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While slightly off the topic... <br /> <br />I drive road trains here in Australia, and road kill is simply a way of life. Stations (or ranches I suppose you'd call 'em) can measure into the millions of acres, so it's just not financially viable to fence the whole bloody lot! As a result, nearly all heavy vehicles in Australia are fitted with bull bars, to "absorb" some of the impact, and to try to protect the radiator and engine so the vehicle will still run. When it's 200 km to the next road house, you don't want to be stuck in the middle of nowhere with a written off vehicle! <br /> <br />But I've seen road kill in the form of donkeys, cows, sheep and camels(the absolute worst - the bonnet of the truck takes out the legs - so where does the body go? Straight through the windscreen). But the most common roadkill would have to be kangaroos. With estimates of over 50 million kangaroos in Australia, the amount of dead kangaroos is absolutely shocking at times. My worst night on the road saw over 60 kangaroos bounce off the front of my truck. And then the eagles come down to feast on the carcasses. Not good. <br /> <br />Sorry to ruin anybodies appetite![xx(][xx(]
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