Roo on the loose in New York state

8 May 2009, 2:42 pm   -   Source: AFP
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A kangaroo which skipped its cage in a town 400km west of Manhattan has been sighted by motorists, but is still being hunted by police.

Police in New York state were on the alert for a missing kangaroo which has been on the run for the past month.

According to the online newspaper The Oneida Daily, the one-metre tall roo escaped his cage in the town of Chittenango, some 400km west of Manhattan, and has been on the loose ever since.

The animal was spotted earlier in the week by several motorists in the neighbouring town of Canastota but a police search failed to turn up the critter.

Out of an abundance of caution, authorities urged citizens to take great care in approaching the animal, even though the kangaroo was not considered dangerous.

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