DO love Ostrish.

Sorry but every thread must revolve around food!

:mrgreen:

I digress. I was thinking about it again today, the video was just amazing. Nature never ceases to amaze me and its amazing that the roo did make it through.

**Nonstop2AUH** · 2007-10-11, 01:16 AM

I'd agree with heeshung and Mario's description of the taste although I didn't particularly enjoy it, possibly because I was a bit grossed out by the concept and just wanted to placate my Aussie then-girlfriend who had ordered it. As an aside, I don't follow it closely, but Aussie touring car racing is pretty cool, those Aussie Fords and Holden HSVs from GM are quite a bit closer to stock vehicles you can buy down under than anything NASCAR's had in decades.