Thread: And in the red corner .........

1. Ride of the Valkyries, while epic, was a poor choice. Plenty of fighting themes they could have used
2. Fairly certain I recognise where that is, although it could be any semi-rural suburban area these days
3. Digger.... possibly Khe Sanh? possibly? Is there any other song for such an occasion?
I guess Billy Joel's "Goodnight Saigon" is a bit beyond your average yobboroo

Actually that's nothing more than a young buck challenging the dominant male, for control of the " harem ". Each dominant male has a number of females, and controls an area he call his own. Seen it happen numerous times, out west, back in the day. Never seen it in a suburban street. Another trick the big red has, is if dogs are chasing him, he will look for water, if possible. A creek, water hole, when the dog comes in after him, he grabs it by the " arms", and rips its stomach open with the claws on his legs. You learn to get no closer to a big dominant red, than 303 sights. Bob

Originally Posted by bob10

Actually that's nothing more than a young buck challenging the dominant male, for control of the " harem ". Each dominant male has a number of females, and controls an area he call his own. Seen it happen numerous times, out west, back in the day. Never seen it in a suburban street. Another trick the big red has, is if dogs are chasing him, he will look for water, if possible. A creek, water hole, when the dog comes in after him, he grabs it by the " arms", and rips its stomach open with the claws on his legs. You learn to get no closer to a big dominant red, than 303 sights. Bob

Also they can get in to a dam & sit on the tip of their tail in water over 2 metres deep.

Roos are a regular sight in the streets and front yards at a little township of Toorbul just north of Caboolture that is on the banks of Pumicestone Passage,saves the council mowing the footpaths

Which Kangaroo is bigger,the red or the grey?

Originally Posted by disco man

Which Kangaroo is bigger,the red or the grey?

The red is the largest marsupial in the world, to my knowledge. However, they are not necessarily red in colour. The females often have a blue shade to their colour, & male reds can be various shades of red, tending to grey. In my experience, the most dominant large red kangaroos have the most striking colour. The nose of the red is the giveaway, the muzzle is free of hair, with black & white patches on either side. The grey has fine hairs on the muzzle. A large grey can be just about as big as the average red. Reds breed continuously, while greys are seasonal breeders. In poor seasons, most joeys are female, reason being only strong dominant males are the breeders, poor seasons don't produce strong males. Just some observations from an early life in the bush. Bob

They need some new moves.

"Scratch eyes out. Kick to the guts". Fairly predictable.

Maybe why the 'Roo form of martial arts hasn't gone mainstream?

How 'bout "Sweep the leg"?

One of those kicks to a leg joint would prob wrap it up pretty quick.

But as Digger & Bob point out, if it's just a family squabble, they prob not trying to kill / seriously maim each other.

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

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3. Digger.... possibly Khe Sanh? possibly? Is there any other song for such an occasion?
I guess Billy Joel's "Goodnight Saigon" is a bit beyond your average yobboroo

DM,
Yeah in hindsight, definately Khe Sanh, my bad!!

cheers