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| Gotcha! Missing wallaby shows up in Magherafelt | |
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| The wallaby who went walkabout in Tyrone has turned up safe and in bouncing form in County Londonderry. | |
| His fans have started gathering at Mervyn Young's home after the young wallaby showed up in Magherafelt. | |
| The two-year-old male was last seen about six miles from home in a field at Brantry near Eglish. | The two-year-old male was last seen about six miles from home in a field at Brantry near Eglish. |
| He has been on the "hop" since he burrowed out of his enclosure in Moy at the end of May. He had evaded all attempts to find him. | He has been on the "hop" since he burrowed out of his enclosure in Moy at the end of May. He had evaded all attempts to find him. |
| Now, it seems that his adventure is nearly over. | Now, it seems that his adventure is nearly over. |
| Mr Young said he was surprised to get a phone call from a friend on Thursday: "Maurice Brown rang and said he had bumped into a kangaroo when he was out walking the dog. | Mr Young said he was surprised to get a phone call from a friend on Thursday: "Maurice Brown rang and said he had bumped into a kangaroo when he was out walking the dog. |
| "It was on a bit of ground that we shoot ducks on," he explained. | "It was on a bit of ground that we shoot ducks on," he explained. |
| "I sent my son James out and he ran up the field to see this kangaroo. | "I sent my son James out and he ran up the field to see this kangaroo. |
| "We have it corralled into an enclosure we keep the ducks in. He is bouncing about and he is very fine looking." | "We have it corralled into an enclosure we keep the ducks in. He is bouncing about and he is very fine looking." |
| "How long we can keep him in here I don't know. There is quite a lot of people who turned out to see him." | "How long we can keep him in here I don't know. There is quite a lot of people who turned out to see him." |
| Mr Young said he thought it was all "a wind-up" and a joke when he first heard about it. | Mr Young said he thought it was all "a wind-up" and a joke when he first heard about it. |
| "I didn't think he'd have turned up on my doorstep, it must be 30 miles from the Moy to here." | "I didn't think he'd have turned up on my doorstep, it must be 30 miles from the Moy to here." |
| It is part of a family of wallabies - two females and two babies - owned by George and TG Troughton who keep the animals as pets. | It is part of a family of wallabies - two females and two babies - owned by George and TG Troughton who keep the animals as pets. |
| The one who went walkabout is actually the daddy of the group. | The one who went walkabout is actually the daddy of the group. |