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Kangaroo on the loose in Florida community of Pierson after bear scare

Published: October 18, 2024 at 5:43 PMUpdated: October 18, 2024 at 5:50 PM

Tags: florida, pierson, volusia county, strange florida, weird, animals, wild animal, kangaroo, animal escapes

A kangaroo survived a scare from a bear Thursday night in Florida, and now the search is on for the hopping marsupial. Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood said in a Facebook post that the kangaroo escaped its enclosure and was spotted hopping along a road in Pierson, about 55 miles north of Orlando.

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