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ON VIDEO: Kangaroo Attacks Worker At Zoo Atlanta

Video Shot On Cell Phone

Kangaroo attacks Zoo Atlanta worker
Kangaroo attacks Zoo Atlanta worker
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    Posted: 6:00 am EDT July 29, 2008Updated: 10:51 am EDT July 29, 2008

    ATLANTA -- Video shot by a zoo visitor last weekend shows a kangaroo at Zoo Atlanta attacking a worker.

    The large kangaroo leans back on its tail and lashes out with its hind legs, striking the zookeeper several times.

  • SLIDESHOW: Kangaroo Attacks Zoo Atlanta Zookeeper

    • RAW VIDEO: Kangaroo Attacks Zoo Atlanta Worker

    The kangaroo then hops away.

    The zookeeper stumbles backwards, but never falls.

    The video was shot on a cell phone camera by a zoo visitor.

    There's no word on what prompted the attack.

    The zookeeper wasn't injured and was able to continue working.

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