TUCSON, Aug. 19 (UPI) — Authorities in Tucson, Ariz., are searching for a pair of kangaroos seen hopping in the area after escaping from their owner’s yard.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Office shared a video on Facebook recorded by a motorist who spotted one of the escaped marsupials hopping along the side of a road.
Deputies said the kangaroos escaped from their owner’s yard Monday and were seen wandering on the far northwest side of the city.
“When we are searching for people we usually release what’s called an ATL (Attempt To Locate), which is read out loud by dispatchers to other deputies in the area. An ATL was put out warning other deputies to be on the look out for loose kangaroos. This was definitely an unusual ATL!” the sheriff’s office said on Facebook.
Some reports indicate the animals are actually wallaroos, hybrids from the pairing of kangaroos and their smaller cousins, wallabies.
The sheriff’s office said one of the animals may have returned to its owner’s property Tuesday, but at least one remained on the loose.
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