[INDEPENDENT.CO.UK] Over here in the UK, we are used to the image of homeless dogs and cats pining for a family at Christmas time.Yet in Australia, kangaroos are just as likely to be on the lookout for a safe place given the high number of fatalities experienced by the species every year in Australia. A common occurrence down under is the killing of kangaroos in traffic accidents. It was the rise of the automobile that caused the decline of the Tasmanian Devil; that creature can now only be found on the island of Tasmania and not on the mainland.
This video shows two baby kangaroos who lost their mothers in traffic accidents and who are now being looked after Sam and Owen, two volunteers helping to temporarily house the iconic Australian creatures.