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Lake Macquarie - The usually tranquil beautiful spot of Lake Macquarie has become a recent hotspot of kangaroo-related violence and unrest.

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Hopping for carrots - The root cause of the problem? The local kangaroo population appear to be addicted to carrots and are attacking tourists in order to get their fix.

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Morisset hospital - At the unexpected location of the grassy slopes outside Morisset hospital, there are hoards of semi-tame kangaroos roaming around.

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Tourists - Tourists have caught wind of these tame-ish kangaroos and have hopped to the Newcastle coast for a chance to meet and greet the wild animals.

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Selfie - No trip to Australia is complete without a selfie with a kangaroo.

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Food - Despite explicit signs asking visitors not to feed the marsupials, tourists have been enticing the creatures with carrots in order to get that all-important Instagram shot.

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Sweet - The problem with carrots is that they are not in the regular diet of kangaroos and the high sugar content makes them very appealing and addictive to the roos. 

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Sugar high - A carrot’s sugar content means it’s the kangaroo equivalent of eating chocolate bars all day long. 

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Traffic - Combine the high tourist traffic and multiple carrot treats and a perfect storm has managed to erupt. 

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Attack - A recent altercation with a carrot-hungry kangaroo and tourist led to a woman needing 17 stitches after being attacked.

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Hospital - The kangaroo reportedly kicked the woman's face leading to immediate hospitalisation. 

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Ouch - The woman in question had to have her face closed with stitches from her eye to her chin.

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No fear - Due to the nature of so many people approaching the kangaroos, they have lost their natural fear of humans. 

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Addicted - According to local reports, the kangaroos see humans as food dispensers and get angry if nothing is produced. 

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Significant - According to Pedestrian.tv, tourist shuttle bus drivers witness people being kicked and clawed “at least every day” in the area.

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Driver tales - Pedestrian.tv spoke to local bus driver Shane Lewis, who said some people had been feeding the animals McDonald's.

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Biscuits - Lewis went on to say: "The kangaroos see at least 2,000 tourists a week and they don’t need 2,000 carrots or bananas and bread, chips and biscuits."

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Gash - He continued: "There was a guy who got his stomach gashed open and he wasn’t even feeding them but… they’d been to McDonald's 10 minutes before, so whether they still had the food smell on them I have no idea, but for some reason the kangaroo took to him."

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Diet - Experts have warned that any other food apart from grass can be dangerous for kangaroo health.

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Lumpy - One disease in particular called Lumpy Jaw can develop in kangaroos if they eat the wrong kind of food.

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Painful - The disease is extremely painful for the animal and nearly always fatal.

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Unregulated - The area where these particular kangaroos live and eat bad food is totally unregulated, which means that potential attacks may continue.

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Signage - Tour operators have called for better signage to prevent and discourage tourists from feeding carrots and other harmful things to the animals.

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TripAdvisor - The area is less than a two hour drive from Sydney and popular sites like TripAdvisor promote the spot as a being full of “adorable wild kangaroos” that are “tame enough to get close to and take photos with.”

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Male - Male kangaroos can get particularly aggressive when seeking food, which has led to the various hospital visits.

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Powerful - The male of the species pack a powerful punch in their hind legs that can cause serious injury.

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Hungrier - According to the experts, the kangaroos have grown hungrier for the unnatural food being delivered to them.

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Drawcard - The unlikely area of the hospital grounds has organically grown into Lake Macquarie's biggest tourist drawcard.

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Carrot - Ensure you do your civic duty and warn visitors not to feed the local animals food they are unaccustomed to. 

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