Roos Hitching a Ride
This photo touched my heart and I felt I had to share it with you guys.
The photo was sent to me from friends during the recent evacuation of Theodore, a small country town in Queensland, Australia, which felt the full brunt of the recent floods.
Animal losses were high during the floods with farmers losing livestock, and wild animals were no exception – many got washed away and drowned – but these guys got lucky.
Under normal circumstances a kangaroo would take a swipe at a human and could easily tear him to pieces with his long, strong claws. The feet and tail are even more powerful and dangerous.
So you can imagine how hard it would be to get wild kangaroos into, and then sit, in a boat under normal circumstances . . . this is not a sight you will see
often . . . but then, these were not normal circumstances.
These ‘roos willingly accepted human help and were quite happy to hitch a ride
to dry land. Better than the alternative.
I think even wild animals recognize when a human is trying to help them.
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great shot!
Thanks Frizz!
What a heartwarming photo! I agree that animals do realize when humans are trying to help them. They’re all much smarter than people used to give them credit for!
You are right – animals are much smarter than we give them credit for! Your Daisy is a prime example!
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Nice post. The kangaroos look like they’re enjoying the ride.
Thanks,
Mario
They normally resist human intervention; I think this bunch are too exhausted to resist!
Nope…I meant no NEW post!!!
Oh – well, I will have to rectify that then! lol!
Hmmmm….came to visit…no post!
No post? That’s very strange Granny; I am looking at it now on my page.
Try the link below.
http://passionateaboutpets.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/kangaroos-hitching-a-ride/
I love this guy… he has a boat full of roos, taking them to safety from the floods… what a great photo!!
Thanks for coming by my page Paul!
What an amazing photo and story! I had some photos sent to me the other day about the recent floods, and one of the most heartwarming ones amidst the tragedy was of a chap wading through thigh-high flood water cradling a roo to his chest.
Hubby and I are forever rescuing injured or stray animals; apart from the tiny sparrow he’s now looking after he also feeds the feral cats where he’s working away from home whilst I have my own feral furries I feed daily
I remember seeing that photo, and another one of a woman doing the same, risking her life to save the young roo. I reckon there are are lot more stories to be told yet of those types of things during the floods – and the recent cyclone we just had here.
You and your hubby sound like me and my hubby – rescuing wild animals and birds, caring for them till they can be set free again. I do hope the sparrow survives, he is so tiny.
I am so glad I read your reply to NR about the videos…I am NOT going to look!!!
Thanks for sharing the Roos with us…very heartwarming.
I wanted to share this because it is a heartwarming story showing the positive side of humans towards defenceless animals.
I understand how you feel, but you can watch these videos because they are happy ones, showing happy animals who have been rescued.
Granny ~ I don’t like watching sad videos either. These videos are just the opposite, Happy Videos with animals that radiate JOY! And humans that radiate LOVE and CARING.
Thanks Eliz, they are a fascinating animal!
That is pretty amazing to see such a shot. They are sitting quietly like dogs. You are right, they do instinctively sense when humans are caring… still wouldn’t go near one even though they are quite fascinating animals to watch.
Listen, I have a blog hop going till Wednesday. Do join in. It’s my first one.
Best,
Eliz
This so heartening. I love it when the wild animals help us help them. To me, it’s a like a spiritual connection and understanding during a time of chaos.
~applause to the rescuers for giving their time and love to rescue the furbabes~
I know what you mean – when they are in trouble like that, they seem to sense that we want to help them; they are incredible.
That is amazing..thanks for sharing
It’s a “feel good” happy ending for these guys!
That is awesome!
If you’re interested in another rescue story with a happy ending:
http://nrhatch.wordpress.com/2010/06/25/now-thats-my-kind-of-milkshake/
And rescued pup dancing with joy:
http://nrhatch.wordpress.com/2010/12/06/dancing-with-joy/
Animals are awesome & amazing.
I just watched the two videos and have tears running down my face. I still cannot understand how we human beings can treat animals so badly. At least these ones had a happy ending.
Animals are awesome – that’s why I feel so passionate about them. They give so much and ask for nothing back, except to be fed and cared for.
I feel the same. It’s hard for me to watch videos of factory farming and the attrocities inflicted on defenseless animals.
Some day perhaps humanity will become humane.
What a wonderful picture and heart-warming post. Kangaroos and koalas are kind of the first one thinks of, never having been to Australia.
Yes, I’d link to think that even wild animals get it in certain circumstances … that humans want to help them.
At least these guys made it to safety. Great!
I guess roos and koalas are the first things that come to mind when you think of Australia.
It was a very touching story and I felt I just had to share it with you guys.
How on earth did they get the kangaroos into the boat? What an amazing photo!
24 years ago I visited Kangaroo Island and ran out of food while feeding the kangaroos at the national park. I felt their long claws on my chest as they were searching for more food. They are strong and powerful.
This has happened in the past during floods Rosemary – the roos will swim towards the boat, recognizing it as a safe place. I guess they were only too happy to get in the boat, rather than face the alternative.
I’ve never been to Kangaroo Island; the roos can get quite upset when you run out of food – you were lucky not to get hurt. I wouldn’t like to tangle with one!
They were quite tame, it’s just that there were several of them and my now ex-husband was too busy taking pictures of them with their paws on top of me.