We Regret To Inform Our Readers
That Skippy has died. No, not our evil twin, Skippy the kangaroo. No, not this guy. We mean real kangaroo. A real kangaroo from Indiana by the name of Skippy.
FOUNTAINTOWN, Ind. - A 6-foot-tall kangaroo that surprised residents as it bounded through rural central Indiana during the weekend died Monday after authorities used a tranquilizer dart was used to capture it.
Hancock County Animal Control officers helped capture the Australian marsupial, an escaped pet named Skippy, early Monday not far from its home.
The cause of Skippy's death was not known, said Kenny McConahay, an officer with the Greenfield/Hancock County Animal Control Department.
It was not known what the kangaroo had done or eaten during its weekend of freedom, and the amount of tranquilizer used in the dart was only half of the recommended dose, McConahay said.
"When our officer left the scene, it was still alive and coming out (of sedation). It was recovering," McConahay said.
And wait until you hear this part:
Neighbor Jim Greider saw the kangaroo Friday night and thought it was a huge rabbit.
Are we certain the kangaroo's name wasn't Harvey? Six-foot rabbits are relatively rare, even in Indiana. Now while the Macropus giganteus indianus is barely known in the United States, it is the only native species of Kangaroo found here according to our source. We're told its diet consists mainly of fast food and that it is particularly fond of light beer. Our source also regularly reports seeing six-foot rabbits and, on bad days, pink elephants. So we'd take that last bit of natural history with a grain of salt.
By Chris, Monday, 4 June , 2007 @ 2:17 pm
Did you know that hoosier means unusually dull or stupid?
By Purple Avenger, Monday, 4 June , 2007 @ 2:55 pm
When did roos invade Indiana? And are they heading south towards FL.
By Bleepless, Monday, 4 June , 2007 @ 2:57 pm
Sylvester the cat thought they were huge mice.
By Gaius, Monday, 4 June , 2007 @ 3:01 pm
Sylvester drank heavily, you know.