A dog walker got a morning surprise after identifying an unique animal bouncing around a regional field in the Mendip Hills. Ant Lyons was heading towards Beacon Batch at around 7am today (June 7) when he found what seems a wallaby on Blackdown.
Ant shared the discovery with Bristol Live in the hope of discovering where the animal – which normally calls Australia home – has actually gotten away from. He said it “bounded straight past” him after he put his dogs on their leads.
At initially he believed it was a kangaroo however, as he inched more detailed, it ended up being clear that it was a wallaby. Ant said he was around 30ft from the animal when he took the image of it.
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Ant Lyons said: “It was type of a shock. I simply wish to learn if it had actually gotten away from someplace so we can attempt and get it safe. I reside in Burrington Combe and was heading towards Beacon Batch on my dog walk at around 7am today.
“I saw something a range away and in the beginning believed it was a kangaroo. I got closer and the overview ended up being clearer.
“I navigated 30ft away and it ended up being apparent what it was. I put my dogs on their leads and it bounded straight previous us.”
Ant included that he heard rumours a wallaby has actually gotten away from Cheddar. However, this is yet to be verified.
It is not the very first time a wallaby has actually been found hopping around Somerset. In 2018, the A396 near Exmoor was obstructed after authorities received reports of a “kangaroo or wallaby” in the roadway.
After authorities showed up, the wallaby delved into a close-by field. Police quickly left the scene after forgeting the animal.
A year later on, staff from Watchet’s Tropiquaria Zoo assisted record a wallaby which had actually been spotted roaming around a location near Taunton. It had actually been seen hopping around for months prior to it was captured after issues for its safety were raised.
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