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‘Kangaroo’ spotted hopping down major Oxfordshire road
Roman Gerashchenko from Oxford said that his friend was travelling from Abingdon to the airport at around 3am this morning (Thursday, May 22) when the animal was spotted.
His pal was on the A4130 and passing through Henley when he encountered a strange sight.
What appeared to be a kangaroo could be seen, hopping along the road alongside the car.
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This is the shocking moment that a ‘kangaroo’ was spotted hopping along a road in Henley, Oxfordshire, at around 3am this morning. Video sent in to @TheOxfordMail by Roman Gerashchenko.
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“Mr friend saw the creature first at the entrance to Henley and was in shock.
“His second thought was that if it was a kangaroo, he would not swim in the Thames here because he might meet a crocodile.”
Footage was recorded of the incident which shows the animal freely hopping around on the road in the early hours.
Roman remains unsure as to whether the animal was a kangaroo, wallaby or something else but was shocked nonetheless by the footage.
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The ‘kangaroo’ hopping along the road in Henley. (Image: Roman Gerashchenko)
This is not the first time that a wild animal has been spotted in a town or city in the county in recent weeks.
Earlier this month, the public was warned after a large “python” snake was spotted at a beauty spot in Oxford.
A dog walker, who asked not to be identified, saw the snake while walking his pet at Port Meadow at 12.45pm on Tuesday, April 29.
Photographs sent to this newspaper showed a man in the main bathing area with what appeared to be a large python wrapped around his torso.
After concerns were expressed by the public, Oxford City Council warned the public to contact Thames Valley Police if the snake is spotted out in public again.