Kangaroo missing in Germany for 6 months after escape is found some 50 miles from home

A kangaroo that escaped from its proprietor connected New Year's Eve has been safely recovered, German media reported connected July 9.

The marsupial was recovered connected Thursday, July 4, successful Lüdersdorf, a municipality that is northwest of the city of Hamburg, according to RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND), a German media outlet.

The kangaroo had escaped from Sternberg, a municipality located much than 50 miles distant from Lüdersdorf, the study said. 

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The man who found the kangaroo, which different German outlet said was named "Skippy," kept him successful a corral and his proprietor was notified of the recovery, RND reported.

It was "unclear" wherever Skippy went during the much than six months he was connected the loose, RND reported.

Skippy the kangaroo (not pictured) was recovered successful Germany much than 50 miles from his location aft he spent much than six months connected the loose.  (Joshua Prieto/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Skippy's circumstantial kangaroo type was besides not reported.

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In March, it was reported that Skippy had been seen galore times since his Dec. 31 flight from his enclosure but that each attempts to seizure him had been unsuccessful. 

Lüdersdorf, wherever Skippy was found, is much than 80 kilometers distant from the kangaroo's location successful Sternberg. (Google Maps)

Skippy's owner, Jens Kohlhaus, kept "several" kangaroos, according to Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), a German nationalist broadcaster. 

"Kohlhaus has already tried respective times to drawback the animal, but this has proven difficult," the study said — arsenic Skippy is tin of jumping "12 meters [about 36 feet] acold and 3 meters [about 9 feet] high." 

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Police were called respective times successful March erstwhile Skippy was spotted adjacent the municipality of Sagsdorf, Germany, according to NDR, but each clip the animal managed to flight earlier their arrival. 

Skippy, Kolhaus said successful March, is not vulnerable and enjoys treats for illustration carrots. 

Authorities opportunity they do not cognize wherever Skippy (not pictured) lived aliases traveled during his six months connected the run.  (iStock/Google Maps)

Kangaroo escapes person made news crossed the world successful caller months. 

In May, a pair of kangaroos escaped from a workplace successful Lufkin, Texas – but dissimilar Skippy, the 2 kangaroos were recovered wrong hours of their escape. 

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Also, a video produced by the Lufkin Police Department responding to a telephone astir a loose kangaroo went viral connected societal media. 

Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia and New Guinea but are legally kept connected farms and arsenic pets successful parts of the world. 

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They bask warmer climates and eat grass, ferns, leaves and fruit, according to the Bush Heritage Australia website.