A wolf is suspected to have taken a pet kangaroo from its owner's home in Belgium.
An expert found wolf prints and a second wounded marsupial at the property in Balen, north-east Belgium, after the pet vanished.
Kangaroos are native to Australia, but are able to be kept as pets in parts of Europe.
Wolves are spread throughout continental Europe, but the BBC reports sightings of the animals are increasing after years of their numbers being depleted by widespread hunting.
Wolf expert Jan Loos was called to the property by the owners and said he told them their pet was "probably dead."
He said the animal had most likely been snatched by the wolf and eaten, noting the second wounded kangaroo and wolf prints at the scene.
No remains of the kangaroo were found.
Mr Loos, who is a director of Wolf and wildlife centre Landschap, told AFP he believed a wolf that has been seen since August could be behind the kangaroo's disappearance.
The predator had been spotted roaming in the area and across the German board.
Mr Loos said: "I found wolf prints, so it's quite sure it's a wolf, but we're not 100 per cent sure which wolf."
Earlier this month, Dutch media reported a kangaroo had escaped a private enclosure in Untertaubenbach, a small village in Barvaria near the Czech border.
Its owner said it was the second escape in a week.
