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A motorist has captured footage of the bizarre moment he spotted a wallaby bouncing along a main road in Devon, more than 10,000 miles from his home in Tasmania.
The driver spotted the marsupial near Crediton, South Devon, and stopped to film his encounter.
A video was then sent last week to documentarian and wildlife researcher Tim Whittard, who investigates reports of displaced animals.
He said: “This is a truly remarkable observation.
“The witnesses do not want to be named, but they were both completely perplexed by the experience. The driver said she never expected to see a wallaby casually hopping onto the road and thought At first it was a baby kangaroo.”
The wallaby was spotted on the side of the road near Crediton, South Devon. The marsupial is more than 10,000 miles from its home in Tasmania
A video was then sent last week to documentarian and wildlife researcher Tim Whittard, who investigates reports of displaced animals. He said: “It’s a pretty remarkable observation.”
The wallaby is more than 10,000 miles from its home in Tasmania, Australia. Britain’s red-necked wallabies are thought to have escaped from private collections, although they may have been deliberately released.
In January, another wallaby, named Wes the Wallaby, in Devon made headlines after he was reported missing from his home in Greendale Farm Shop, near Exeter. The farm store offered £150 worth of vouchers to anyone who found them.
“I am not at all surprised by this observation, the presence of red-necked wallabies in the UK has been fairly well reported in recent years, and it is clear that we have a small breeding population of them here in Britain. “
In January, another Devon wallaby hit the headlines after it was reported missing from its home in Greendale Farm Shop, near Exeter.
Wes the wallaby, as he is known, was last seen walking through the store’s car park and the store is offering £150 in vouchers to anyone who finds him.
A post on the farm store’s Facebook page said: “If anyone sees this please let us know immediately.
“Do not approach him, but keep an eye on him and call us immediately so our team can retrieve him safely.”
MailOnline has contacted Greendale Farm Shop for the latest information on Wes’ whereabouts.
Usually native to Tasmania, Britain’s red-necked wallabies are believed to have escaped from private collections, although they may have been deliberately released.
Their coat is gray/brown in color, and as their name suggests, they have red fur around their shoulders and neck.
They look a lot like kangaroos but are much smaller.
Mr Whittard added: “They are said to be solitary animals and can be crepuscular or nocturnal, so they are likely to be more active at dawn and dusk, or during the night, which explains why the animal was seen after dark.”