{"id":41480,"date":"2016-12-08T07:11:25","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T07:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/?p=41480"},"modified":"2016-12-08T07:28:31","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T07:28:31","slug":"man-punches-kangaroo-video-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/man-punches-kangaroo-video-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Man punches Kangaroo- video viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Everyone&#8217;s heard the saying that dogs are a man&#8217;s best friend but here&#8217;s one video which proves man is more than happy and ready to risk his life to reciprocate that friendship. A video, which has gone crazy viral, shows a man sucker punching a huge kangaroo in the face to save his dog. Since being shared on December 4, it has collected over 22 million views on YouTube and has been trending as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the descriptor on YouTube and various reports, the incident actually occurred in June earlier this year in New South Wales, Australia. A group of hunters were trying to catch a 100 kg wild boar to help fulfill the wish of a man suffering from cancer. The dogs were trained to sniff out the pigs but accidentally bumped into the kangaroo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41488\" src=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/man-punches-kangaroo-1.jpg\" alt=\"man-punches-kangaroo\" width=\"906\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/man-punches-kangaroo-1.jpg 906w, https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/man-punches-kangaroo-1-768x448.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The video shows the dog struggling in the kangaroo&#8217;s headlock when his human intervened and save him. He can be seen walking up to the kangaroo and bam &#8211; punching him square in the face.The man in the video was later identified as Greig Tonkins, who works as an elephant keeper at Taronga Western Plains Zoo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since being shared, the video has invoked mixed responses on social media, with some finding the video funny and several others expressing concern for the kangaroo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41482\" src=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kangaroo_20161205151154703_6756368_ver1.0_640_360.jpg\" alt=\"Man punches Kangaroo- video viral\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kangaroo_20161205151154703_6756368_ver1.0_640_360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kangaroo_20161205151154703_6756368_ver1.0_640_360-500x280.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;This video is funny,&#8221; said one commenter, not unlike several others. &#8220;I know that the kangaroo could have knocked him out but my heart sank when the kangaroo got hit, looked like he was gonna cry&#8230; I honestly had sympathy for him,&#8221; said another.According to Online media , Mr Tonkins, 34, has also been receiving threats from animal activists and has been forced to seek police protection.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Heartbreaking Reason Why The Man Who Punched A Kangaroo Was In The Outback\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YWQVCIXC5x0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone&#8217;s heard the saying that dogs are a man&#8217;s best friend but here&#8217;s one video which proves man is more than happy and ready to risk his life to reciprocate that friendship. A video, which has gone crazy viral, shows a man sucker punching a huge kangaroo in the face to save his dog. 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