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Kangaroo vs Dingo | National Geographic


00:00:01Australia’s wild dog the dingo is on the

00:00:05prowl

00:00:06today it hunts alone a sign the dingo is

00:00:10probably on the lookout for small game

00:00:13but it senses a larger opportunity a

00:00:16baby kangaroo called a Joey makes an

00:00:20excellent target it’s too big for his

00:00:22mother to carry if she has to run away

00:00:25the dingo slinks forward while the Joey

00:00:28unaware keeps busy grooming himself his

00:00:35mother senses a nearby predator but it’s

00:00:38not the dingo her attention is fixed on

00:00:41the wedge-tailed eagle flying above his

00:00:45mother calls Joey to her side

00:00:51neither one sees the dingo approaching

00:00:54through the brush for a moment a young

00:01:00male freezes his panic leaves contagious

00:01:12the mother and her Joey make their

00:01:14getaway to the dingo bursts after the

00:01:18ruse the dingoes no slouch when it comes

00:01:31to speed but the Roos reach 35 miles per

00:01:38hour

00:01:43dingoes have better luck hunting in

00:01:45packs when they’re after large kangaroos

00:01:47it’s back to searching for prey that’s

00:01:50not so big and not so fast