A pet kangaroo that escaped from its enclosure in Florida in mid-October was found and returned home.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) found the kangaroo on Wednesday after it was seen in a fenced area, FOX 35 reports.
Residents of the small Volusia County town of Pearson have been on the lookout for the bear since it entered its enclosure and escaped on October 17th. One woman even installed signs to warn motorists to watch out for kangaroos jumping over the road.
“Just when you think you've seen it all, the town of Pearson is buzzing tonight,” Sheriff Mike Chitwood wrote in an Oct. 17 X post.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Volusia County Sheriff's Office were called in to respond after a kangaroo was seen jumping around Pearson, Florida. (FOX 35 Orlando)
Ms Chitwood shared a screenshot of a kangaroo hopping along a road from the Pearson community page on Facebook. Pearson is located north of Orlando.
“FWC agents and the kangaroo's owner responded to the area where the kangaroo was successfully captured, placed in a thick cover and placed in bed,” Kristen Turner of the FWC said in a statement, according to the Daytona Beach News Journal. Afterwards, I returned home.”
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According to FOX 35, the kangaroo's owner had an expired exotic animal license, was improperly housed, and did not notify FWC within 12 hours of the kangaroo's escape. Things are mentioned.
The kangaroo was seen hopping around the area shortly before it was captured. (FOX 5/Tamara Dubarry)
Resident Tamara Dubarry was able to film the kangaroo on her mobile phone as it jumped through the woodland just before it was captured.
“At first when everyone was making such a fuss about it, I thought, 'This is a kangaroo.' For example, we've all been to the zoo, we've all seen one,” Dubarry said. told FOX 35. “But like actually seeing it up close, it's not something you see every day. It's cool.”
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The FWC said kangaroos pose no threat to other species, but “they are strong and may defend themselves if they feel threatened,” FOX 35 reported.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the FWC for comment.
FOX News' Sarah Rumpf-Witten contributed to this report.
