The not-so-funny truth behind a viral video of a “fight” between a “menacing” kangaroo and an Australian Shepherd dog has been revealed, with animal advocates saying it should never have happened.
Vision, believed to have been filmed about a week ago from the front seat of a car as the encounter unfolded at a roundabout in Lysterfield south east of Melbourne, close to the Churchill National Park, has been circulating on social media.
The Today Show aired the footage in a light-hearted segment, which the hosts dubbed “the most Australian thing many of you have ever seen”.
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Amid laughter, they talked about the kangaroo going “paw to paw” with the dog on a suburban street, describing it like it was a pay-per-view fight and saying the “menacing” kangaroo was “pulling out its signature move of leaning back on the tail and launching a kick while trying to grab the canine with its paws”.
“We can’t tell you or how this all ended or who won but my money’s on the kangaroo,” they joked.
