The IQ of Roos By Brian Simpson

Don’t despair; the human race may be stupid, but kangaroos still have intelligence, reputed to be greater that the internet obsessed, texting present de-generation.

https://amp.9news.com.au/article/0a73f0b2-d86a-452c-b572-bef091156be8

“When Skippy the Bush Kangaroo came out in 1968, it became a global hit.

But while the show about a talkative kangaroo is a work of fiction, its creators may have been onto something.

Researchers from The University of Sydney and University of Roehampton in London have discovered kangaroos really can communicate with humans.

They hid a tasty treat inside a plastic container and when the kangaroos couldn't open the container, they observed the animals using gazes to communicate with the person conducting the experiment.

Ten out of 11 kangaroos tested actively looked at the person who had put the food in a plastic container to get it.

Nine of the 11 kangaroos additionally showed gaze alternations between the container and the person present.

"When we saw them exhibit this behavior, we were just in utter shock," co-author Dr Alexandra Green, from the University of Sydney, said.

"What they did is they started to look towards the experimenter and actually asked for help, they actually approached the experimenter, they looked back and forth between the box and the food and they were even sometimes scratching the experimenter as well."

As young Australians, and most such kind in the West can only communicate via computer-mediated text messages, a case could be put, that the IQ of kangaroos may be greater than this spoilt generation of narcissists. Ok, baby boomers, the 1960s generation, need to hang their heads in shame too for creating this mess in the first place.