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1s | when people from other parts of the |
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2s | world think of Australia they often |
5s | imagine kangaroos hopping down the |
8s | streets as common as squirrels or |
10s | pigeons in other |
12s | countries it's a Charming if somewhat |
15s | amusing image the idea of Aussie keeping |
19s | kangaroos as pets as if a might just be |
22s | another member of the family lounging on |
24s | the sofa or hopping around the |
27s | backyard let's Muse over this quirky |
30s | stereotype for a moment first off the |
34s | idea of kangaroos as household pets is |
36s | more myth than reality in truth |
40s | kangaroos are wild animals and like most |
43s | wild animals they belong in their |
45s | natural habitat they're not domesticated |
48s | like dogs or cats and they have their |
50s | own needs and behaviors that don't quite |
52s | fit in a typical home |
54s | setting that said kangaroos are indeed a |
58s | common sight in many parts of Australia |
60s | but not usually in the urban |
63s | streets they're more often seen in rural |
66s | areas Grazing In Fields bounding across |
69s | the Bushland or sometimes to the |
72s | frustration of farmers venturing into |
74s | crops and |
76s | Gardens in some Suburban areas that |
78s | border on their natural habitats you |
81s | might catch a glimpse of a kangaroo at |
83s | dawn or dusk but it's hardly an everyday |
86s | occurrence in the city |
88s | streets the president pres of kangaroos |
91s | in certain areas can sometimes lead to |
94s | surprising |
95s | encounters imagine driving down a |
97s | country road at dust and a kangaroo |
100s | suddenly bounds across your path it's a |
103s | reminder to drive carefully and keep an |
106s | eye out in kangaroo prone |
109s | areas these encounters while sometimes |
112s | startling are part of the Australian |
115s | experience a reminder of the wildlife |
117s | that shares this land with us |
121s | but back to the idea of kangaroos as |
124s | pets in Australia wildlife conservation |
127s | and Animal Welfare laws generally |
129s | prevent people from keeping native |
132s | animals like kangaroos as pets there are |
136s | wildlife sanctuaries and carers who look |
138s | after injured or orphaned kangaroos |
141s | nursing them back to health with the |
143s | goal of returning them to the |
146s | wild these caretakers form a unique bond |
149s | with the kangaroos |
151s | but it's always with the understanding |
153s | that these animals are and always will |
155s | be Wild at |
158s | Heart this doesn't mean that Australians |
161s | don't have a special affection for |
164s | kangaroos they're a national symbol |
166s | after all featured on our coat of arms |
168s | and various |
169s | emblems kangaroos are even a part of our |
172s | cultural identity a symbol of the unique |
176s | and diverse Wildlife that makes |
177s | Australia |
179s | special |
180s | and what about those kangaroos hopping |
182s | down the street well while it's not the |
186s | norm in some rural towns where the |
188s | Bushland meets civilization you might |
191s | indeed see kangaroos venturing into |
193s | urban areas it's not unlike the way deer |
197s | in other countries might wander into |
199s | Suburban spaces these sightings are a |
202s | reminder of the delicate balance between |
204s | human habitation and wildlife habitats a |
208s | balance that Australians are constantly |
212s | navigating in a way The Stereotype of |
215s | kangaroos as pets and as common Urban |
218s | dwellers is a bit like a playful |
220s | exaggeration of the Australian way of |
223s | life it speaks to the closeness |
225s | Australians feel to their natural |
227s | environment to the sense of living in a |
230s | land that's still wild and Untamed at |
233s | its |
235s | edges this blend of urban life and wild |
238s | nature is one of the things that makes |
240s | Australia |
241s | unique in few other places can you find |
244s | a stark contrast between the bustling |
247s | City and the vast open Wilderness where |
250s | kangaroos Run free it's a reminder of |
253s | the diverse and often surprising nature |
255s | of life in |
257s | Australia so while you're unlikely to |
261s | find a kangaroo as a pet in an |
262s | Australian home we'll see them hopping |
265s | regularly through the downtown streets |
268s | they remain an integral part of the |
270s | Australian landscape and |
272s | Imagination they represent the Wild |
275s | Heart of Australia a land where nature |
277s | is always just around the corner full of |
280s | Wonders and waiting to be |
283s | explored |