Woman attacked by angry kangaroo on the Gold Coast

A WOMAN has been rushed to hospital with “multiple injuries” after being attacked by a kangaroo at a Gold Coast home today.

A WOMAN has been rushed to hospital with “multiple injuries” after being attacked by a kangaroo at a Coombabah home today.

Paramedics responded to reports a woman aged in her 50s had suffered scratches to her body.

A woman has been attacked by a kangaroo at Coombabah. Photo: Supplied

“That’s what it looks like, she received scratches on her body from an angry kangaroo,” a Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said.

“She received multiple injuries which appeared to be minor.”

The woman was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.

At this stage it is unknown what happened prior to the attack or whether the marsupial involved was a wallaby or a kangaroo.

It comes after two six foot kangaroos squared off against each other in the Currumbin Valley on Saturday — with a video going viral of the stoush.

The prequel to the Jeff Horn v Manny Pacquiao blockbuster fight played out in the Currumbin Valley on the weekend.

In May, two boxing kangaroos faced off in an epic fight that lasted 30 minutes at Kooroomba Lavendar Farm — inland from the Gold Coast.

But Currumbin Wildlife Hospital vet Dr Michael Pyne said male kangaroos were generally responsible for striking out at people, especially if female roos were nearby.

Dr Pyne added kangaroos — which he said could be found in suburban areas on the Gold Coast — generally did not have a specific mating season.

“Kangaroos will breed all year round,” he said.

The Currumbin Valley stoush went viral

His own theory was that kangaroos attacked only when people stood up and faced them.

“When a kangaroo stands up they usually mean ‘bring it on’ or they’re ready for a bit of biffo,” Dr Pyne said.

“So if you have a younger kangaroo with a bit of testosterone flowing and it is courting a woman nearby that’s generally what happens.”

He suggested if people were approached by an aggro macropod they should crouch down and face away from the animal to avoid a fight.

Originally published as Woman attacked by angry kangaroo on the Gold Coast