Video Shows Kangaroo Attacking Australian Paraglider After Perfect Landing

Video Shows Kangaroo Attacking Australian Paraglider After Perfect Landing
Shooting of kangaroos has sparked fears of eradication of the species. Paul Kane/Getty Images
Richard Szabo
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A Canberra paraglider has learnt the hard way that not all kangaroos that come up close are friendly, after one attacked him on March 7, 2019.

Jonathan Bishop thought it would be a good idea to land near the old Orroral Space Tracking Station, formerly a NASA station built to support satellites in space for the agency’s Spacecraft Tracking and Data Acquisition Network.

Richard Szabo
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