Kanga'ruse'

I think the "kangaroo" might just be an elaborate hoax dreamed up to attract tourists to Australia. Or an urban myth. Indeed, when the first settlers wrote to home to England describing these creatures, everyone thought it was a joke and I'm inclined to feel the same way. These so called "kangaroos" are supposedly a pest, there are so many of them. "Don't drive through the outback at night" the natives warn "you'll be sure to hit a kangaroo". And then they turn to each other and snicker when you're not looking. I was positive we would see so many kangaroos on the road in the outback that we'd be sick of the sight of them.

Not a one.

I lie. We saw a few but they were dead on the side of the road. Most likely stragically placed props to support the tales. Sure I've seen kangaroos in zoos and what not but they could easily be... robots.

Okay, maybe it's just my disappointment talking. I've been told that kangaroos hang out on the roads around dusk because they mistake headlight reflections on the road for pools of water but it hasn't been too dry (by desert standards) of late so the roos are not around as much as usual.

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