Pet kangaroo escapes: Furry fugitive leads police on street chase caught on camera: 'A Durangaroo!'

One different pet has been returned to its proprietor aft a basking pursuit caught connected constabulary camera past month.

Irwin nan juvenile reddish kangaroo was safely returned to its family aft constabulary officers successful Durango, Colorado successfully wrangled nan mislaid animal.

In a celebrated Facebook post, nan Durango Police Department shared bodycam footage of DPD officers Preskorn, Walters, and Hamer hopping to it – to rescue Irwin.

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In nan video, officers tin beryllium seen talking to 1 different while nan small reddish kangaroo hops crossed an intersection and down nan street.

One serviceman asked different out-of-frame, "would you deliberation it would beryllium amended if I conscionable utilized my hands?"

She past asked, "does it person rabies? Thing's going to footwear me."

The bodycam video past cuts to nan kangaroo safely retired of nan streets of Durango and successful someone's arms. Officers mildly pet nan animal and 1 serviceman offered a manus to its snout for a speedy sniff.

One serviceman tin beryllium heard saying of nan kangaroo, "so soft! Really soft. What's its name?"

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The kangaroo is past named, pinch nan man holding nan animal saying, "Irwin, for illustration aft Steve Irwin."

Steve Irwin, amended known arsenic nan Crocodile Hunter, was from Australia wherever kangaroos originate.

The Facebook station sharing nan Durango Police video read, "BREAKING NEWS: Our officers were successful basking pursuit... of a kangaroo! Look closely...it's a small guy."

"No worries, nan long-legged friend was released to their owner... and we’re earnestly reconsidering cardio," continued nan post.

It is chartless who nan proprietor of Irwin nan kangaroo is, and small Irwin was wholly unharmed during nan incident. It is ineligible for backstage citizens to ain kangaroos successful nan state of Colorado, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

"No Roos were harmed successful nan filming of this video," Durango PD clarified successful their Facebook post.

One apical remark connected nan station sounds simply, "A Durangaroo!"

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Durango Police did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.

Jasmine is simply a writer astatine Fox News Digital and a subject spouse based successful New Orleans. Stories tin beryllium sent to jasmine.baehr@fox.com