On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 03:19:09 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Monday, August 3, 2020 at 6:16:10 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 02:49:10 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Sunday, August 2, 2020 at 6:45:28 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> >> On Mon, 03 Aug 2020 08:31:47 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >On Sat, 1 Aug 2020 16:42:24 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >>In article >, says...
>> >> >>> >Sounds like kangaroos are just as stupid as moose when it comes
>> >> >>> >to avoiding cars.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> They have that stupid tendency to run in front of you, rather than run
>> >> >>> away from you. Especially at night when they get dazzled by lights. A
>> >> >>> lot of animals do this, I'm curious to know the reason behind it.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Animals which are active between dawn and dusk have an extra adaptive
>> >> >>layer of cells between the lens and retina. This tapetum lucidum acts
>> >> >>as a light reflector enhances visual sensitivity in darkness and low
>> >> >>light conditions (hence "cats can see in the dark ")
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapetum_lucidum
>> >> >>.
>> >> >> At night, a sudden change in illumination saturates the animal
>> >> >>retina rendering the animal instantly blind.
>> >> >
>> >> >Thanks for the link Janet.
>> >>
>> >> "There is a car coming towards me. It's blinding me. You know what? I
>> >> ain't gonna move." That's still strange logic.
>> >
>> >It's not logic. They aren't equipped by evolution to recognize the
>> >threat involved.
>> >
>> >Nor are they equipped to recognize the inherent threat in something
>> >moving 70 mph.
>>
>> You take me a bit literally.
>
>In the absense of vocal tone and body language, that tends to happen
>on Usenet. Use some emoticons.

Jebus was puzzled by kangaroos' behaviour. Janet UK tried to explain
said behaviour. I still agreed with Jebus that it was strange
behaviour. But I know that kangaroos and other animals don't always
follow human logic. They also don't cross the road at a pedestrian
crossing.