Not to be outdone by the llama, a kangaroo goes 'walkabout'
Posted by: Jon on 06/03/2013 10:44 AM
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A kangaroo escaped in the town of Lacoochee, FL, over the weekend and was re-captured after being shot with tranquilizers, and of course - being tased.
"Sure enough, there was a kangaroo in the middle of the road," he says. In his 17 years of service, he says he's never responded to a call like that.
For hours, he, along with officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Pasco County Sheriff's Office Agricultural Unit, tried to wrangle in the five foot, 200 pound kangaroo. Their mission: bring it back to safety without hurting it. Not even tranquilizers, though, did the trick.
"We attempted to Taser the kangaroo," Smith says. "That had no effect."
It does not appear that the kangaroo and the llama were involved in an escape conspiracy, but if you notice a wombat or a Tasmanian devil roaming around Vero Beach, please let us know!
"Sure enough, there was a kangaroo in the middle of the road," he says. In his 17 years of service, he says he's never responded to a call like that.
For hours, he, along with officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Pasco County Sheriff's Office Agricultural Unit, tried to wrangle in the five foot, 200 pound kangaroo. Their mission: bring it back to safety without hurting it. Not even tranquilizers, though, did the trick.
"We attempted to Taser the kangaroo," Smith says. "That had no effect."
It does not appear that the kangaroo and the llama were involved in an escape conspiracy, but if you notice a wombat or a Tasmanian devil roaming around Vero Beach, please let us know!
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