Escaped Kangaroo Is Caught Near Chicago
Reuters
CALUMET CITY, Ill. —
A pet kangaroo missing for a week in the woods near this Chicago suburb was captured Thursday, its owner said, none the worse for the experience despite subfreezing temperatures.
The animal, named Hop-Along-Cal-City, lived at Robert Urbanski Sr.’s Pet Gallery store. It fled in terror last Friday when a golden retriever arrived for grooming and began chasing it.
In the following days the kangaroo had been spotted wandering around a Cook County Forest Preserve.
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