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Pet kangaroo hopping down Texas highway causes police chase
Updated 8:04 am, Tuesday, January 16, 2018
A kangaroo escaped in Lumberton, Texas causing a chase from police.
Media: Houston ChronicleCindy White had to double check that she was still in the Lone Star State when she almost hit a kangaroo in East Texas on Sunday.
"It was just a crazy day. Thank goodness I got pictures, because no one would believe me," White told the Chronicle. "I was driving my son's truck and had to call him and tell him that I almost hit a kangaroo. He said that would have been hard to explain to the insurance company."
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According to news station KBMT-TV, Lumberton Police Chief Danny Sullins said they received several calls on Sunday about a kangaroo hopping down Highway 69. Deputies with the Hardin County Sheriff's Office and Lumberton police chased the kangaroo for more than an hour before the owner tranquilized the kangaroo, reports KNMT-TV.
The animal is a pet and was able to escape from where its fenced-in habitat.
A pet kangaroo escaped in Lumberton, Texas in January 2018 and had to be rounded up by police.
A pet kangaroo escaped in Lumberton, Texas in January 2018 and had to be rounded up by police.
A pet kangaroo escaped in Lumberton, Texas in January 2018 and had to be rounded up by police.
A pet kangaroo escaped in Lumberton, Texas in January 2018 and had to be rounded up by police.
A pet kangaroo escaped in Lumberton, Texas in January 2018 and had to be rounded up by police.
A pet kangaroo escaped in Lumberton, Texas in January 2018 and had to be rounded up by police.
A pet kangaroo escaped in Lumberton, Texas in January 2018 and had to be rounded up by police.
A pet kangaroo escaped in Lumberton, Texas in January 2018 and had to be rounded up by police.
A pet kangaroo escaped in Lumberton, Texas in January 2018 and had to be rounded up by police.
A pet kangaroo escaped in Lumberton, Texas in January 2018 and had to be rounded up by police.
A pet kangaroo escaped in Lumberton, Texas in January 2018 and had to be rounded up by police.
A pet kangaroo escaped in Lumberton, Texas in January 2018 and had to be rounded up by police.
A pet kangaroo escaped in Lumberton, Texas in January 2018 and had to be rounded up by police.
A pet kangaroo escaped in Lumberton, Texas in January 2018 and had to be rounded up by police.
A pet kangaroo escaped in Lumberton, Texas in January 2018 and had to be rounded up by police.
A pet kangaroo escaped in Lumberton, Texas in January 2018 and had to be rounded up by police.
Endangered or threatened Texas animals
Endangered or threatened Texas animals
The black-footed ferret depends on prairie dogs for food, and therefore it lives near prairie dog habitat. Numbers of prairie dogs have shrunk in Texas, and the ferret has not been seen here since 1963. It's possible it may live near bigger priarie dog town in the Panhandle.
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... moreThis cool cat, just a little bigger than a typical house cat, is now rarely seen in Texas and then only in the Rio Grande Valley. It prefers very thick brush near a water source, and most of its habitat has been cleared for human use.
This cool cat, just a little bigger than a typical house cat, is now rarely seen in Texas and then only in the Rio Grande Valley. It prefers very thick brush near a water source, and most of its
... moreOcelot
This endangered cat is about the size of a bobcat and is remarkable for its stunning markings. It used to roam a good bit of Texas, but now its habitat has shrunk to just South Texas. It likes dense ground cover, but yet again, humans have removed most of the habitat it seeks.
Ocelot
This endangered cat is about the size of a bobcat and is remarkable for its stunning markings. It used to roam a good bit of Texas, but now its habitat has shrunk to just South Texas. It likes dense
... moreLouisiana black bear
This subspecies of the American black bear used to roam East Texas and even as close to Houston as Washington County. Humans exterminated the last of the bears in Texas between 1900 and 1940. But because populations in other states are stable or increasing, sightings of bears, especially solitary males, in East Texas have been more numerous. Though the bears prize remoteness in their habitat, they may return to Texas.
Louisiana black bear
This subspecies of the American black bear used to roam East Texas and even as close to Houston as Washington County. Humans exterminated the last of the bears in Texas between 1900 and
... moreThe only self-sustaining population of whooping cranes in the world winters at the Aransas National Wilidfe Refuge. The bird's numbers declined drastically as agriculture took over its summer home on the Great Plains. In Texas, it is highly vulnerable to oil spills.
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... moreThis woodpecker is unusual in that it makes its homes in cavities in mature pine trees. Because such treeshave become more rare, so has the woodpecker. Its existing populations in Texas are, for the most part, in the national forests in the Piney Woods.
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... moreAttwater's prairie chicken
This bird holds the unwanted distinction of being one of the most endangered in the world. It lives only in coastal prairie. Over time it has lost 97 percent of its historic habitat due to human encroachment and urban sprawl.
Attwater's prairie chicken
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... moreThe Houston toad makes its burrows in the sandy soil of east central Texas. In recent years, wildfires have been an imminent threat to an already fragile population.
The Houston toad makes its burrows in the sandy soil of east central Texas. In recent years, wildfires have been an imminent threat to an already fragile population.
The little piping plover is a shore bird that winters along the Gulf Coast. It lays its eggs in tiny, inch-deep depressions in the sand. Yet again, destruction of its shore habitat is its biggest threat.
The little piping plover is a shore bird that winters along the Gulf Coast. It lays its eggs in tiny, inch-deep depressions in the sand. Yet again, destruction of its shore habitat is its biggest
... moreThe bald eagle is a threatened species. It nests near rivers, reservoirs or lakes. Awareness of the plight of this bird of prey has allowed populations to increase in recent years, as has a ban on hunting.
The bald eagle is a threatened species. It nests near rivers, reservoirs or lakes. Awareness of the plight of this bird of prey has allowed populations to increase in recent years, as has a ban on
... moreThis endangered subspecies winters along the Gulf Coast. In addition to being threatened by hunting, collecting and loss of habitat, its numbers took a nosedive during the years when the pesticide DDT was legal. Management of nesting and feeding habitat is curcial to the subspecies' survival.
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... moreFor White, it was an experience she isn't sure she'll ever have again.
"I'm from Missouri where you have deer run in front of you all the time," White said. "Never in a million years would I have dreamt (of hitting) a kangaroo."
Watch the video above to see the escaped kangaroo in Texas.
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