Something you don't see every day

[TubularBelle]

Edited February 11, 2006 by TubularBelle

[Guest Jan V]

Can they swim?????

[TubularBelle]

I really don't know, I've never seen that before. I'd hate to think it was some kind of suicide bid!!!!!

[rabster]

How weird is that? I never saw that happen in Skippy.

 

Great photos TB, you were definitely in the right place at the right time. Was it trying to cool off?

[TubularBelle]

I didn't take the pics, my father-in-law emailed them to me, he got them off the internet.

Edited February 11, 2006 by TubularBelle

[Steve Randles]

I remember seeing something about this on a documentary some time ago, a quick search on google found this http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/enviro/...ish_1030590.htm

 

There's quite a lot of info on Kangaroos swimmimg and all suggests they are good swimmers with the interesting fact that on land they use both feet together, but whilst swimming they use their legs independantly.

[Guest Finepix]

Poor thing, looks as though it's bolted further into the sea out of fright! Whoever took it definitely got too close!!

[TubularBelle]

That was my first thought that the photographer got too close and it had nowhere else to go, but if Steve says they are good swimmers, then I believe him. We checked the EXIF on those photos and all we got of interest was the date they were taken, 25th of August, 2004.

Edited February 12, 2006 by TubularBelle

[severus]

Those are amazing photos. Thanks for sharing.

 

Ken

[Guest sandpipper]

A lot of animals do this to get rid of fleas,ticks, and such like.