A euro gets a bath he didn't bargain on
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325809)
Rockingham, Australia
July 20, 2018 5:03pm CST
We spent two nights in the Flinders Ranges in South Australia. If we thought we saw a lot of roadkill in Tasmania, we’ve seen a darn sight more in this area. Often there will be carcasses of dead animals at least every few hundred metres. Most are kangaroos, euros (smaller kangaroo-type macropods) or emus. We also saw more live euros and emus than we could count. Many took very little notice of the traffic but that doesn’t mean they’re smart enough to stay out of the way.
We stayed at a campsite on a sheep station and as you drove through the front entrance there was a water-trough just off to the side. Every time we drove in there would be a few euros drinking from the trough. We drove in once and there were four at the trough. One suddenly panicked causing the others to take off too. One had been watching the car quite undisturbed but he did a great leap without looking where he was going and fell over and into the trough. After a bit of kicking and lot of splashing he got himself out but he would have been very wet. There was a cold wind blowing too so I do hope he’ll be okay.
Photo is of euros by the roadside.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Jul 18
And here I thought euros meant money!
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Jul 18
For me, they did now I have gone from Eurodollars to US dollars it was good to know that the exchange of my last Euro gave me more US dollars @JohnRoberts
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Jul 18
I did not know that a euro was an animal. Is a sheep station where sheep are raised? It seems as if I recall that from a movie.
How many kinds of kangaroos are there? I think I have seen you mention at least three or more.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
1 Aug 18
@JudyEv Fascinating! I had no idea there was such variety in the 'roo world. There was a great Australian set TV series years ago called "A town like Alice."
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Aug 18
@JamesHxstatic I didn't see the series but I remember enjoying the book.
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Jul 18
'Kangaroo' is a very generic term. Technically a true kangaroo is the largest of the species, wallabys a bit smaller and wallaroos smaller still. There are a number of species in each division. Then there are tree-kangaroos which don't have such a rigid tail although they still hop.
In the outback areas, there are sheep and cattle stations which raise, not surprisingly, sheep and cattle. 
Sheep and cattle are also raised on smaller-size farms which aren't usually called 'stations'.
Sheep and cattle are also raised on smaller-size farms which aren't usually called 'stations'.1 person likes this
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
21 Jul 18
That looks so cute hehe!!! I love it.
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 18
I forgot about 'your' euro. I was only thinking about 'our' euro. 
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
21 Jul 18
We get a lot of roadkill too mostly deer which are overabundant in this area.
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Jul 18
They are adorable. Poor euro sorry he got such a fright. You would think they would be used to people driving in and out as long as they are left alone. You should have thrown him a towel well that might have really scared him. lol
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Jul 18
Does any of the local or state governments do anything to control the population of those animals? It would seem to be a safety hazard to humans if so many of them are becoming roadkill. Are people allowed to hunt them to keep their population in check?
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 18
If they are becoming a problem you can get a licence to shoot them. There is now a 'Bounceback' program in South Australian where recreational shooters can gain a temporary licence to hunt in a specific area. But mostly the native animals are fully protected.
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jul 18
There are quite a few tourists but it isn't really heavy traffic.
@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
20 Jul 18
I had not heard of an animal called a euro. I imagine he was shocked at his great plunge.
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 18
He must have got water in his ears as the poor thing was shaking his head a lot.
@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
I've never seen those animals except on tv.
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@simplfred (20608)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
They look so little, just like a big mouse... Ha ha... Have you seen kangaroos with a baby in her pouch?
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 18
We have a lot of wild kangaroos on our property. Here is one with her joey feeding in our yard. The joey is having breakfast in bed.
