They caught the runaway monkey, but what about the kangaroo?

[minsue]

Runaway circus kangaroo on the loose in Ireland
Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:04 PM ET

DUBLIN (Reuters) - A kangaroo is roaming the green hills of Ireland after escaping a circus near the picturesque port of Kinsale.

"This kangaroo broke loose just before the show while they were bringing him from the cages to the arena. He decided to take a walk," said local farmer John Walsh on whose land the 2-year-old male, named Sydney, made his break for freedom.

Circus staff launched a fruitless four-hour search following the escape Sunday.

There had since been one unconfirmed sighting of the animal, renamed "Hoppy" by locals and described as two and a half to three feet tall and dark in color*.

"He would be happy out there and he'll have plenty of grass, plenty of water and plenty of sunshine," Walsh told Reuters on Wednesday as Ireland basked in near record temperatures more typical of Sydney's native Australia than Ireland's temperate maritime climate.




*Thank god, a description. Wouldn't want to confuse him with other kangaroos running loose in Ireland.

 

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[AthenasFury]

I hope Hoppy makes it to that castle and kisses the Blarney stone. He's likely got quite a lot to tell grubby faced little children and their circus-going parents.

 

[matriarch]

I hope Hoppy makes it to that castle and kisses the Blarney stone. He's likely got quite a lot to tell grubby faced little children and their circus-going parents.