The person who heroically punched a kangaroo to save lots of his pet canine is a zookeeper and 'household man' who was out on a particular hunt with a dying buddy.
Greig Tonkins, 34, discovered himself on the centre of worldwide consideration on the weekend after a video of him preventing a marsupial to save lots of his beloved canine 'Max' went viral.
Mr Tonkins, who Each day Mail Australia can reveal is an elephant keeper at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, New South Wales, was out searching wild pigs with a gaggle of buddies in June when his canine was attacked by the roo, nonetheless video of the incident solely went viral lately after it was posted to Fb.
An elephant keeper standing greater than 200 centimetres tall, Mr Tonkins stood toe to toe with the massive marsupial within the footage considered by hundreds of thousands.
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Greig Tonkins (circled, center) has been revealed as the person who punched a kangaroo whereas on a searching journey in rural New South Wales in an effort to save lots of his pet canine from its assault
Mr Tonkins collected the animal with a right-hand punch in an effort to redirect it away from his canine and the truck stuffed with hunters
Mr Tonkins (pictured far proper) is a committee member of the Australian Pig Doggers and Hunters Affiliation, and in October his canine 'Max' gained a excessive leaping competitors on the organisations AGM
The daddy-of-two has gone to floor because the video went viral, overwhelmed by the eye his motion has acquired.
A spokesperson for the zoo the place Mr Tonkins works informed Each day Mail Australia they have been contemplating 'applicable motion' towards him.
'Taronga Western Plains Zoo can affirm that Greig Tonkins is an worker at Taronga Western Plains Zoo,' the spokesperson mentioned.
'Good animal welfare and the safety of Australian wildlife are of the utmost significance to Taronga.
'We're working with Mr Tonkins to grasp the precise circumstances of the occasion and can take into account any applicable motion.'
He was half of a giant group of males who went on the searching journey, in an effort to assist their sick buddy Kailem Barwick catch a 'tonner' - a wild bore that weighs greater than 100 kilograms.
A videographer joined the group to document their particular journey and ended up recording the second that has now gone viral.
Chatting with Each day Mail Australia, one of many males on the journey backed Mr Tonkins' actions, saying the punch was solely thrown to guard the canine and stop the roo attacking anybody else.
'The canine wished no a part of it, all it was attempting to do was escape from the roo and that is why he stepped in,' the person mentioned.
Mr Tonkins ran from the truck to save lots of his canine 'Max', which was being held within the agency clinches of the big kangaroo
After the canine managed to flee the roo's clinches, the person and marsupial stood toe to toe. Mr Tonkins stands over 200cm tall, exhibiting the big measurement of the roo
'There's folks on social media saying, "I do know males like that, I wager they killed it afterwards", however that is simply ridiculous.
'He solely threw the punch to redirect the animal and afterwards there have been just a few nervous and relieved laughs, after which we simply went on with getting Kailem a tonner.'
The journey finally proved profitable, with the group guaranteeing the younger man managed to kill his 'tonner'.
Sadly Kailem handed away final week after a protracted battle, together with his funeral to be be held this Thursday.
The man hunter mentioned he was dumbfounded by the response in Australia and left questioning why some have been glad for the canine to be injured however not the kangaroo.
'The video went viral in America and there was not one dangerous remark, after which it goes loopy in Australia and there is a entire bunch of concern,' he mentioned.
After touchdown the punch on its face the shocked kangaroo threw its arms into the air and stood shocked for just a few seconds
'It made me sick to be a part of this nation when folks have been wishing this household man and canine died, when the kangaroo wasn't even harm.'
Each day Mail Australia also can reveal Mr Tonkins is a committee member of the Australian Pig Doggers and Hunters Affiliation.
In October, 'Max' - the identical specifically educated canine that was attacked by the roo - gained a excessive leaping competitors on the organisation's AGM, with the efficiency captured on video.
Hundreds of thousands of individuals the world over have considered the video because it was posted to Fb.
Each day Mail Australia has contacted Mr Tonkins for remark.
Finally the pressure of the person's punch shocks the aggressive animal which runs from the combat and bounds off into the bush
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