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Bluetree
02-06-2007, 12:49 PM
Wandering wallaby captured in California suburb

The Associated Press
Published: February 6, 2007

FONTANA, California: A wandering wallaby was captured Tuesday after hopping into a backyard in this San Bernardino County suburb about 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, authorities said.

Someone called police at about 8:30 a.m. and said, "Hey, there's a kangaroo jumping down our street," Sgt. Doug Wagner said.

The 3-foot-tall (1-meter) marsupial was captured in a backyard by county animal control officers who grabbed it by the tail. Wagner said it appeared to have been domesticated and did not put up a fight.
crazycanuck
02-06-2007, 12:55 PM
Boing..Boing..Boing..

They grabbed it by the tail :eek: umm oh dear. They wouldn't want to do that to a larger wallaby or kangaroo...:eek:

Poor little thing..

Here skippy..skippy...here skippy..(the aussies & kiwis will get that one)

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Fredwina
02-06-2007, 01:21 PM
http://www.sbsun.com/ci_5168322 has a pic
And I've actually cycled by where the poor thing was nabbed by the Fontana PD (right next door to Sandy Place Ranch;) ) Maybe it was trying to get the Outback Steakhouse at Ontario Mills....
crazycanuck
02-06-2007, 01:32 PM
sorry to hijack the thread..Fredwina..what does your avatar mean? It looks like an indian or sri lankan or bangladeshi name.

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Fredwina
02-06-2007, 02:07 PM
You're right!
It's Sanskrit for avatar: :rolleyes: ( I Know, I`m being mega-geeky)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar
Pedal Wench
02-06-2007, 06:35 PM
Wandering wallaby captured in California suburb

....The 3-foot-tall (1-meter) marsupial was captured in a backyard by county animal control officers who grabbed it by the tail. Wagner said it appeared to have been domesticated and did not put up a fight.


I saw the live capture. The poor thing put up QUITE a strong fight! Kicking away. It stopped for a minute and they put a cloth bag over it's head. THEN it stopped fighting.
crazycanuck
02-06-2007, 06:43 PM
Umm..Kangaroos and Wallabies KICK!!! Don't even think about what a Giant Red would do..:eek:

Ask Trekhawk & the other Aussie ladies...

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Pedal Wench
02-06-2007, 07:35 PM
www.cnn.com has the video. "Kangaroo-ish" Animal captured. Idiots:rolleyes: