Woman Gets 'Attacked' By Kangaroo After Trying To Get Close Enough To Pat It

A woman has come to understand what happens when you approach nature too closely.

Shakila was strolling through the beautiful and beautiful scenery of New South Wales Kangaroo Valley.

The place's name certainly gives off the impression that there would be a lot of roos wandering around.

The tourist was given the opportunity to touch one of the creatures, which is definitely not something you should do.

Roos aren't exactly gentle or fearless animals. If they feel threatened, they will undoubtedly get up in your grill, and it appears that's exactly what happened.

Shakila can be seen in the video gently advancing toward the kangaroo in the wide area.

The animal appears a little uneasy approaching the person at first but soon jumps in her direction.

Furthermore, the roo demonstrated a side-step that would make any rugby player envious.

Shakila is forced to flee and then falls flat on her face by the roo's abrupt movements.

The person filming the moment said: "Shakila wanted to go up and pat the kangaroo, not realizing they can be dangerous, and as she got close, the kangaroo got up and attacked her. She tripped over just missing the kangaroo's claws."

Thankfully, the woman and the roo avoided any physical contact, and soon after, the roo bounced away.

On social media, users claimed that this is the epitome of what not to do when you're in the wild.

One said: "What did she expect to happen?"

Another added: "That kangaroo was bobbing and weaving like he was gonna knock her out."

A third wrote: "Nothing to laugh about, she was seconds away from being gutted like a fish."

They really shouldn't be messed with, particularly if you observe them relaxing in a pond.

Even though it could seem like they're simply going for a quick swim for fun, joining them in the water could be your last opportunity to breathe.

It can be a fairly strange sight to watch, kangaroo ecologist Graeme Coulson of the University of Melbourne told ABC.

"There's a very strong instinct — kangaroos will go to water if they're threatened by a predator," Coulson said.

"In the case of a big male, they can definitely drown dogs.”

"If the dog swims out to them, they've got strong arms and big claws and they can drown [the dog]."

However, the vast majority of the time, this is because they are attempting to flee from something.