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Escaped wallaby still on the loose near Veldhoven after 6 months

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Veldhoven Zoo workers have been trying to catch an escaped wallaby for the last six months. “The wallaby is fast and keeps outsmarting us,” a Veldhoven Zoo employee told Omroep Brabant.The wallabies, native to Australia and New Guinea, are both shy and fast. By now, about 20 attempts have been made to capture the Veldhoven escapee.

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The wallaby that escaped from Zoo Veldhoven six months ago is back. The animal was unexpectedly found in the camel enclosure today and is doing well. A visitor to the Brabant zoo spotted the wallaby near the camels and alerted staff, Omroep Brabant reports. They caught the animal and had it examined by a veterinarian. The wallaby turned out to be completely fine and was subsequently returned to his 'old buddies'. Twenty capture attempts On Fri…

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Skippy, the wallaby that escaped from Zoo Veldhoven six months ago, is back. And the keepers didn't even have to go into the woods to find him. The animal hopped back into the zoo on its own on Wednesday and was found in the camel enclosure. A visitor saw the wallaby near the camels and alerted zoo staff. "I didn't believe it, because it sounded a bit strange," says zoo owner Richard Loomans. When the staff went to investigate, it turned out to …

There are once again eight wallabies in the wallaby enclosure at Veldhoven Zoo. Skippy, who attracted attention during his six-month absence, is back. He hopped into the zoo's camel enclosure on his own, after which the capture followed quickly.

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NL Times broke the news on Sunday, August 9, 2026.
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