KANGAROO Loose In West Virginia!! KANGAROO Loose In West Virginia!!

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- That really was 3-foot kangaroo wandering around outside of Charleston the last several months.

The small male kangaroo comes out mostly at night or in the early morning, officials said. He makes appearances in backyards and on the county's rural roads.

"People will call in and say, 'I swear I'm not drunk or on drugs, but I just saw a kangaroo,"' state conservation officer Clyde Armstead said Thursday.

The first person to report seeing the kangaroo called 911 one week after Christmas, saying the animal was in their yard. "The dispatcher thought someone was celebrating New Year's early," Armstead said.

Some think it may belong to the owners of an exotic animal farm in nearby Evans.

"I spoke to someone who doesn't want to claim it," Armstead said. "So I don't know if it has a name. But he does admit to having other kangaroos."

http://www.wftv.com/irresistible/4620612/detail.html

[Theres-a]

1. Hee-Hee!

[matcom]

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[MountainLaurel]

3. Meanwhile, camels in Shinnston

http://www.cpubco.com/cgi-bin/LiveIQue.acgi$rec=19267cbgFrontPage?cbgFrontPage

A camel in Bethlehem doesn't sound that far-fetched. Except when the camel is in the community near Shinnston -- and when it comes into the public eye for taking a seat on a fence painter.

Emergency medical personnel were called to the scene Wednesday of a 1,500-pound camel that had a female fence painter pinned to ground, nipping at her hair, said Brent Hicks, an EMT driver for Harrison County EMS.

"She had her cell phone with her and called 911," Hicks said. "The very personable-type animal did not want the woman to leave."

The landowner assisted emergency personnel in moving the pet off the woman, who was having trouble breathing, Hicks sad.

[Beware the Beast Man]

4. Rove let it loose, to distract us from the DSM.

:tinfoilhat:

[Jessica]

5. Ummm ...

Someone who has other kangaroos doesn't want to claim it? Riiiight.

I live in Charleston - I'll take it! I'm sure my cat & dog won't mind. :)