Kangaroo Poo from Darren’s Diatribe
On last weekend’s Scout Hiking Trip we played a little prank on the Scouts.
I arranged for the Scout Leader to stop when he found some fresh kangaroo poo and talk to the Scouts about it. He asked what sort it was and they guessed correctly. He asked how we could tell for sure, but nobody had any suggestions.
I palmed a Fruit Choc which was very similar in size and colour to the poo and pretended to pick it up from amongst the kangaroo poo. I explained that a kangaroo poo smelled kind of musty and gave the faux poo a good sniff. At this point, most of the kids were saying “gross” and “ewwww”, but I had hardly started. …
Good to see I’m not the only one … of course it’s even more impressive if you are carrying a copy of Barbara Triggs’ Tracks, Scats and Other Traces – A Field Guide to Australian Mammals (commonly referred to as ‘the poo book’ by my Cubs) as it has a large section on recognising scats
