ROO’S
On my third trip, I am finally seeing lots of kangaroo’s. Many from the train, some running across the road in front of me and my car, and then up close and personal at a motel in the Grampian mountain range. OK, looking at that picture it is clear that they have seen a human before, I know.
It is thought that there might be more kangaroo’s than people in Australia. I am not sure, but there are a lot of them. The real key difference for them is that as Australia split away (Godwana is it’s original name when it was part of the Asia super continent) it never had the larger predators that we have elsewhere on earth. No cats, specifically. So, the kangaroo just munches away unharmed as long as it does not try to cross the road. Which , of course they do. I met a long haul trucker on the train that said his “record” kill was 37 in one trip. That is why you see most vehicles with this giant structure on the front. Good for the car, not good for the ‘roo. Aussies like their roos, but wish there were a few less. Every night, they work on that goal it seems.
From the train on the Nullarbor Plain
Looks pretty wild and ferocious, huh?
Bonus shot! Wild Emu from the train
Dan, or … Danny … your blog is AMAZING! Love your narration and am thinking this is a book to be published. Dan Will Travel – Your Guide to What’s Next!