When Matthew Flinders landed on Kangaroo Island in south Australia, the kangaroos all came out to welcome the people. After the new arrivals shot the kangaroos, Skippy became more wary. Or so I was told. On the other hand, in Australia I met some wonderful people who go out onto the roads, rescuing still-living joeys (baby kangaroos) from the pouches of mother kangaroos that have been run over by cars. One woman put her joeys in string bags (like Soviet avoizkas) and hung them from nails on the wall, so that the joeys felt as if they were swinging in the pouch. When the joeys grew up, they were released back to the wild. I love Australia because it is the only country I have seen that is as mad as Russia.
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Date: 2006-09-08 08:23 am (UTC)On the other hand, in Australia I met some wonderful people who go out onto the roads, rescuing still-living joeys (baby kangaroos) from the pouches of mother kangaroos that have been run over by cars. One woman put her joeys in string bags (like Soviet avoizkas) and hung them from nails on the wall, so that the joeys felt as if they were swinging in the pouch. When the joeys grew up, they were released back to the wild.
I love Australia because it is the only country I have seen that is as mad as Russia.