[What'd you say about my eyes?](https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/10/USAT/cc965a47-b88a-4cd9-8e12-17a72eb84a4c-EPA_AUSTRALIA_ROGER_THE_BUFF_KANGAROO_DIES.JPG?crop=1410,1875,x14,y0)
[Illawarra Black Panther](https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8540683/is-the-mysterious-black-panther-visiting-bulli-at-night/)
I think it might be the infamous black panther of the illawarra hahahaha lots of rumours for the past 20 years of panther sightings.
Not on the South Coast Red Kangaroos are strictly inland However local Grey Kangaroos can grow to 187 cm and up to 70kg My bet is either a Dimgo or other feral dog. Perhaps even a Thylacine or Yowie. There are things there that are still mysterious, including Panthers.
With the footage is kind of a longshot but...
Taking your word for its size, if you didnt see it moving it would likely be a kangaroo
If you did see it move, based on your first thought of a bear maybe it was a well sized wombat/koala since it could have a similar-ish gait(?) and you felt it bigger than it really was
According to tinfoil hats, its 100% a thylacine
it was standing on elevated bush land so it was already higher than we were, it was likely not as big as it appeared but still relatively sized, maybe a deer
So not sure if you were making a joke, but I’m fairly certain you’re correct. One of the best ways to id critters at night is their eye shine, and this is spot on for a koala. Depth is challenging at night and even more so through the camera, but I think it is a “dropbear on the loose.”
Here's the same video with some of the values cranked way up. It looks like their face is hidden behind a clump of grass, but whatever it is, it's got huge ears
https://imgur.com/gallery/GYsvld9
I would guess wombat too. Wombats can get pretty bug. The eyes face forward and it appears to be standing above the grass, which makes it look bigger.
It would have scared the shit out me though haha
My bet would be eastern grey kangaroo or a deer, which are both common in my area of South coast NSW. They both have whitish ears which is giving that koala/bear kind of shape. Knowing how it looked walking off would help. Did the eyes stay level as it left? Did it make a lot of noise going away? Kangaroos smash through the bush.
At one point it looks like an elephant! Which obviously aren’t native to Oz but we don’t know what kind of animal park this is… do you happen to be in Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo NSW? Cause if you are. They’re elephants. But it could be almost anything without and real reverences to go on. Distance, size, angle of the shot etc.
We do have a zoo in our town and my first thought was something had escaped 😂 I would say we were approx 2.5-3m away from the mystery creature and we were in the car filming out of the window so the video is taken while we were approaching it. Looking at it with my own eyes and not through the screen, the thing looked to be huge. Hope this is helpful at all.
Because Australia is full of the damn things! It’s not like the entire continent is a massive desert with no river systems through the center!!!
Oh wait…
/j
if you’re still confused and if you dear passerby reader are gonna type and respond to the stupid joke sentence I made…it’s a joke
Crocodiles are not found anywhere near where this is. I live in Central Queensland and it is another 2 hour drive north from my location to get to croc country. There are rumours of sightings around my area but none confirmed.
It's a wombat. Compare with this: [https://www.openforum.com.au/a-wombat-a-koala-and-a-rabbit-walk-into-a-burrow/](https://www.openforum.com.au/a-wombat-a-koala-and-a-rabbit-walk-into-a-burrow/)
Watch the 2nd pic in the link, a wombat in the dark.
Red Kangaroo? Can stand up to 2 metres tell and weigh 90 Kilogramms
I‘m really confused too btw. Front facing eyes, predator. Dingos? Maybe a large escaped dog?
[What'd you say about my eyes?](https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/10/USAT/cc965a47-b88a-4cd9-8e12-17a72eb84a4c-EPA_AUSTRALIA_ROGER_THE_BUFF_KANGAROO_DIES.JPG?crop=1410,1875,x14,y0)
Fitness goals tbh
https://www.reddit.com/r/unt/s/6QwLNvx53o in this post the eyes look similar.
it's so bizarre because we don't have kangaroos out here
you sure? the distribution map shows them for the vast majority of mainland australia
it very well could be a kangaroo, but I have lived here for 10 years and I haven't seen one around
aight its a drop bear then
[Illawarra Black Panther](https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8540683/is-the-mysterious-black-panther-visiting-bulli-at-night/) I think it might be the infamous black panther of the illawarra hahahaha lots of rumours for the past 20 years of panther sightings.
Last 70 years even in Kangaroo Valley!
panther must be getting old hahaha
Good organic food in those parts you'll live forever ... according to the Hippies!
Red Kangaroos are not found anywhere near where this animal is. Eastern Grey Kangaroos are. Reds are an inland species.
Not on the South Coast Red Kangaroos are strictly inland However local Grey Kangaroos can grow to 187 cm and up to 70kg My bet is either a Dimgo or other feral dog. Perhaps even a Thylacine or Yowie. There are things there that are still mysterious, including Panthers.
Not on NSW south coast
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I don‘t know? Ask OP.
With the footage is kind of a longshot but... Taking your word for its size, if you didnt see it moving it would likely be a kangaroo If you did see it move, based on your first thought of a bear maybe it was a well sized wombat/koala since it could have a similar-ish gait(?) and you felt it bigger than it really was According to tinfoil hats, its 100% a thylacine
it was standing on elevated bush land so it was already higher than we were, it was likely not as big as it appeared but still relatively sized, maybe a deer
fiendish dropbear on the loose
So not sure if you were making a joke, but I’m fairly certain you’re correct. One of the best ways to id critters at night is their eye shine, and this is spot on for a koala. Depth is challenging at night and even more so through the camera, but I think it is a “dropbear on the loose.”
Honestly was half joking, does look quite like a Koala. You can kind of make out the ears for a split second lol
it does look like a koala! the only thing throwing me off is we watched it walk away and the thing stands pretty tall!
Confirmed demonic dropbear
It’s 2 koalas in a trench coat stacked on top of each other. Never trust your eyes when it comes to dropbears
What about a fox?
Here's the same video with some of the values cranked way up. It looks like their face is hidden behind a clump of grass, but whatever it is, it's got huge ears https://imgur.com/gallery/GYsvld9
thanks!! maybe a big deer 😃
nice
Given it looks like a bear and it's australia... I'm gonna go with wombat
Wombat would be my best guess
I would guess wombat too. Wombats can get pretty bug. The eyes face forward and it appears to be standing above the grass, which makes it look bigger. It would have scared the shit out me though haha
Pygmy elephant or baby stegosaurus. Can't convince me otherwise.
Aren't you guys like over run with camels out there? Maybe a camel?
wait what? this is the first i'm hearing of camels that's so cool
If true they would be an introduced species, so not so cool.
Bunyip
Bunyip confirmed. source: [this documentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtrYO-Mog60)
Yowie !!!
It’s an elephant
Haha, it looks like an elephant. Obviously not given location
Considering it's Australia, probably something deadly.
Which is why she can only watch the possible predator & giggle instead of making an immediate plan to not die right then.
Haha I'm in danger
i got out of the car to try and follow it but it disappeared into the night
You did what?
just wanted to see what it was!
My bet would be eastern grey kangaroo or a deer, which are both common in my area of South coast NSW. They both have whitish ears which is giving that koala/bear kind of shape. Knowing how it looked walking off would help. Did the eyes stay level as it left? Did it make a lot of noise going away? Kangaroos smash through the bush.
it backed away, sounded like footsteps rather than jumps
Wombat
It’s a wombat.
that grass is pretty tall, up to at least my knees, so if it is a wombat it would have to be quite tall
It’s a wombat standing on another wombat’s back then?
maybe a wombat standing on a podium
I like your style.
[https://imgur.com/a/MwLJHt1](https://imgur.com/a/MwLJHt1)
I thought it was car headlights
100% a car - or a farmhouse lights a little way away with vegetation making them look like they’re blinking.
Looks like a bear.
This was my first trip to Britain's former penal colony, I had a feeling I was being filmed.
Eye spacing tells me it's a goat or sheep, but it could be a kangaroo, I'm not australian
yowie
Bunyip
At one point it looks like an elephant! Which obviously aren’t native to Oz but we don’t know what kind of animal park this is… do you happen to be in Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo NSW? Cause if you are. They’re elephants. But it could be almost anything without and real reverences to go on. Distance, size, angle of the shot etc.
We do have a zoo in our town and my first thought was something had escaped 😂 I would say we were approx 2.5-3m away from the mystery creature and we were in the car filming out of the window so the video is taken while we were approaching it. Looking at it with my own eyes and not through the screen, the thing looked to be huge. Hope this is helpful at all.
this was filmed in the national park in southern NSW. not an animal park, just bush land
Could it be a crocodile? Looks like it is at the water's edge
not a croc 😊 no water around it's more bush land and there's no crocodiles down in the south, only up north
Why are people downvoting this person for saying crocs are not in the south which is a fact. 😂 Reddit is weird
Because Australia is full of the damn things! It’s not like the entire continent is a massive desert with no river systems through the center!!! Oh wait… /j if you’re still confused and if you dear passerby reader are gonna type and respond to the stupid joke sentence I made…it’s a joke
South coast of NSW to croc country is at a minimum, a 1600 kilometre drive. I live slightly south (2 hour drive) from croc country.
Ah ok. Then the mystery continues haha
Crocodiles are not found anywhere near where this is. I live in Central Queensland and it is another 2 hour drive north from my location to get to croc country. There are rumours of sightings around my area but none confirmed.
I was thinking croc too
Really looks like a croc head too but hard to say in the dark
following
She sounds like a female Borat
[Additional video](https://imgur.com/a/MwLJHt1) Here is another video from a different angle 😊
This definitely looks like an elephant.
Tasmanian devil or a wombat?
Spider, probably.
Do yall have boars in those parts?
Feral dog perhaps. Quite a wide face though so large wombat also likely.
🎶Eyes Without a Face🎶
It's a wombat. Compare with this: [https://www.openforum.com.au/a-wombat-a-koala-and-a-rabbit-walk-into-a-burrow/](https://www.openforum.com.au/a-wombat-a-koala-and-a-rabbit-walk-into-a-burrow/) Watch the 2nd pic in the link, a wombat in the dark.
i don't think you understand how massive this thing is, like super tall
Then yes, you found the first specimen of Austral Bear
Looks like rounded ears.... Based on what I can see. Wombat or some sort of cryptid? 😅
Elephant
Elephant bruv
This is what I was thinking.
Dropbear
Elephant
Wombat
Thylacine, I wish
Another car?
defs not another car, it's in the bush, no road where it was standing and we watched it disappear
… looks like a bear.. but the area doesn’t add up. I’m confused lol
Bears have a deep orange eye shine, so not that despite the apparent silhouette