Post by Soutpeel on Jun 10, 2016 17:15:27 GMT 7
Kangaroo and pig share intimate relationship
A pig and kangaroo kept in a captivity in northern Australia appear to have formed a rather close physical bond.
Animal behaviour scientists say the conduct of the pair, kept at the Aileron Roadhouse in the Northern Territory, is rare and surprising.
The owner of the roadhouse, Greg Dick, told the BBC that the animals spent a lot of time together and had "been in love for a while".
Experts say the "aberrant" behaviour developed due to years in captivity.
Mr Dick said he had seen the kangaroo sleeping with, cuddling and "carrying on too busy" with the female pig, named Apples.
"Tourists often come and say the pig and kangaroo, they were doing rude things," he said.
The kangaroo, which is named for its prodigious libido, has been at the roadhouse (an Australian fuel stop and shop) for 28 years.
Sydney resident Ryan Frazer photographed the intimate behaviour of the pair during a recent trip through the region.
"We noticed they were touchy, even when they were standing side-by-side," he said.
"Then they were hanging out and nuzzling, and the pig jumped on the back of the kangaroo for a bit."
www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-36486468
A pig and kangaroo kept in a captivity in northern Australia appear to have formed a rather close physical bond.
Animal behaviour scientists say the conduct of the pair, kept at the Aileron Roadhouse in the Northern Territory, is rare and surprising.
The owner of the roadhouse, Greg Dick, told the BBC that the animals spent a lot of time together and had "been in love for a while".
Experts say the "aberrant" behaviour developed due to years in captivity.
Mr Dick said he had seen the kangaroo sleeping with, cuddling and "carrying on too busy" with the female pig, named Apples.
"Tourists often come and say the pig and kangaroo, they were doing rude things," he said.
The kangaroo, which is named for its prodigious libido, has been at the roadhouse (an Australian fuel stop and shop) for 28 years.
Sydney resident Ryan Frazer photographed the intimate behaviour of the pair during a recent trip through the region.
"We noticed they were touchy, even when they were standing side-by-side," he said.
"Then they were hanging out and nuzzling, and the pig jumped on the back of the kangaroo for a bit."
www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-36486468
