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| Wallaby captured after hopping across Sydney Harbour Bridge | Wallaby captured after hopping across Sydney Harbour Bridge |
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| The unusual sight of a wallaby bounding across the Sydney Harbour Bridge has surprised early-morning motorists. | The unusual sight of a wallaby bounding across the Sydney Harbour Bridge has surprised early-morning motorists. |
| Drivers spotted the "wayward" marsupial on the iconic bridge just before 05:00 local time on Tuesday (18:00 Monday GMT), police said. | Drivers spotted the "wayward" marsupial on the iconic bridge just before 05:00 local time on Tuesday (18:00 Monday GMT), police said. |
| Authorities monitored the wallaby as it crossed lanes, traversed the 1,150m-long (3,700ft) landmark and turned on to an expressway in the city centre. | Authorities monitored the wallaby as it crossed lanes, traversed the 1,150m-long (3,700ft) landmark and turned on to an expressway in the city centre. |
| Police eventually caught up with it near a music school. | Police eventually caught up with it near a music school. |
| The animal appeared startled and was taken to a nearby zoo for assessment by vets, police said. | The animal appeared startled and was taken to a nearby zoo for assessment by vets, police said. |
| One witness told Sydney radio station 2GB she could not believe what she had seen. | One witness told Sydney radio station 2GB she could not believe what she had seen. |
| "I thought, no, no way do you see a kangaroo in the city like that. I've only seen them in the country," said the woman, identified only as Michelle. | |
| "I just thought of people's safety and the safety of the little kangaroo or wallaby." | "I just thought of people's safety and the safety of the little kangaroo or wallaby." |
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| Police believe the 13kg (29lb) swamp wallaby, also known as the black wallaby, may have come from a golf course about 3km (1.8 miles) from the bridge. | Police believe the 13kg (29lb) swamp wallaby, also known as the black wallaby, may have come from a golf course about 3km (1.8 miles) from the bridge. |
| The Sydney Harbour Bridge connects major roads and city buildings on both ends, making the wallaby's trip feel incongruous to locals. Some enjoyed fun on social media. | The Sydney Harbour Bridge connects major roads and city buildings on both ends, making the wallaby's trip feel incongruous to locals. Some enjoyed fun on social media. |
| It also prompted mirth in local media, with Sydney's Daily Telegraph writing: "Nothing is more Aussie than this story." | It also prompted mirth in local media, with Sydney's Daily Telegraph writing: "Nothing is more Aussie than this story." |
| Taronga Zoo said vets assessed the wallaby, an adult male, and found no significant injuries. | Taronga Zoo said vets assessed the wallaby, an adult male, and found no significant injuries. |
| It will be monitored at the zoo for up to 48 hours before being returned to the wild. | It will be monitored at the zoo for up to 48 hours before being returned to the wild. |