I used to believe that the animals found here in Australia were from a completely different universe. My proof was that so many animals here are found no where else on Earth. I've been rethinking this lately. The more I ponder kangaroo, the more like deer they are.OK, their bottom halves seem over developed with top halves underdeveloped and they carry their babies around in a pouch. But those are about the only differences. Watch their feed and grazing habits. As dusk draws near, mobs 
of roo emerge from the shade of the woods to graze their way across open fields. And then plop themselves down to digest their food...usually in the middle of the road. So, as you drive out in the country, the shiny eyes in the headlights aren't going to be deer (which don't live here anyway) but will do equal damage to your car should they meet.
of roo emerge from the shade of the woods to graze their way across open fields. And then plop themselves down to digest their food...usually in the middle of the road. So, as you drive out in the country, the shiny eyes in the headlights aren't going to be deer (which don't live here anyway) but will do equal damage to your car should they meet.
Which is why the word "pest" is spat out frequently when kangaroos are mentioned by some people. Others are fairly protective of their (exurb) neighborhood troop and make sure that food is available and illegal hunters are at bay. Now, I live just over the causeway (a bridge that connects my suburb to the downtown peninsula) from Perth. City with a capital "C", yet I have kangaroo just eight blocks from my home. Heirisson Island is located just below that causeway with half being a fenced area with Western Grey Kangaroo living there. No sign says how or why they are there. 
Convalescing? Teenagers run away from home? Who knows? I just like strolling through their fields being guarded by a statue of an Aborigine elder, Yagan. Heirisson Island is a prime viewing spot for all fireworks and activities held on the Swan River or its foreshores. Unfortunately, only the kangaroo mob is allowed there during those times. Oh, more similarities. Kangaroo meat is every bit as gamey tasting as venison and the hides are used for shoes and slippers.
If we are talking domestic, odd-ball animals; let me put in a few pictures as a bonus. And it is just a few.
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