"Kangaroo Chaos: Tampa's Unusual Apartment Intruder"
TL;DR
A kangaroo was found hopping around a Tampa apartment complex in Florida, prompting an unusual emergency call to the police. The animal was eventually trapped in the pool area and reunited with its owner by the sheriff's agriculture unit. It's legal to keep kangaroos as pets in Florida with the right permit, and the creature, named Hopper, was safely returned after proper registration was verified.
- Kangaroo caught hopping around Florida apartment complex NBC News
- 'There's a kangaroo in my apartment': Kangaroo runs rampant in Tampa before deputies' capture FOX 13 Tampa
- Loose kangaroo bounces into trouble by Florida pool BBC.com
- VIDEO: Deputies spring into action after Kangaroo gets loose in Tampa WFLA
- Deputies: Kangaroo loose in Tampa apartment complex WESH 2 Orlando
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