Residents of a small Florida town have been told to keep their eyes peeled for a most unusual lost animal: a kangaroo.
“Just when you think you’ve seen it all,” Sheriff Mike Chitwood wrote to X on Oct. 17. “Pearson Town is running tonight.”
Chitwood shared a screenshot on the “Pierson Community Page” on Facebook showing a kangaroo running along the road. Pearson’s location is as follows: Volusia County, FloridaNorth of Orlando.
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Chitwood followed up the post with another statement. kangaroo “It is reported that the bear entered the cage and escaped,” and has not yet been recovered.
“We are in contact with the owner and are keeping an eye on this,” Chitwood wrote.
A kangaroo was spotted running around Pearson, Florida, sparking a response from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. (Fox 35 Orlando)
A Pierson woman told Fox 35 Orlando she was “stunned” to see the Australian marsupial running around.
“I mean, we live in the woods. I see bears and deer. There are no kangaroos in sight. It’s going to be at the zoo,” the woman told Fox 35.
“I mean, it’s really cool to have someone here with exotic animals. “You know, right?” she added.
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In Florida, it is legal to keep kangaroos as personal pets with the proper permits, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission website.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office for an update on kangaroo welfare.
The kangaroo was spotted in the small town of Pearson, Florida. (Google Maps)
Anyone who spots a kangaroo can call the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-FWCC (888-404-3922) or text 847411 (Tip411) with the keyword “FWC” and details about the location. You must send it to .
This isn’t the first time scammers have emerged in recent months. pet kangaroo It made headlines.
Last May, police in the town of Lufkin, Texas, responded to a disturbing report of a pair of kangaroos on the loose.
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In a call posted on Facebook, the man can be seen saying, “Ma’am, I don’t know who to call,” saying he couldn’t find an open animal control phone number.
Kangaroos can be kept as pets in many states in the United States. (iStock)
“I’m right here on Fuller Springs Drive. But a kangaroo came up the road and crossed right here,” he said.
The puzzled operator asks the man if he thought the kangaroo “liked to belong there.”
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The man said his wife I thought kangaroos were dogsI hear laughter during the call.
The Texas kangaroo was eventually captured and safely returned to its enclosure.
And in July german kangaroo A person who had been on the run for 6 months was safely caught.
Christine Rousselle is a lifestyle reporter for Fox News Digital.
