Tama Zoological Park in Hino, Tokyo, said Wednesday that its baby red kangaroo "Hop" escaped from an enclosed area on Tuesday afternoon. The female kangaroo was rounded up within the park in about 4 minutes and no zookeepers or visitors were injured.
According to the park, Hop was born at the facility in July. At around 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, she suddenly escaped when a zookeeper took her to sunbathe at a maintenance passage within an enclosed area of the park that is not accessible to the public. When Hop ventured out on the parkway, where park visitors walk, the zookeeper caught her.
"We will try to prevent a recurrence by having several people accompany her in the future," a park official said.
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