Kangaroos are humans too ya know....

[kiwi_2005]

Bah, that man came from the ape theory is a load of tripe! Its Kangaroos man! Oh and they were made in china.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081118/...ia_kangaroos_1

CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia's kangaroos are genetically similar to humans and may have first evolved in China, Australian researchers said Tuesday.

Scientists said they had for the first time mapped the genetic code of the Australian marsupials and found much of it was similar to the genome for humans, the government-backed Center of Excellence for Kangaroo Genomics said.
"There are a few differences, we have a few more of this, a few less of that, but they are the same genes and a lot of them are in the same order," center Director Jenny Graves told reporters in Melbourne.

"We thought they'd be completely scrambled, but they're not. There is great chunks of the human genome which is sitting right there in the kangaroo genome," Graves said, according to AAP. Humans and kangaroos last shared an ancestor at least 150 million years ago, the researchers found, while mice and humans diverged from one another only 70 million years ago.

Kangaroos first evolved in China, but migrated across the Americas to Australia and Antarctica, they said.

"Kangaroos are hugely informative about what we were like 150 million years ago," Graves said.

[joegrundman]

I think there could be another explanation for human genomes in kangaroos...something related to excessive consumption of Castlemaine XXXX, perhaps?

[FIREWALL]

They taste pretty good too ! Goes best with Mexican jumping beans. :p :rotfl:

[TarJak]

As an Australian I have to strongly disagree. Kangaroo goes best with a bottle of Penfolds St. Henri Shiraz.

[bookworm_020]

Originally Posted by TarJak

As an Australian I have to strongly disagree. Kangaroo goes best with a bottle of Penfolds St. Henri Shiraz.

and BBQ medium rare!

[FIREWALL]

Hey you two gimme a break

I live in Southern California. Everything cooked here is done Mexican style. :rotfl:

[August]

"Center of Excellence for Kangaroo Genomics"

:rotfl:

[baggygreen]

Originally Posted by TarJak

As an Australian I have to strongly disagree. Kangaroo goes best with a bottle of Penfolds St. Henri Shiraz.

It just so happens that my missus came across this last weekend and we picked up a couple of bottles. I'll have to try it and see what we think!

[TarJak]

Just don;t overcook the meat. It needs to be medium rare at most. I prefer mine still hopping.:rotfl:

[baggygreen]

Oh I agree.

kangaroo simply can't be overdone. Beef and lamb i like deader than dead, but roo, medium rare at the most.

[August]

Whats the saturated fat content of Kangaroo meat?

[TarJak]

Bugger all. ~2% IIRC. It's one of the leanest meats on the planet.

Kangaroo meat has a very high concentration of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) when compared with other foods. CLA has been attributed with a wide range of health benefits including an anti cancer action and reducing body fats.

Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_meat

[baggygreen]

Originally Posted by August

Whats the saturated fat content of Kangaroo meat?

"Kangaroo meat is very lean and has less than two per cent fat content. Kangaroo meat also contains very high levels of quality protein, iron and zinc. Due to its leanness, kangaroo meat must be cooked with care to avoid overcooking. "
(http://www.csiro.au/files/mediaRelea...angaroofat.htm)

[August]

Sounds as good if not better than Bison which i have been eating a lot of lately.

[TarJak]

It's got a similar texture to venison, but a distinct flavour of it's own. the tail make a really good soup as well!