A runaway kangaroo named Sheila shut down a stretch of interstate in Alabama on Tuesday earlier than state troopers and the animal’s proprietor wrangled the wayward marsupial.
The Alabama regulation enforcement company stated the kangaroo was noticed on Tuesday hopping alongside the aspect of Interstate 85 in Macon county, which is between Montgomery and Auburn.
The sight snarled visitors, and state troopers shut down either side of the interstate for the protection of motorists. Capt Jeremy J Burkett of the Alabama regulation enforcement company stated the animal’s proprietor and troopers have been capable of seize it.
“When someone stated there was a kangaroo after all I didn’t consider it, and no person believed it. However I’m him,” Macon county sheriff Andre Brunson stated in a Fb dwell video because the animal was captured.
The proprietor used a dart to tranquilize the animal.
Brunson’s video confirmed the drugged kangaroo being carried to a automobile to be returned to its residence. The animal was captured on the aspect of the interstate between Tuskegee and Auburn, the sheriff stated.
“We see just a little little bit of every part right here,” the sheriff stated.
The animal’s proprietor, Patrick Starr, instructed the Related Press that the animal’s identify is Sheila and that she escaped from her enclosure.
“She’s again residence protected. She’s up. She’s not sedated anymore. She’s consuming. She’s ingesting. She’s not injured,” Starr stated.
The kangaroo was handled by the Auburn College School of Veterinary Medication, he stated.
The household runs a pumpkin patch and petting zoo, however Sheila is only a private pet, Starr stated.
“She’s a candy pet. I’m glad she’s again residence, and I’m glad everyone slowed down just a little bit,” he stated.
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