Kangaroo attacks are exceedingly unusual – but they can be deadly. Last autumn, an incident made the news as an Australian man was killed in a rare kangaroo attack. According to reports, it was unclear whether the marsupial was being kept as a pet by the man in question, and the event apparently represented the first fatal attack by a kangaroo Down Under since way back in 1936. Still, whatever the statistics, it's always best to keep a safe distance from any wild animal.

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