Posted on 01/29/2013 4:51:00 PM PST by the scotsman
'An animal lover nicknamed 'Kangaroo Dundee' is set to star in a BBC star documentary that follows his life in the Australian Outback mothering orphaned marsupials.
Chris Barnes gave up life in the city to build a shack with no running water or boiler, where he cares for the animals.
The 6ft 7" Australian, nicknamed Brolga, cares for the babies 24 hours-a-day, taking them to the supermarket in nearby Alice Springs and even letting them sleep at the end of his bed.
His amazing story has been documented in a two-part BBC2 series Kangaroo Dundee. The film shows Brolga - an aboriginal word for stork -taking on three newly-orphaned and vulnerable babies: Amy, Daisy and William. He has to care for the young marsupials as if he is their real mother, feeding them every four hours without fail.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Looks like he has the life he wants. Let him be.
Very cool story....heartwarming.
Are not Kangaroos considered giant rats by many in Australia?
Marsupials are very cool creatures!
What a great story!
Nobody really dislikes a roo - but there are places where their presence is a problem.
S'truth. You can't build a fence big enough to keep out an animal that can easily and repeatedly do a 3&1/2 metre high standing-jump.
(continued) So no patch of greenery is safe. Such as gardens, for example.
He looks like Stiffler from American Pie
He looks like Stiffler from American Pie
Oops, sorry, forgot to post part 2 of the bbc documentary.
(Part 1 was the last post in the thread, if you havent watched it.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRUsXbb0WWg
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