Kangaroos - The Good, the Bad and the Weird

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  • @zenith_tetris
    @zenith_tetris Рік тому +838

    This guy really popped out of nowhere and started uploading some of the best content on the site.

    • @cassius42
      @cassius42 Рік тому +16

      For real, I am always excited when I see this dudes channel pop up

    • @Sadghetter
      @Sadghetter Рік тому +3

      @@cassius42oath, saw a video I had already scene pop up in my recommended and I got excited ahah

    • @ziggy4752
      @ziggy4752 Рік тому +1

      Literally

    • @steamrangercomputing
      @steamrangercomputing Рік тому +4

      I could just walk a kilometer to find tons of wild roos, or I can watch this great UA-cam video about them...

    • @kurtploszczyniec1403
      @kurtploszczyniec1403 Рік тому +4

      Agree! All his videos are great, annnnnd, reasonably kid friendly :)

  • @JohnGardnerAlhadis
    @JohnGardnerAlhadis Рік тому +348

    Humour as dry and unforgiving as the Australian outback itself.
    Keep up the great work, cobber.

    • @rbstat6946
      @rbstat6946 10 місяців тому +4

      Aussie strikes the balance on the fine line of edutainment. Both incredibly funny, but also completely informative!

  • @SomePerson7271
    @SomePerson7271 Рік тому +205

    The ‘like autism’ got me 😂😂😂😂

    • @flyingcapsicum
      @flyingcapsicum Рік тому +10

      They all exist on a spectrum

    • @Mitzthatonekid
      @Mitzthatonekid 6 місяців тому +10

      My autism never gave me a pouch, I was scammed.

  • @Kirbstering
    @Kirbstering Рік тому +186

    This is my new favourite channel. Thank you for your charisma and awful puns. You're representing Australia in the best possibly light.

  • @jennyhallam6530
    @jennyhallam6530 Рік тому +177

    As a wildlife carer of roos... i approve of this video 😂. A cpl of corrections... they can go backwards if they need to... they just have to flip the tail under first. And they can walk one foot at a time but only usually when sick or injured & can't use their tail properly. They definitely fart... i had a red named Bubbles... because she blew bubbles from her bum. She farted so loud i thought someone had broken in my house. And just be careful where you source your roo meat. Roos need to be put on ice immediately after death or the meat starts rotting unlike other meat animals. Roos are incredible animals... they are extremely affectionate and can be really intelligent. Thanks for covering them 💚🦘

    • @Rowena-kt4lu
      @Rowena-kt4lu 5 місяців тому

      This bloke claims that Kangaroos overpopulate which is Govt spin as you would know. And he supports the Commercial Kangaroo Killing Industry which is a profit driven Government sanctioned industry which is evidenced as being unsustainable,brutally cruel and dangerously unhygienic. He’s also pushing the evidenced pseudo science of the ACT Government and re the sterilisation of Kangaroos to mange their populations which is bonkers and pure colonialism crap as we saw in the findings of the ACAT Court proceedings of 2013. I’m extremely disappointed to see you here Jenny supporting this bloke.

    • @terrypemberton2632
      @terrypemberton2632 5 місяців тому +5

      You can judge a country by the way they treat their wild animals, and Australia has a shameful history of mistreatment of our beautiful Kangaroos.

    • @liammcnair6831
      @liammcnair6831 4 місяці тому +2

      @@terrypemberton2632 be cruel to be kind though. at least with culling you could get meat from it as a byproduct almost.

    • @itsamindgame9198
      @itsamindgame9198 3 місяці тому +5

      @@terrypemberton2632 No you can't. History is a record of what other people did.

  • @allisonbergh4429
    @allisonbergh4429 3 місяці тому +3

    I’m a former American who moved to Australia over a year ago, and I still get so excited when I see roos or wallabies 🥰 Plus they’re delicious 😅

  • @Beaut_Beau
    @Beaut_Beau Рік тому +49

    I would happily watch you cover literally anything, love the puns, the word play, the humour, it tickles my funny bone like crazy!

  • @jameshowell7178
    @jameshowell7178 Рік тому +212

    Please continue larping as a biologist

  • @fraserbrown1511
    @fraserbrown1511 Рік тому +18

    Great as always! Just a slight correction: macropod legs can move independently, they just don’t want to! Interestingly, the only time they do move independently is when they’re swimming.

  • @taviaseymour1635
    @taviaseymour1635 Рік тому +49

    Ah the roo. On a campus where I used to work they legitimately roamed the school grounds after hours. At the end of one after school event I opened the classroom door to find an enormous (well he was at least as tall as me!) grey, just hanging out. Not wanting to be disemboweled, I reversed into the bunch of students behind me who were waiting to exit, shut the door and went to the building’s other exit. Only to find the rest of his mob. They weren’t as close to the building so we gave them a wide berth and escaped.
    Great video. Loved the grey nomads analogy!

  • @donsinai2554
    @donsinai2554 Рік тому +35

    Ima Australian boomer and that video was by far the best I’ve seen about our wonderful Roos. I saw a family of 3 yesterday on the golf course and I always smile when I see a roo. Well done and keep em coming.

  • @SteveisTall
    @SteveisTall Рік тому +19

    We have an issue Sir. I'm in hospital having had some cheeky back surgery. I found this video quite entertaining, but the LOLs it induced seem to have caused a couple of sutures to cease operating effectively.
    I may be higher than a kite, but that's your best work yet. Champagne Comedy.

    • @keef78
      @keef78 9 місяців тому +1

      "cheeky"? Getting your back rolls removed?

  • @darktrix1410
    @darktrix1410 Рік тому +63

    Great video! I would love to see some videos on Aussie reptiles in the future. I live semi rural in Victoria and whenever I see some lizards I love watching them

  • @jackaufenhand5710
    @jackaufenhand5710 Рік тому +26

    You are dead set one of my favourite youtubers. It's been a long time since I got excited when someone uploads, but you've brought that back for me. Thanks man.

  • @stoopidapples1596
    @stoopidapples1596 Рік тому +23

    You may think those 65+ yr Olds are boomers but you've got them confused for the much more common category of children who selected 1800 as their birth year to get past censors.

  • @davewolfie364
    @davewolfie364 Рік тому +14

    Another most excellent creation, thank you! Swamp wallaby is my spirit animal…

    • @sentimentalbloke185
      @sentimentalbloke185 Рік тому +1

      They're hard to find.

    • @the-Backyard-Naturalist
      @the-Backyard-Naturalist  Рік тому +3

      Good choice, they're little cuties!

    • @davewolfie364
      @davewolfie364 Рік тому +2

      @@sentimentalbloke185 naw, just go for an early morning walk in the Dandenong Ranges 🥰

    • @theoztreecrasher2647
      @theoztreecrasher2647 7 місяців тому +1

      @@sentimentalbloke185 Depends on where you are domiciled. Had an old raggedy-eared Swampy that lived on the farmhouse lawn for years. Used to take my old blue mutt for her daily "exercise constitutional" every morning when she was let off the chain! Never got near him of course. Well except for that 1 time when he took off a little tardily, hit the netting fence and rolled A-over-T before heading for the hills - very closely followed. Mutskie returned suitably tired as usual but with an "almost had him that time" look on her dial! 😉😊

    • @sentimentalbloke185
      @sentimentalbloke185 7 місяців тому

      @@theoztreecrasher2647 They're live on the Mornington Peninsula but you rarely see them out & about.

  • @lukeaskew9242
    @lukeaskew9242 Рік тому +10

    Seriously man, your right up there with David Attenborough for your content. I love your videos ❤ keep up the good work

  • @sagemidson2033
    @sagemidson2033 Рік тому +3

    Cant help but giggle and smile the whole time watching these. Youre the greatest

  • @robertvevans89
    @robertvevans89 Рік тому +6

    Perfect. Goodonyer for having the confidence to broach the difficult topics like overabundance.

  • @dmays67
    @dmays67 Рік тому +3

    OMG mate your vids have me in tears of laughter. Your script and delivery (scuse pun) are on point!

  • @grantb8168
    @grantb8168 Рік тому +55

    No jokes today. Honestly, Bro, your videos are fantastic. The time, the effort, the skills and the pride put into every moment should be simply enviable to any documentary maker anywhere. Technical skills aside, there is also the clever humour to add spice to the existing ingredients and this, too, is extremely palatable, even when overuse is performed purposefully. I cannot speak more highly of both you and your audio-visual creations but of course, the fact these creations touch the patriotic heart of Australians must additionally be taken into account. Simply great work and long may you reign as Australia's senior, creative, doco talent slash comedian. Pause for applause and standing ovation. 🦘

    • @jamesmcgowen1769
      @jamesmcgowen1769 Рік тому +5

      I sincerely agree with you!
      I’ve never seen a doco on the humble roo told so eloquently

    • @the-Backyard-Naturalist
      @the-Backyard-Naturalist  Рік тому +11

      Beautifully written mate. I sincerely appreciate it!

    • @laviajera4269
      @laviajera4269 Рік тому

      I love this YT guy’s dry humour and descriptive talent!!!

  • @minnatodd9023
    @minnatodd9023 Рік тому +13

    Dude I am sooo curious as to your field of work or your study. My impression is that you're a young professional and this is your new hobby. I'm currently studying urban planning and your content is all stuff I think about a lot - birds and urban ecology, the impact of animal agriculture on the landscape and whether we should be pushing to eat more roos or not (for example). You're probably not a planner but the crossover makes me really curious. Ecologist would be an obvious guess but for some reason I feel like you're in tech or something.

  • @happyman2236
    @happyman2236 Рік тому +104

    I can't believe you didn't use the video of a roo knocking another roo through a Colorbond fence.

    • @gardengirl1848
      @gardengirl1848 Рік тому +6

      Or the bloke who punches the roo that’s strangling his dog!

    • @hungryal
      @hungryal Рік тому +5

      Probably because he used it in the one about Eucalyptus trees (I think)
      I know he's used it before though lmao

    • @gemfyre855
      @gemfyre855 17 днів тому

      The one of the roo attacking the landing skydiver is pretty sweet too.

  • @replicant357
    @replicant357 Рік тому +2

    …Kanga’root’ 🤦🏻🤣
    Nearly slipped passed me hahaha

  • @brettarmistead9410
    @brettarmistead9410 Рік тому +4

    I was happy enough with your bird vids, but this is gold. Thank you.

  • @rubeedobee5399
    @rubeedobee5399 Рік тому +3

    Loving this channel! One of the best I have come across. Informative and humorous! Keep up the great work.

  • @davelahoud1256
    @davelahoud1256 Рік тому +3

    So happily subscribed. The delivery is gold mate. So many one-liners. Disciplines of Zyzz. Who is Ruth, and why do we want less of her? A deluge of reproductive aioli😂

  • @andyl8055
    @andyl8055 Рік тому +3

    Roos are the best, bless 'em. Thanks for the video, even as an Aussie I learnt a lot.

  • @lindajohnson9282
    @lindajohnson9282 8 місяців тому +1

    Absolutely brilliant… loved it. So very true, and so authentically Aussie. What a you beaut, mint little pearler this video was. Many thanks ❤

  • @lindylufromoz5111
    @lindylufromoz5111 8 місяців тому +1

    Fantastic! I'm lucky to live in a rural region north of Melbourne, so I get to observe mobs in my paddocks.
    I love your content.
    x
    Linda

  • @momoha222
    @momoha222 Рік тому +15

    Damn, kangaroos are already so bad ass, "a mob of kangaroo" sounds absolutely terrifying!

    • @momoha222
      @momoha222 Рік тому

      @@anthonyj7989 Well, I’d rather face a mob of cow or sheep than a mob of kangaroos... or a mob of Australians! ;-) ;-)

    • @AnotherDoug
      @AnotherDoug Рік тому +1

      @@anthonyj7989 And many indigenous Australians have reclaimed "mob" as meaning the people from their part of the country. (Originally, this term would have been used by the white settlers as a derogatory term with the same meaning as used for kangaroos.)

  • @alexnosek1066
    @alexnosek1066 Рік тому +2

    Another banger!
    PS I've been making that stupid "Ruthless" gag for 30 years and this is the first time I've heard someone else do it. Feeling so seen rn

  • @marymarlow3646
    @marymarlow3646 Рік тому +2

    👍 Keep ‘Em coming! These are great vids.

  • @wedddealer
    @wedddealer Рік тому +11

    its a good friday when you upload mate 🔥

  • @alisn.7998
    @alisn.7998 Рік тому

    What a brilliant presentation. Love the dry humour and puns.

  • @kevinroark5815
    @kevinroark5815 3 місяці тому +2

    Absolutely love the puns on this channel.

  • @Tamaresque
    @Tamaresque Рік тому +1

    Informative and some laughs! Top combo!

  • @AnotherDoug
    @AnotherDoug Рік тому +5

    Brussels sprouts have improved vastly from the bitter version you might have had as a child. My wife found a recipe involving stir frying brussels sprouts (thinly sliced), bacon, almonds, lemon rind and lemon juice and served with fusilli pasta. Absolutely beautiful.

  • @1994ToyotaCamryEnjoyer
    @1994ToyotaCamryEnjoyer Рік тому +3

    Man what a ripper video. You make excellent stuff mate, keep at it

  • @monikaszymczak4204
    @monikaszymczak4204 Рік тому +2

    Absolutely LOVE every one of your videos!

  • @jamesmcgowen1769
    @jamesmcgowen1769 Рік тому +13

    Decades ago, I was heating up a Weber kettle BBQ on KI.
    As I sat there waiting, a roo came up behind me silently and just sat beside me, just watching the bbq like I was.
    G’day love, how are you going?
    She moved a bit closer to me, and sniffed me, then let me give her a rub around her neck. When she had enough of that she turned to look at me, and we both gave each other a quick nod of ackowlegment as she moved off into the bush…

    • @keef78
      @keef78 9 місяців тому +1

      theyre beautiful creatures

    • @Maza675
      @Maza675 3 місяці тому +1

      She wanted your bent carrot

  • @spudgm1532
    @spudgm1532 Рік тому +1

    That was bloody brilliant, great presentation mate.

  • @SuperRoo_22
    @SuperRoo_22 Рік тому +3

    I used to ride a roo to school when i was kid. We all did! 🤣 Great video. Informative & hilarious! 🤣

  • @kevinroark5815
    @kevinroark5815 3 місяці тому

    Almost twenty years in Australia but I am still amazed by Kangaroos, I always like to watch them.

  • @jimgraham6722
    @jimgraham6722 Рік тому

    Great doco. My yard is full of these guys. They are endlessly entertaining.

  • @millysilly759
    @millysilly759 8 місяців тому +1

    This is one the best and most informative documentaries I have ever watched.

  • @lauroralei
    @lauroralei Рік тому +1

    Another banger - always a happy day when your vids pop up!

  • @abekane7038
    @abekane7038 Рік тому +7

    Another fantastic vid

  • @lindsaydrewe8219
    @lindsaydrewe8219 Рік тому +1

    Love your channel, love your soundtracks

  • @rosshutch
    @rosshutch 8 місяців тому

    Another winner! Keep up this quality and you will have 1 million subscribers from all over the world.

  • @dan78nad
    @dan78nad Рік тому

    So good brother. Gotta love them Macropods. Great work.

  • @strepto42
    @strepto42 Рік тому +1

    Bloody brilliant stuff as always. Thank you kind sir.

  • @Hibak
    @Hibak Рік тому +1

    I look forward to your uploads! Please keep uploading!!!

  • @aceaster109
    @aceaster109 Рік тому +1

    Great vid! My partner and I have made it a tradition to watch your vids together and it’s always a pleasure!

  • @s-c..
    @s-c.. Рік тому

    I’m so glad you live in the age of UA-cam! And that grey nomad comparison was delicious : )

  • @shaunabaker6346
    @shaunabaker6346 Рік тому

    Well, it's been a while! Great to see another terrrific doco vid on our Aussie wonders. I love to share your videos with my American friends. They really enjoy your work. Merry Christmas!

  • @James-id7ok
    @James-id7ok Рік тому

    Another great episode Backyard! 👍

  • @oldmanstumpie1061
    @oldmanstumpie1061 9 місяців тому

    What frenzy of puns to start with, love it.

  • @NefariousPear
    @NefariousPear Рік тому +4

    You had me at: "... kangaroos exist on a spectrum, like autism."

  • @Quinny33
    @Quinny33 Рік тому +1

    Awesome 👍🏽.Loved It.😜😜

  • @NoName-ds5uq
    @NoName-ds5uq Рік тому

    Just watched this for the second time. Had me in stitches again! I wish I could hop on that like button again…

  • @MoreliaAustralia
    @MoreliaAustralia Рік тому +1

    Fantastic video. Very informative and funny.

  • @phoenixrising7047
    @phoenixrising7047 Рік тому +1

    Pentapeds! Love it. Informative as always, look forward to the next instalment. Have yet to consume any palatable (read quality/fresh) roo meat but will keep trying as I want to like it.

  • @verticalsmurf
    @verticalsmurf Рік тому +1

    Kangaroot and all the other puns. Not sure if this guy is Aussie Attenborough or natures Russell Coight. Love this either way!

  • @VanCanN
    @VanCanN 7 місяців тому

    Very interesting and I love your Aussie humour!

  • @eleanormuskens4535
    @eleanormuskens4535 3 місяці тому

    This guy just has a way with words. Truly an inspiration

  • @howardsimpson489
    @howardsimpson489 2 місяці тому

    I am a Kiwi who has spent time in Oz. On a friend's farm in NSW, I saw several wallabys racing towards a five wire fence, they just leapt into the air, tucked legs etc in and pointed nose first.twanged at speed between the wires, then hopped away still going fast.

  • @Ryzza5
    @Ryzza5 Рік тому

    I admire the clever script but it takes a lot to make me laugh. You got me with brussel sprouts as the emblem. 😅

  • @ScoopedFizz
    @ScoopedFizz Рік тому

    These videos really are very entertaining. Keep posting!

  • @nrgpower5689
    @nrgpower5689 Рік тому +1

    another fantastic vid!!!

  • @simonesenisin9391
    @simonesenisin9391 8 місяців тому

    Thank you, very informative and a totally amusing and entertaining in the teaching. 😂❤

  • @colinross6259
    @colinross6259 Рік тому +2

    Great stuff. Absolutely luv your work.

  • @tunydd7775
    @tunydd7775 9 місяців тому

    Your very entertaining, thanks, I enjoy your work ❤

  • @christopheraball
    @christopheraball Рік тому +1

    Love you videos mate. Well Done

  • @edspace2402
    @edspace2402 День тому

    "..as they fight for the privilege of a kangaroot.."
    You slay me.

  • @robinkelly1770
    @robinkelly1770 Рік тому +4

    Fun fact - wallaroo is the name the original inhabitants gave to kangaroos. The word "kangaroo" means "l don't understand". This was uttered in response to Bamks when he asked them what the original people called the large hopping animals...

    • @blackletter2591
      @blackletter2591 11 місяців тому +1

      Trouble is, there were hundreds of languages, all with a word for kangaroo. There's no basic mother aboriginal language.

    • @theoztreecrasher2647
      @theoztreecrasher2647 7 місяців тому

      @@blackletter2591 Well there may have been 1 once (or maybe just a couple for any later migrations) but they've been here a long time. When you consider how much Americanese has degenerated from standard English in just the last few years it's not hard to understand the variance in Aboriginalese across the country.

  • @ColinFreeman-kh9us
    @ColinFreeman-kh9us 11 місяців тому

    Flavour flave got it wrong he was cold Larping. Awesome clip mate

  • @Christo_glenn
    @Christo_glenn Рік тому +3

    I can vouch for the issue of ‘roos on the road. I moved from Canada to Queensland and I struck one when I was driving home after a late shift. I had only been in the country for two months and it’s done my head in a bit.
    I still think they’re brilliant creatures, but they truly are EVERYWHERE here.

  • @idontlikeitproductions3509
    @idontlikeitproductions3509 7 місяців тому

    I worked for three weeks in the Grampians, the camp I worked at was a sanctuary for a mob of greys, I had a favourite joey, a male who in contrast with the others had pale fur. I called him Blondie after Clint Eastwood's character in the Good the Bad and the Ugly. Every time I saw him I'd quietly go "Blooooondiiiiie!" It's been a few years, I hope he's doing okay.

  • @DjOzKid
    @DjOzKid Рік тому +1

    Great video

  • @stoopidapples1596
    @stoopidapples1596 Рік тому +2

    So, cheetahs may be the fastest, but the roos are probably the best marathon runners

  • @pameladowe2492
    @pameladowe2492 2 місяці тому

    We raised a number of orphaned joeys and released them when they grew to adults. I remember many encounters with old man Roos,they are huge and have no fear of humans, they stare you down!

  • @aaron6178
    @aaron6178 8 місяців тому

    AND THEY'RE DELICIOUS AS HELL! But they give me anxiety when I'm driving at dusk lol. They like playing dare with headlights. But they're still the best!

  • @gonnfishy2987
    @gonnfishy2987 Рік тому +10

    Very well done. Humour is used adeptly, you do have the aussie storytelling knack. If anyone questions why you aren’t drawling or dropping c bombs just tell em yer not on the beers yet mate…

  • @tazgecko
    @tazgecko Рік тому +18

    They say the Emus are on our coat of arms because of that war. It was a condition of the peace deal.

  • @ms_cartographer
    @ms_cartographer Рік тому +2

    The descriptions are wild. 🤣 Best fucking nature channel next to Casual Geographic. I wish you two could do a collab. ❤

  • @JJP-un6rs
    @JJP-un6rs Рік тому +3

    Fantastic (all vids). Any chance of bush-stone curlew vid? Big ❤ from Karragarra Island, QLD.

  • @Alaxion
    @Alaxion Рік тому

    another banger, this guy never misses

  • @quakxy_dukx
    @quakxy_dukx Рік тому +1

    Gotta love the weird Australian hopping deer

  • @WockstarOfficial
    @WockstarOfficial Рік тому +14

    I did a thing but actually informative and educational

  • @Essfah
    @Essfah Рік тому

    That ruthless line was like an uppercut, I had to pause for a bit to laugh

  • @demetrialowther727
    @demetrialowther727 2 місяці тому

    It's not just toughened skin on their stomachs that stops them being disemboweled in fights. Marsupials and Monotremes have a special pair of bones in their belly called the 'epipubic bones' that attach to the front of the pelvis and run up the middle of the belly to where the belly button is. These are mostly used to support the weight of the pouch, but with male kangaroos, they're repurposed to serve as internal plate armour against those brutal kicks.

  • @scottstanger7968
    @scottstanger7968 Рік тому

    Another outstanding addition mate.

  • @danielcornwall1585
    @danielcornwall1585 8 місяців тому

    That kangaroo description at the end also describes Aussies pretty well

  • @jsi4064
    @jsi4064 Рік тому

    "Couldn't skip it " lol 😂😂😂😂😂❤

  • @Serge1074
    @Serge1074 8 місяців тому

    Great review mate, thank you.

  • @GiberishInGreatScale
    @GiberishInGreatScale 10 днів тому

    "Imagine a carrot with scoliosis" is just gunna live is my head now.

  • @feliksozolina6894
    @feliksozolina6894 2 місяці тому +1

    If you live in Australia roo is absolutely the best meat you can eat as a staple and I wish more people would do it. Doesn't rely on cleared farmland, doesn't require the resources that introduced livestock do, way healthier than beef or pork. Very yummy too.

    • @aaronfranklin6863
      @aaronfranklin6863 2 місяці тому

      yep totally agree, we've got plenty of em, they should be our main dish in Australia 👍

  • @ziggy4752
    @ziggy4752 Рік тому +2

    The most goated UA-camr 🐐

  • @ForTheBirbs
    @ForTheBirbs Рік тому +1

    Another awesome video! Cheers!