Sanguaroo

From Wild Southwest Wiki

The Sanguaroo or 'vampire kangaroo' is perhaps the most dangerous animal of the Southwest. In open combat the Gore Horse is probably deadlier, but the danger of the Sanguaroo is that it rarely engages in open combat. Usually the first anyone knows of a Sanguaroo attack is one of their companions stating up from sleep, gurgling and choking with their throat cut - if they haven't been attacked them self.

Sanguaroos are highly intelligent predators about the size of a normal grey kangaroo. They can jump and kick just as effectively as their vegetarian kin - however this is not their preferred method of hunting. They operate in small packs of up to six or seven members and are almost unnaturally stealthy, well able to sneak up on most prey while it's sleeping. Once close enough they use their sharp foreclaws to slash its throat, before leaping out of reach and waiting for the creature to collapse. They then move in on mass and lap up the blood, often cutting additional slashes in the body to get at every last drop.

Sanguaroos are remarkably intelligent. There are reports of them sneaking up on sentries and slashing their throats from behind, or quietly cutting through tent fabric to get to those sleeping within. Evidence also suggests that they are capable of co-ordinated attacks, positioning themselves one to each sleeper and slashing all throats simultaneously on some kind of signal.

All of the States bar Pallinup currently offer a bounty of $100 per sanguaroo head presented, although they do not recommend hunting them in groups of less than eight highly armed professionals.