Every now and again, we’ll see some mind-blowing footage of wild animals in our midst — right in our backyards. And it’s even more rare to see them in our streets. We laughed ourselves to bits when we watched the clip of a llama who managed to escape his enclosure, and we were completely mesmerized by the video of two giant kangaroos engaged in a crazy fist fight.
Well, it seems that it’s yet another kangaroo who managed to make it on film, and in one of our New York neighborhoods, too!
A town in Staten Island was recently shocked by the presence of a kangaroo, casually hopping down its streets.
We don’t blame those townspeople. It’s not every day that you see a wild animal like this one!
The animal, whose name is Buster, belongs to an Upstate New York man, who was in the neighborhood visiting a friend. What he was doing with his pet kangaroo in tow, we have no idea…. But the animal successfully escaped his enclosed space by just opening the door!
The animal was first caught on camera at an auto-repair shop, whose owner was convinced that he had seen a deer. When he took a closer look, he couldn’t believe his eyes!
Many people spotted the animal that Saturday morning, and Animal Control was called. Buster was found hopping around in a neighbor’s backyard. He was successfully and safely returned to his owner.
We’re ecstatic that this story has a happy ending! Not only was the kangaroo returned in good health, but his owner was able to provide the paperwork to prove that owning Buster was legal, so no charges were filed.
Please SHARE if this is one sight you never thought you'd see — and if you're glad Buster made it home safely!
