skippy the bush kangaroo: rip skippy

Monday, June 04, 2007

rip skippy

no, not our skippy. another kangaroo named skippy. via blue crab boulevard, the asspress tells the story:

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.

Labels: animals, passings