Amusing footage has emerged online of a kangaroo punching a child in the face at a wildlife park in Australia.

The video, captured in Glen Waverley, Melbourne, shows the boy attempting to feed a kangaroo, with an emu also in attendance.

After he hesitates in giving out the food, the kangaroo fires off a stiff left jab to the boy's face.

The animal then bounds away, leaving the boy rubbing his sore eye.