hi...here is the news clipping. as you know, out of place animals, kangaroos, large cats etc...have been often reported and seldom verified. There have been reports of kangaroo sightings in the midwest for years and now one has just plain been caught. There now seems the likely possibility, with the years long sightings and the capture of "roo", that a breeding population may exist in an area thought inhabitabal to them (and why not, opposums are marsupials and quite common). Can you please share the story with our fellow cryptologists? thanks, clay sheff
Kangaroo on the loose startles Wisconsin residents
January 12, 2005
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MADISON, Wis. -- A kangaroo that went on a walkabout of frigid Wisconsin might settle down in the Midwest.
The red-haired marsupial, now known as ''Roo,'' was captured in a snowstorm outside of Dodgeville last week. Sheriff's deputies cornered the 150-pounder in a barn after receiving calls for days from shocked residents who had seen it.
Kangaroos can be purchased for about $1,000 or more in the United States, but no one has reported him missing. Roo remains under quarantine at the Henry Vilas Zoo, and if no one claims it, zoo officials plan to introduce it to their other kangaroos to see if they get along.
But if things don't work out, Margaret Suter said she has room at her home near Madison, where she already keeps six kangaroos.
''I worried for that kangaroo. It lost its caregiver,'' Suter said. ''And if you own one of these animals, you shouldn't turn your back on it.'' AP
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Moved to the appropriate category.
csheff, don't spam the forum posting the same thread to differant categories, that is not allowed here. Your other thread has been deleted.
Magikman
csheff, don't spam the forum posting the same thread to differant categories, that is not allowed here. Your other thread has been deleted.
Magikman
My second post, I think, was an update/release from the zoo where it is being kept....it is a separate piece of information from this one detailing the animal and letting folks know I had posted a picture of it in images. Thanks, clay
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Moved to the appropriate category.
csheff, don't spam the forum posting the same thread to differant categories, that is not allowed here. Your other thread has been deleted.
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knagaroos are cool...but im not sure if it is possible to have a new (colony?) of them in the west...but it very well could be...depends one where in the west...north west?...probly not
I know, educated caveman, it seems foolish to imagine a breeding population of kangaroos in the midwest. But as you know, as documented in fortean times, news clipping, and anomoly books for the past decades there have been numerous sightings. They are unlikely to have all been this one fella. It is also seems foolish to imagine a breeding population of monkeys in the florida everglades, but due to releases and escapes, sure enough there is...though small. It also seems foolish to imagine giant black panthers in the midwest and northeast, as well as england, but the reports are quite constant and persistent. I do admit, the kangaroos and such are much more fun as mystery than when proven fact, though.
QUOTE(csheff @ Jan 12 2005, 07:15 AM)
hi...here is the news clipping. as you know, out of place animals, kangaroos, large cats etc...have been often reported and seldom verified. There have been reports of kangaroo sightings in the midwest for years and now one has just plain been caught. There now seems the likely possibility, with the years long sightings and the capture of "roo", that a breeding population may exist in an area thought inhabitabal to them (and why not, opposums are marsupials and quite common). Can you please share the story with our fellow cryptologists? thanks, clay sheff
Kangaroo on the loose startles Wisconsin residents
January 12, 2005
Advertisement
MADISON, Wis. -- A kangaroo that went on a walkabout of frigid Wisconsin might settle down in the Midwest.
The red-haired marsupial, now known as ''Roo,'' was captured in a snowstorm outside of Dodgeville last week. Sheriff's deputies cornered the 150-pounder in a barn after receiving calls for days from shocked residents who had seen it.
Kangaroos can be purchased for about $1,000 or more in the United States, but no one has reported him missing. Roo remains under quarantine at the Henry Vilas Zoo, and if no one claims it, zoo officials plan to introduce it to their other kangaroos to see if they get along.
But if things don't work out, Margaret Suter said she has room at her home near Madison, where she already keeps six kangaroos.
''I worried for that kangaroo. It lost its caregiver,'' Suter said. ''And if you own one of these animals, you shouldn't turn your back on it.'' AP
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Kangaroo on the loose startles Wisconsin residents
January 12, 2005
Advertisement
MADISON, Wis. -- A kangaroo that went on a walkabout of frigid Wisconsin might settle down in the Midwest.
The red-haired marsupial, now known as ''Roo,'' was captured in a snowstorm outside of Dodgeville last week. Sheriff's deputies cornered the 150-pounder in a barn after receiving calls for days from shocked residents who had seen it.
Kangaroos can be purchased for about $1,000 or more in the United States, but no one has reported him missing. Roo remains under quarantine at the Henry Vilas Zoo, and if no one claims it, zoo officials plan to introduce it to their other kangaroos to see if they get along.
But if things don't work out, Margaret Suter said she has room at her home near Madison, where she already keeps six kangaroos.
''I worried for that kangaroo. It lost its caregiver,'' Suter said. ''And if you own one of these animals, you shouldn't turn your back on it.'' AP
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How many boring threads on regular kangaroos are you gonna do?This is the CRYPTO section..to discuss UNEXPLAINED or MYSTERIOUS creatures that either haven't been proven to exist,or ones that have just been proven to exist
Cooooooooooool. More Kangaroos..and in the Midwest! Now we must make the whole Midwest off limits to hunters. Why? because the knagaroos must live!
Agreeing with Canadian and not trying to offend you, but this is an unexplained mystery forum where mysteries are discussed. It is interesting that a kangaroo(s) are surviving or adapting to our country in the mid-west, but as you can see, it is disturbing people and interrupting their thoughts on unexplained mysteries.
oh, i just have to respond. I'm not offended, but one of the prime listed catagories in unexplained phenomena books and forums for years has always included the midwest kangaroo sightings. SAME as the large black panther sightings in other areas. When, and it will be, a panther is captured will it be boring too? Be happy we have been justified in holding out these possibilities, don't just join ranks with those who scoff outright as soon as one is proven....and no, KANGAROOS IN THE AMERICAN MIDWEST ARE NOT NORMAL. ps....it might be a good idea to check out some of the cryptozoology websites right now, to get an idea of the relevance of the story and thier coverage
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oh, i just have to respond. I'm not offended, but one of the prime listed catagories in unexplained phenomena books and forums for years has always included the midwest kangaroo sightings. SAME as the large black panther sightings in other areas. When, and it will be, a panther is captured will it be boring too? Be happy we have been justified in holding out these possibilities, don't just join ranks with those who scoff outright as soon as one is proven....and no, KANGAROOS IN THE AMERICAN MIDWEST ARE NOT NORMAL. ps....it might be a good idea to check out some of the cryptozoology websites right now, to get an idea of the relevance of the story and thier coverage
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I believe YOU are the one who needs to learn what cryptids are.Kangaroos aare cool,but so what if they are somewhere new.It's called SMUGGLING,which is the same case as those black panthers.Someone smuggles the animal(s),the animal escapes sometimes,therefor,you see that animal in the wild
I was about to say a cryptid is an unkown animal to the classical kingdom and then I remember Panthera Leo corrected me a while ago including the fact that its also an animal that doesn't belong in the area its adapted to...
But, otherwise, I'm agreeing with Canadian.....
But, otherwise, I'm agreeing with Canadian.....
same here. canadian makes a good point and yes a crypto isnt just an unknown animal, it can also be one that doesnt belong as you said mystery.
Yes,those smuggled in panthers are kinda mysterious,but cryptos is something that hasn't yet been proven to exist like the Jersey devil or sasquatch for instance.
Ah guys. I live in a town 50 miles from where the roo was caught, It is tame, some ones pet. Someone dumped it like an unwanted puppy. As I write it is -10 degrees below 0. Without care the pore thing would have died.
And some of the locals wanted to shot it like a deer, and to get their name in the papers.
their are some really sick people out their!
And some of the locals wanted to shot it like a deer, and to get their name in the papers.
their are some really sick people out their!
I think a kangaroo roaming wild in Wisconsin is pretty interesting. I mean, it's a KANGAROO, for crying out loud. Just because it doesn't have horns and fly doesn't mean it's boring.
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Ah guys. I live in a town 50 miles from where the roo was caught, It is tame, some ones pet. Someone dumped it like an unwanted puppy. As I write it is -10 degrees below 0. Without care the pore thing would have died.
And some of the locals wanted to shot it like a deer, and to get their name in the papers.
their are some really sick people out their!
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And some of the locals wanted to shot it like a deer, and to get their name in the papers.
their are some really sick people out their!
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Exactly,it was just smuggled
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