"Flesh-eating kangaroos and "demon ducks of doom"" Topic

Unearthed in Queensland:

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That's interesting.

Cool Kangaraptoroos

I want a Demon Duck of Doom

I beleive the pictures of a reconstructed Duck of Doom are like this

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There's also the Marsupial Lion: link

Maybe someone will make figures.

That Marsupial Lion looks strangely familiar . . .

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I'd love one (or two) in metal for my 28mm figures!

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Look at all the stuff that a Google image search of "duck of doom" pulled up:

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I would have loved the carnivorous Kangaroos of the hopping type, imagine your wargame where your Homo Sapien finds himself faced with a crature that is out of range with spear or bow only to find himself confrionted with huge fangs and clawed feets jumping up and down on their head a second later. Skippy`s revenge.

Seriously – they cant have been all that successful in the food chain to have died out can they? especially as the strange range of creatures in Aus today testify to a different evolution pattern than the majority of the rest of the world. Who would credit a Koala surviving when predators like these dont?

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has an artist's conception of a "demon duck of doom."

Very like a Terror Bird

"Skippy`s revenge."

Can't stop laughing!

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This story has stirred up another thread:
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CC "That Marsupial Lion looks strangely familiar . . "

I think the pic of the Marsupial Lion is actually a pic of the huge wombat they speak of, looks more wombat like than anything else.

But Taz there…. he is a Tassie Devil, and if you had ever seen one, or heard one, you'd know what I mean

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Wow. That is one wicked-sounding scream. Nothing like the cartoon:

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And I didn't know that Tasmanian devils ever lived in mainland Australia!

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For those not up to date with current modern & ancient Kangaroo research – pretty much ALL kangaroo & Wallaby species are OMNIVOROUS, most species are just opportunistic carnivores, eating road kills or other recently deceased meals, but at least 2 varieties, 'Swamp' wallabies & 'Tree' kangaroos are known to be active in taking live & mobile prey – in the case of Tree Kangaroos, actually catching & eating flying birds.

It was very amusing hearing Prof. Mike Archer recount having his dinner stolen by a 'pet' wallaby, which then fended him off as it ate.

Tasmainian Devils -both real and cartoon- are personal childhood favoprites of mine. Along with the usual stuff (ie., Entelodonts!!), I would love to see more MegaFauna…manufacturers! Take note! >;D

Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
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Yowies Lost Kingdoms [a sort of Kinder Surprise chocolate egg with toy inside] has a Demon Duck of Doom figure [Series 1 no. 36]. Yowies are frequently seen on EBay or from collector sites.

The YowiesDemon Duck of Doom figure is 55mm tall which scales out at about 1:55.

There are other deadly Australian and NZ beasties in the Yowies Lost Kingdoms range including thylacoleo [marsupial lions], Quinkana [8 metre terrestrial racing croc., giant goannas related to Komodo Dragon etc.

For a full listing see lostkingdoms.com

At some point I'd like to do a full listing of the YLK range with the scales for ready reference.

cheers all

BBB

Ducks o'doom, ducks o'doom, ducks o'doom!!!

Sorry. I just had to get that out of my system.

Fantastic links, by the way.

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Here is one of those "fangaroo" skulls (seriously, that's what some people are calling it):

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