It is only the second death in 100 years caused by a kangaroo in Australia. The last was in 1936, when a 38-year-old New South Wales man, William Cruickshank, reportedly died from head injuries after trying to save his dogs from a kangaroo.
Australia is home to some of the deadliest creatures on Earth. From snakes to spiders and scary sea creatures, this continent has it all. The inland taipan, for example, is known as the world's most venomous snake.
The most poisonous animal in the world lives off the coast of Australia: the box jellyfish. This jellyfish - also known as cube jellyfish or stinger - has 15 long tentacles that are full of deadly poison.
Causes of Death, Australia
The mortality rate remained low in 2021 (507.2 per 100,000 people). Ischaemic heart disease was the leading cause of death. Suicide was the 15th leading cause of death. There were two deaths from Influenza, a record low.
The kangaroo is one of Australia's cultural icons, but these peaceful animals are hunted by those who want to use their flesh and skin or by farmers who want the pasture where they're found in order to graze forcibly bred introduced species such as cattle and sheep.
But both Hitler and Stalin were outdone by Mao Zedong. From 1958 to 1962, his Great Leap Forward policy led to the deaths of up to 45 million people—easily making it the biggest episode of mass murder ever recorded.
Mosquitos are by far the deadliest creature in the world when it comes to annual human deaths, causing around one million deaths per year, compared to 100,000 deaths from snakes and 250 from lions. Perhaps surpringly, dogs are the third deadliest animal to humans.
It is estimated that Australia hosts 66 venomous species, ranking beneath countries such as Brazil (with 79 species) and Mexico (with 80).
Located off Australia's southeastern coast, Tasmania (nicknamed Tassie) is an island state that's not part of the Australian mainland, but still an incredible - and safe - place to visit. Many people call Tasmania "the wild island state" because of all the wild animals you might run into while exploring the island.
Do I need a licence to harm (including shoot) kangaroos? Harming (killing, injuring or capturing) kangaroos in New South Wales without a licence is illegal.
Overview. The laughing kookaburra is Australia's national symbol. The kookaburra is a brown-colored bird, about the size of a crow. The male is easily distinguished from the female by the blue hues on his wing feathers and darker blue on his tail feathers.
Speeding Accidents
Speeding is the number 1 cause of fatal road accidents in Australia.
In 2021, number of homicides for Australia was 193. Though Australia number of homicides fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to decrease through 2002 - 2021 period ending at 193 in 2021.
Munted (mun-ted) / Drunk.
Hooroo = Goodbye
The Australian slang for goodbye is Hooroo and sometimes they even Cheerio like British people.