Bugün öğrendim ki: kangurular aslında onları boğmak için yırtıcıları suya çekmezler; birçok otobur gibi, tehdit edildiklerinde takip edilmeme umuduyla suya kaçarlar. Sadece takip edilirlerse, "güçlü kolları ve büyük pençeleri var ve köpek boyutunda bir takipçiyi boğabilirler".
Millions of years of isolation on a continent of extremes has seen Australia evolve some pretty freaky animals. We've got kangaroos that live in trees, [sex-crazed antechinus](/news/science/2020-02-12/antechinus-yellow-footed-climate- change/11949802) and snakes capable of delivering enough venom to kill dozens of humans with a single bite. There are a lot of tall tales when it comes to our fantastical fauna and it can sometimes be pretty hard to tell fact from fiction. So much so that we couldn't fit every Australian animal "myth" into one article. So here's part two of debunking Australian animal "myths" (spoiler: you've probably guessed by now but the quotation marks are there because despite our better instincts, some of these myths turned out to be true). If you missed part one or you like reading terrible things about quokkas, you can catch it [here](/news/science/2021-03-12/quokka-babies-daddy-long-legs- australian-animal-myths/13188740 ). And if you've got any more Australian animal myths you want busted (or confirmed), let us know.