Want to know what it takes to get 11 million views in less than two days?
Box a kangaroo, of course.
The insane video below follows a man on a boar hunting trip while a kangaroo gets hold of one of his hunting dogs. Instead of coming up with a semi-sane solution, the guy goes all Crocodile Dundee on the ‘roo, punching it in the face to divert attention from the dog and to prevent the animal from attacking him.
Check out the most famous right hook since Rocky Balboa.
While this stunt was certainly part of some TV show — or video production to say the least — it was also allegedly part of a hunting excursion for one of their dying friends.
“A group of hunters got together to help a young cancer sufferer (terminal diagnosis) with his last wish of catching a 100 kg (220 pound) wild boar with his dogs. One day while hunting one of the highly trained dogs was chasing some pigs by scent and collided with a big buck kangaroo that then held and wrestled the dog by its protective gear (boars have tusks like knives), the owner was horrified that his dog or the kangaroo would get hurt and run in to save both parties. You can see the dog trying to escape, wanting nothing to do with the kangaroo. The big buck kangaroo releases the dog when the owner gets close but then moves in to try and attack the human. A kangaroo kick to the guts could easily disembowel the owner easily , so he backs off a couple of times giving the kangaroo some space but he eventually changes the roo’s mind with a punch to the snout, as it kept coming forward. The punch stops the roo and makes him think about the situation, giving the owner and the dog time to disengage from the big wild animal and leaving it to hop off and I suppose wonder about what just happened. We laughed at the absurdity of the situation and at how unfortunate it was for the dog and kangaroo. Our 6 foot 7 inch friend felt no malice to the kangaroo but had to step in and fix a bad situation before it got worse. Young Kailem unfortunately lost his brave battle with cancer two days ago, so this hunt is part of the treasured memories his family and friends have. Having a dog get tangled up with a roo was never our aim or intention and we were happy no animals were hurt in the incident.” -Greg Bloom
So worst case scenario was that Dundee could have been “easily disemboweled” with one swift kick to the guts? Nice to know.
The Daily Mail identified the kangaroo puncher as a zookeeper named Greig Tonkins. His employer told the news outlet, “We are working with Mr Tonkins to understand the exact circumstances of the event and will consider any appropriate action.”
Mark “punch a kangaroo in the face” off your bucket list and I’m fairly certain you’re in the top 0.1 percent of humans living on Earth.
Josh Helmuth is the editor of Crave Sports.
