No not "Roger"😢 Famous Aussie kangaroo dies

rhanishane
rhanishane NSW Australia Posts: 505
in A Moving Train
How big are your biceps..? RIP Roger💔

https://au.news.yahoo.com/many-tears-will-shed-australias-beloved-roger-kangaroo-dies-014006828.html

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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,669
    12 is old?  Bummer.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • rhanishane
    rhanishane NSW Australia Posts: 505
    brianlux said:
    12 is old?  Bummer.
    old for a roo.. 6 foot 7 too big fella. My grandpa was a roo shooter years ago he said he saw a massive big red one day that he didnt have the heart to shoot it was that big.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,669
    rhanishane said:
    brianlux said:
    12 is old?  Bummer.
    old for a roo.. 6 foot 7 too big fella. My grandpa was a roo shooter years ago he said he saw a massive big red one day that he didnt have the heart to shoot it was that big.
    I'm sorry to hear they shoot roos.  I was invited to dinner at in in-laws house a few years ago and out host said he had a special "treat" for us- barbecued kangaroo.  I bit my tongue and figured that was enough meat for that meal for me.  
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    rhanishane said:
    brianlux said:
    12 is old?  Bummer.
    old for a roo.. 6 foot 7 too big fella. My grandpa was a roo shooter years ago he said he saw a massive big red one day that he didnt have the heart to shoot it was that big.

    Just curious as to why?  Do Australians eat roo, or is their another reason...
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  • rhanishane
    rhanishane NSW Australia Posts: 505
    edited December 2018
    Meltdown99 said:
    rhanishane said:
    brianlux said:
    12 is old?  Bummer.
    old for a roo.. 6 foot 7 too big fella. My grandpa was a roo shooter years ago he said he saw a massive big red one day that he didnt have the heart to shoot it was that big.

    Just curious as to why?  Do Australians eat roo, or is their another reason...
    yes kangaroo meat is high in protein and iron a very lean meat. we export it all over the world. My uncles were also roo shooters. I dont eat it but it is pretty much the same as beef but healthier. Its also used for dog food. kangaroo tail is supposed to be the best part. The indigenous people mainly ate roo before the European invasion. The aboriginal people in the north mainly still eat goannas, snakes, turtles and dugongs.
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  • rhanishane
    rhanishane NSW Australia Posts: 505
    brianlux said:
    rhanishane said:
    brianlux said:
    12 is old?  Bummer.
    old for a roo.. 6 foot 7 too big fella. My grandpa was a roo shooter years ago he said he saw a massive big red one day that he didnt have the heart to shoot it was that big.
    I'm sorry to hear they shoot roos.  I was invited to dinner at in in-laws house a few years ago and out host said he had a special "treat" for us- barbecued kangaroo.  I bit my tongue and figured that was enough meat for that meal for me.  
    Because of the drought here at the moment the roos are rampant. There are many professional roo shooters but also many rogue shooters who do it for fun. A man was just jailed here last week for chasing down a roo and stabbing it 22 times for the hell of it. Intentional cruelty is looked down on but yes there is a thriving  industry for kangaroo meat. They would also be a biggest road kill by far! Not uncommon to see a dead roo every few kilometers on the road.
  • rhanishane
    rhanishane NSW Australia Posts: 505
    www.kangarooindustry.com
  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    rhanishane said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    rhanishane said:
    brianlux said:
    12 is old?  Bummer.
    old for a roo.. 6 foot 7 too big fella. My grandpa was a roo shooter years ago he said he saw a massive big red one day that he didnt have the heart to shoot it was that big.

    Just curious as to why?  Do Australians eat roo, or is their another reason...
    yes kangaroo meat is high in protein and iron a very lean meat. we export it all over the world. My uncles were also roo shooters. I dont eat it but it is pretty much the same as beef but healthier. Its also used for dog food. kangaroo tail is supposed to be the best part. The indigenous people mainly ate roo before the European invasion. The aboriginal people in the north mainly still eat goannas, snakes, turtles and dugongs.
    I did not know that, I read @brianlux post.  But sometimes he likes to sneak sarcasm in on us...lol

    The same reason people eat roo, is why many prefer venison (much healthier) ...




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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,669
    Personally, I rarely eat meat of any animal other than poultry and especially avoid eating large mammal meat with one exception:


    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739


    This is the roo...quite buff looking.
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  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,957
    A fine specimen.  Powerful looking dude


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I wish I was that muscular 
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I wish I was that muscular 
    And Roger never joined a gym...lol.  But that is one buff Roo.  
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  • rhanishane
    rhanishane NSW Australia Posts: 505
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