Seen that viral video of man punching a kangaroo in Australia over the weekend? Turns out there's quite the saga behind it. It's all very intense. 
 
 The video was first shared on the Facebook page of user Steven Stubenraugh, where it's since received 3.8 million views at the time of writing. 
 
 The video shows a man running toward a kangaroo, which has a dog in a headlock. 
 
 The man confronts the kangaroo, who then lets go of the dog after a struggle. Then out of nowhere, the dude gives the kangaroo a punch in the face. 
 
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 There's been discussion over whether the footage is fake or not, and of course, over whether it's okay to punch an animal in the face in self defence. 
 
 It turns out the footage was from a "final" wild pig-hunting trip for a young man named Kailem, who died from cancer last week, according to news.com.au. 
 
 "Basically Kailem wanted to catch a boar," trip-organiser Mathew Amor told the news outlet. 
 
 "And so a few of us got together to take him out, and another mate filmed more than an hour of video to put together as a DVD for Kailem and his family of the trip." 
 
 The man who actually punched the kangaroo is only known as "Goo," and has kept quiet due to having a "good government job." 
 
 However Daily Mail say they have identified the man as a zookeeper, working in the elephant enclosure at Taronga Western Plains Zoo — which, if true, would add yet another layer of strangeness to the whole story. 
 
 By the way, the dog is fine thanks to its breastplate — used to protect it from boar tusks. 
 
 "My mate only stunned it," Amor said. "His hand was OK, he didn't hit it very hard at all. It was funny because the guy who did it is the most placid bloke. We laughed at him for chucking such a sh*t punch." 
 
 Yep, Australia is as wild as you think it is. ||||| Image copyright Weibo Image caption The clip shows a man attacking a kangaroo with a knife 
 
 A man has been arrested in Melbourne after a video showing a man slashing at a wounded kangaroo's throat went viral. 
 
 The 43-year-old man was charged with destroying protected wildlife, said authorities in the state of Victoria. Officers also seized knives and firearms from his home, they said. 
 
 Environment officials described the incident as "particularly abhorrent". 
 
 If convicted under Victorian law, the man faces up to two years in jail and a fine of A$38,056 (£23,000; $30,000). 
 
 The short video clip, shared widely on Chinese messaging app WeChat, starts with a man approaching a wounded kangaroo lying on a hillside. 
 
 The kangaroo is seen kicking several times and making noises, so the man eventually approaches it from behind. 
 
 He then grabs its tail and steps on its back, before repeatedly cutting its throat with a large hunting knife until the kangaroo stops moving. 
 
 People can be heard laughing in the background. 
 
 Authorities concerned 
 
 "We take all alleged cases of animal cruelty very seriously," said Glenn Sharp, a spokesman for Victoria's Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. 
 
 "The wildlife offences captured in this video are particularly abhorrent." 
 
 He thanked members of the public for coming forward with information. 
 
 The man has been granted bail and will appear in court at a later date. ||||| Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Think twice before hugging for a selfie 
 
 People have been warned not to feed kangaroos at a tourist spot in Australia following a string of attacks by the animals. 
 
 Each week thousands of people visit the grounds of a hospital in Morisset, New South Wales, to see the wild kangaroos. 
 
 But some tourists have been kicked, scratched and left with serious cuts by the hungry marsupials, whose favourite snack is carrots. 
 
 Local MP Greg Piper says urgent action is needed to educate tourists. 
 
 "While kangaroos are cute, they are also capable of inflicting injury," Mr Piper told the BBC. 
 
 He says the problem has escalated over the past few years following a jump in the number of visitors. 
 
 "Social media has changed everything," Mr Piper says. 
 
 Instagram, Facebook and blogs posting advice on where to get the perfect "Roo selfie" travel fast. 
 
 Mr Piper believes around 3,000 people are coming each week to Morisset. 
 
 "It's a spot where you're guaranteed to see kangaroos, so it's understandable that people come," he says. 
 
 "And I don't want to blame the tourists - it's really a matter of educating them better." 
 
 Feeding frenzy 
 
 The tourists themselves are not the problem, it's the fact many want to feed the animals - and that's a bad idea. 
 
 WARNING: Graphic images of injuries below 
 
 For one thing it's not good for the kangaroos. They are grazing animals, and being fed by thousands of tourists each week changes their natural behaviour. 
 
 They come to expect and eventually demand food. That's when they can become a danger to humans. 
 
 "People don't understand they are wild animals and have to be treated as such," warns Mr Piper. 
 
 One of the visitors who was attacked was Anita Bielaszka. And like many other tourists she says she was entirely unaware of the potential dangers. 
 
 "We didn't know that we shouldn't feed them," she told the BBC. "Everyone does so we thought it's ok to do it. 
 
 "One of the big kangaroos attacked me and everyone get scared. People took their kids and ran away." 
 
 Ms Bielaszka escaped with a nasty scar on her leg. 
 
 But pictures supplied by Mr Piper of some of the injuries from recent months leave little doubt that a kangaroo can do a lot of damage. 
 
 Image copyright Shane Lewis 
 
 "A male kangaroo can disembowel someone," says Mr Piper. "They don't set out to do it, but that's the nature of how they fight: they kick with their big hind legs." 
 
 But people shouldn't be frightened away. 
 
 Coming close to them is usually safe - even petting a kangaroo can be OK, provided it approaches first. 
 
 But Mr Piper says it's wise to steer clear of the big male kangaroos. 
 
 "The males ones are tall and very powerfully built to the top. They basically look like they work out." 
 
 Respect the diet 
 
 Most importantly, don't feed the kangaroos - and certainly don't feed them processed food. 
 
 Even vegetables are not right for the animals, and in Morisset, it's carrots that most tourists seem to be bringing. 
 
 What might be seem like a healthy snack for humans is not necessarily a good lunch for a kangaroo. 
 
 Carrots are high in sugar and can cause deadly diseases in the animals. 
 
 Mr Piper wants better education for tourists, including more signs in multiple languages, to provide for their safety and the health of the kangaroos.
– Did a now-viral video of a man punching a kangaroo come out of Australia? Yes, of course. Should we be judging him for it? It depends on how you feel about dogs. The video, which has amassed more than 4.1 million views so far, was first posted on Facebook Saturday by Steven Stubenrauch, who said he got it from a buddy from Down Under. But while the shot to the 'roo's face is indeed cringeworthy, Mashable explains there's a "saga behind it," and it's "very intense." The man in the video, IDed by News.com.au as Greig Tonkins—nicknamed "Goo," meaning this fight could be deemed "Goo vs. 'Roo," as NineNews.com.au astutely notes—was part of a hunting trip in June for a friend named Kailem, who was in bad shape from cancer and wanted desperately to go on a boar-hunting trip with friends. And so Mathew Amor invited Kailem and some other friends, including Tonkins (who it turns out is a zookeeper), to his New South Wales property for the hunt, and while they were gallivanting about, the featured kangaroo reached out, grabbed Tonkins' dog Max, and put the pup in a headlock. And so Tonkins jumped into action, throwing the punch now seen 'round the world. Everyone turned out to be fine: Amor says Max was startled but OK, the kangaroo was simply "stunned," and Tonkins came away unscathed because he didn't throw that hard of a punch. "It was funny because the guy who did it is the most placid bloke," Amor says. "We laughed at him for chucking such a s--- punch." Sadly, Kailem died last week, but Amor says he'd "be looking down from up there [heaven] and laughing because it was the highlight of the trip." (A cyclist says a kangaroo ruined her breast implants.)