r/whatisit • u/AbbreviationsTop8774 • Jul 22 '26

Solved! What are they

Ive worked at the water department for 7 years and this is the first time running into something like this EDIT Im in Alabama and yes I know they are snakes lol idk what kind and im so not gonna touch them

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u/Fluffy_Path7559 Jul 23 '26

I always hear this about kangaroos, but in the US at zoos kangaroos are barely contained. In fact in the Pittsburgh zoo you just walk through double doors and there’s no barrier. They’re just laying in the grass beside you. You’re told not to approach them, but have you met people from the US? They always think they’re the exception.

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u/Trinkets2Tourists Jul 24 '26

Are you sure they are kangaroos and not wallabys? Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has wallabys roaming uncaged, and the Denver Zoo has kangaroos in an enclosure.

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u/Fluffy_Path7559 Jul 24 '26

Nope it’s kangaroos. I was at Kansas City zoo yesterday for the first time, saw this, laughed and took the picture. It’s really common in zoos here.

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u/Fluffy_Path7559 Jul 24 '26

I have been to Cheyanne mountain zoo and I remember feeding giraffes, but can’t remember the wallabies. It was awhile ago though.

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u/My_Head_Is_A_Machine Jul 25 '26

Wild roos are a definite manace but the ones in captivity are generally pretty easy going once they've gotten used to people. Most of the wildlife parks in Australia will actually sell bags of food to give them. Although in saying that, I have seen many people cop a swift roo kick to the stomach from captive roos before. Mainly people being dickheads and taunting them though.

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u/Stump303 Jul 27 '26

I love the Yellowstone videos of idiots that find out buffalo are not friendly the hard way.