by Grania
In the wake of recent ponderings about whether AI is on the verge of becoming dangerous; here is a heartening story about a kangaroo punching a drone right out of the sky.
And I for one, welcome our new marsupial overlords.
Kangaroo v. Drone
December 26, 2014 • 1:00 pm
Chalk one up for the carbon based life forms!
The drone may have a carbon fibre skeleton!
The cheaper drones that use your Android or IOs device as a remote, use ultrasonic sounds to tell it how close it is to the ground. Animals hate it! My dog will angrily bark at it & try to bite it out of the sky.
Mama’s just trying to protect her baby from being abducted by the UFO….
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Also, sub.
by actually ticking the boxes.
These drones will most likely become as irritating as people and their cell phones.
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Is this kangaroo the ‘grey’ species?
In any case, chalk one up for native marsupial dominance over the placental mammal interlopers. Hoo-aa!
Yes, I’m no expert, but it looks like a western grey.
Never fight with a kangaroo!
Considering Arapaima’s catching insects, or cats striking birds in flight, being airborne clearly gives no immunity from ground attacks, particularly at low altitude. The Indonesian archer fish even shoots projectiles (ic. water drops).
Since kangaroos are notorious ‘hoppers’ it would have been wise to have kept to a respectful attitude ;), methinks.
Well done, Roo!
If you’re thinking of A A Milne, the joey’s name is Roo; the mother’s name is Kanga.
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I agree that the mother was exhibiting a protective response because of her joey- there are probably birds of prey that harass or attack baby kangaroos. I’m not at all happy with the trend of “drone-people” that seem to think having one is a license to bother wildlife, invade private property, and disturb the peace and serenity of our national parks and public lands.
Australian wildlife don’t take no crap.
“And I for one, welcome our new marsupial overlords.”
Admit it Grania, you were just itching for a chance to use that line… 😉
“Those pesky ‘skeeters! Gettin’ bigger every year too!”