I love Kangaroo

Bearman Cartoon I love KangaroosSo once again today’s cartoon was based in some semblance of truth.  One of my top 3 things we did was visit the Australian Zoo (aka the Steve Irwin Zoo).  Because of liability and stupid people, you don’t have the same level of interaction with animals in the U.S. as you can in Australia.  We literally could enter the pen with the Kangaroos, Wallabies and Koalas.

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BUT……………..as cute as they were and typically not being an adventurous eater,  I only hesitated for a moment when I saw Kangaroo on the menu.    Much like Ostrich or Buffalo is in the states, Kangaroo is a very lean meat.  Unlike the other two it didn’t seem as gamey and was quite enjoyable.

One of the guides said we could minimize green house gases caused by cows by instead moving to a kangaroo diet for our meat.  However, the guide wasn’t entirely correct.  While the majority of methane that cows produce come from their burbs (an affliction that seemingly kangaroos are immune), the roos do fart.   Yet the amount of methane produced by kangaroos is about 1/3 of that produced by cows.   So why aren’t there kangaroo farms cropping up all over the states.  Climate.  According to this article “The meatier breeds do not thrive outside of the Australian climate. They are sensitive to humidity, which means that it’s very difficult to breed them outside of Australia.”

 

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107 responses to “I love Kangaroo”

  1. Nate Fakes Avatar

    This is why I don’t eat rabbit.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Too cute or not enough meat? haha

  2. jynksie Avatar
    jynksie

    I’ve had kangaroo… the aftertaste stayed with me for 50 miles! [dont ask]

    1. Bearman Avatar

      But at least your farts contained less methane

  3. lisleman Avatar

    I would love to try it especially in its native land. I like Buffalo. We have a nearby restaurant that serves great Buffalo burgers. I suspect Buffalo might have the same problem as the cows.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Funny as healthy compared to cow as it is, I don’t see many buffalo farms popping up.

      1. Nef Avatar

        I can guess a few reasons for that:

        1) Larger initial investment. Getting stock should be harder and more expensive than for cattle.
        2) Lower feed/meat ratio than for cattle, meaning that your buffalo eats more pound per pound.
        3) Larger space and infrastructure requirements. Buffalo need more space than cattle.
        4) Harder to market. Distribution channelss for cattle are well established.

        Also, there is a market segment for lower quality beef that is served by old dairy cows, and we don;t sell buffalo milk, that I’m aware of.

        1. Bearman Avatar

          Here is a handy buffalo milk vs cow milk chart for you http://www.diffen.com/difference/Buffalo_Milk_vs_Cow_Milk

          Isn’t there free range buffalo, as in the song give me a home where the buffalo roam? haha

  4. Comedy Plus Avatar

    I’d rather have a nice piece of beef. I’m just saying. Bwahahahahahaha.

    Someday hubby and I will visit Australia. It’s somewhere I’ve always wanted to visit.

    Have a terrific day. 🙂

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Well it looks like a filet of beef.

      1. Binky Avatar

        Except for the big toes.

        1. susi spice Avatar
          susi spice

          as an aussie i feel the need to make it clear, you have to cook it medium…anymore than that it ruins the meat… hehe

          1. Bearman Avatar

            Yep. They reco medium rare but I told them medium works for me and it wasn’t tough

          2. Binky Avatar

            Except for the Roo. It was pretty tough for him.

          3. Androgoth Avatar

            Yes a rough deal
            for the Roo Binky 🙁

  5. Colleen Avatar

    Just don’t eat the wallabies. The kangaroos are OK to eat. As are the emus.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Didn’t see emus but I did see Cassowarys

    2. Tony McGurk Avatar

      Wallaby is nice too. I’ve had wallaby burgers & wallaby sausages

      1. Bearman Avatar

        Figure it would be the same as roo just less meat

        1. Tony McGurk Avatar

          A Big Mac is 2 all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onion on a sesame seed bun
          So I suppose a McWallaby would be 2 small roo patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onion on a sesame seed bun

          1. Bearman Avatar

            Interesting, they make Big Macs the same way up here

  6. Mark Stokes Avatar

    I’m sure Americans would hop at the chance to eat a Roo burger.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      But don’t put pics of them all over the restaurant.

  7. David Hurley Avatar

    Haha, this makes me want to be a vegeterian (too cute to eat). 😉

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Are you saying kangaroo is too cute to eat or you are? Are you making a plea to potential zombies.

      1. David Hurley Avatar

        😉 haha, the kangaroo (but hey to each their own). Glad you had a good time in Australia! And not that I’m cute…but yeah I’d like to keep the zombies far far away. 😉

  8. Gruhn Avatar

    Now if they served Koala people would get angry. Really too cute to eat!

    1. Binky Avatar

      Or wombats!!

      1. Bearman Avatar

        Wombats…not so cute and cuddly. The put them behind a cage.

        1. Deb Avatar

          Wombat and Wombies are cute. 🙂

          1. Bearman Avatar

            Try hugging one

          2. Binky Avatar

            I suppose cute is in the eye of the beholder.

            Not a good idea to hug an adult wombat as they can be dangerous with sharp teeth and claws. Baby wombats are quite cuddly and affectionate, though.

          3. Bearman Avatar

            Binky are you an adult or baby wombie?

          4. Miss R Avatar

            Wombies far more than Wombats!

          5. Binky Avatar

            Adult Wombie. Big difference between us and wombats in that regard. All Wombies are cuddly. Just ask Deb or Red or Miss R.

          6. Bearman Avatar

            You drugged their coffee

          7. Red Dwyer Avatar

            My coffee tastes just fine. Especially after a half bag of wine gums 😉

          8. Deb Avatar

            All Wombies are cute…I love Wombies! 🙂

  9. G.B. Miller Avatar

    Somehow, the song “Fish Heads” is rumbling through my head.

    Perhaps a kangaroo and vegemite sandwich is in order?

    1. Bearman Avatar

      NOOOOOOOOOOOo Vegemite. Yuck

      1. Tony McGurk Avatar

        Didn’t you have Vegemite on toast each day for brekkie???
        Great stuff!!!

        1. Bearman Avatar

          Tried it once. That was enough

  10. Bo Lumpkim Avatar

    Are the Zoos kinda like those fancy restuarants where you pick out your own lobster and they cook it. Do you go out and find the Kangaroo you want to eat and then they serve it to you?

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Potentially one out in the outback…but nothing we came across. Or I would NOT have ordered it.

    2. Tony McGurk Avatar

      Ha Ha!!! Great concept Bo. I wonder if the zoo would let me have a giraffe steak???

      1. Bearman Avatar

        You don’t want to eat that…it might get stuck in your throught

        1. Tony McGurk Avatar

          Don’t you mean Throat???

          1. Bearman Avatar

            Yes…stupid Ipad typing

  11. frigginloon Avatar

    Last time I was in the States I went to Ted’s Buffalo Grill everyday. Even got to sit down with Ted Turner in Atlanta for a chinwag.

    As for Kangaroo meat, I have a hard time eating our national emblem.

    1. Binky Avatar

      That makes me feel a little better!

      1. Bearman Avatar

        I’m sure I’ll have to look up chinwag. (just so I know what you and ted were doing) haha

      2. Bearman Avatar

        Don’t worry Binky…she LOOOOVES eating wombat.

        1. frigginloon Avatar

          Did you pat the womabat at Australia Zoo? He’s enormous. Chocoholic I hear 😯

          1. Bearman Avatar

            Nope…behind glass where they belong

          2. Binky Avatar

            They have to protect the poor wombats from crazy tourists.

  12. Binky Avatar

    Shocked, I am SHOCKED!!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      That I didn’t bring any back for you?

      1. Binky Avatar

        That you went there and dined on my cousins!

        1. Bearman Avatar

          At least it wasn’t your sister

          1. Miss R Avatar

            Bearman… Oh SNAP! -giggling-

          2. Binky Avatar

            Them’s fightin’ words!

          3. Bearman Avatar

            I was being nice for once.

          4. Binky Avatar

            Oh. It was hard to tell.

  13. susi spice Avatar
    susi spice

    umm is this correct?
    from you FAQ..
    •You cannot alter the image in any way. That means you can remove the titling copyright or contact information.

    u can remove it?

    1. Bearman Avatar

      I corrected it eagle eye

  14. Tony McGurk Avatar

    I like roo meat but is still isn’t that overly available like cow or sheep or chicken or pig or horse.

    1. Tony McGurk Avatar

      I didn’t really mean horse but it was better than upsetting Binky be saying wombat

      1. Bearman Avatar

        Do they serve wombat too?

        1. Tony McGurk Avatar

          No, I’ve never heard of anyone eating wombat.

          1. Bearman Avatar

            That’s because they are nasty little creatures..haha

          2. Binky Avatar

            I am glad of that, Tony!

          3. Binky Avatar

            If someone tried to make a steak out of you, you’d be nasty too!

          4. Bearman Avatar

            But I’m a lean beef

          5. Binky Avatar

            That’s not what I heard.

          6. Bearman Avatar

            My wife been talking again?

  15. spilledinkguy Avatar

    Pretty cute! And kind of reminds me of this Denis Leary bit. (Oh and, you know… it’s Denis Leary… so… probably NSFW…)
    http://www.youtube.com/embed/DQR4-cl9ODc

    1. spilledinkguy Avatar

      D-oh! I always forget your theme / settings embed the whole video rather than just a link to the video (please go ahead and take this down, Bearman… I didn’t mean for it to distract from your post like that)…
      🙁

      1. Bearman Avatar

        No worries…funny bit.

        1. spilledinkguy Avatar

          *whew*
          Thanks for fixing that, Bearman!

          1. Bearman Avatar

            Actually I tried to just change the size and it didn’t work so I tried to put it back and ended up with that.

    2. Miss R Avatar

      Bob that video was hysterical hehehehehe

  16. Rent textbooks Avatar

    Wow I didn’t realize that. I will add that the ever extending vault of slightly useless knowledge.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      stick around..there is more

      1. Rent textbooks Avatar

        I hope so, I love useless knowledge.

        1. Binky Avatar

          You’ve come to the right place.

          1. Bearman Avatar

            haha…beat me to it.

          2. Rent textbooks Avatar

            Yep you guys are right about that!

  17. Tony McGurk Avatar

    Ha! I just had a thought, in the photo the roo is thinking “Feed Me, Feed Me” & I bet you’re thinking the same

    1. Bearman Avatar

      I did eat chicken at the zoo. No chickens anywhere around though

  18. Bo Lumpkim Avatar

    You would think they would serve that at the Outback Steak House if they really want to seem authentic.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      They should but then they would probably have to take down the kangaroo pictures

  19. Miss R Avatar

    LOVED this one Bearman.
    Here’s a reason why: grew up in Los Angeles; within 20 minutes of Marine Land (torn down in my teens) where you could pet the dolphins and sea lions (even be chosen to pet the killer whales heh), feed them sardines too.
    By the time I was 11 years old it occurred to me that there was something twisted about offering Mahi Mahi on their menus.
    Not to mention the Douglas Addams Hitchhiker’s cow asking to be eaten…
    Australia! America’s Last Frontier
    Great on several levels my friend!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      I liked the bit RJ listed above about Tuna Fish and people worrying about Dolphins getting caught in the net but no one worries about the tuna because they aren’t cute.

      1. Miss R Avatar

        So true. At least they’re available in cute cans.
        Being a species snob (-insert rhetorical/internal wtf?-) dolphins are far more intelligent than any type of tuna. Agree with RJ’s point on that!

  20. Michael Corley Avatar

    The leg haunch is the best part, puts a spring in your step!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      I prefer the pouch because you always need more storage space

  21. DadaHyena Avatar

    There was a gigantic species of prehistoric kangaroo that was apparently so stupid that it was quickly wiped out by early humans when they first crossed paths.

    And now, Bearman has his eyes set on a nice kangaroo BLT…

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Were they tasty?

      1. DadaHyena Avatar

        Who knows? Maybe, maybe not…but when they’re that size, there’s definitely seconds available!

  22. Miss R Avatar

    Bearman: You know the song ‘Tie Me Kangaroo Down Mate!’ Well there must be a reason, and that reason is -easier to get on the barbie.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      haha…roo on the barbie has a nice ring to it.

  23. Tony DiGerolamo Avatar

    You couldn’t pay me to get into a pen with a kangaroo. Those hind feet can disembowel you with one kick!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Always move from the front

  24. Androgoth Avatar

    Steve Irwin was indeed a brilliant guy
    and a real shame that he passed so soon,
    well before his time Bearman…

    I really like your cartoons Bearman, and
    they always offer giggles aplenty, Kanaroo
    Special 🙂 lol Now that is definitle wicked
    for sure 🙂 Great work Bearman 🙂

    1. Bearman Avatar

      He was…though no one was very surprised that his tactics might get the better of him one day.