Australian auto insurers last week reported that kangaroos are mostly responsible for 20 or more animal-vehicle collisions a day.

The data comes from auto carriers NRMA and SGIO. Besides kangaroos, NRMA said among other marsupial bangups it registers claims for wombat damage.

In the Sidney area, NRMA said animal claims–particularly involving kangaroos–are the cause of around 23 collisions a day.

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