Thursday, February 15, 2007

Wallaby Captured In SoCal Back Home In Oroville

It was the Wallaby capture seen around the world.

Last week, television helicopter crews hovered as animal control officers in Southern California cornered what looked like a kangaroo in someone's backyard.

Turns out, it's a wallaby and the lost little guy lives in Oroville.

Walter the wallaby is the pet of Oroville resident Banti Baker. "He's the love of my life" Banti told CBS13.

She's been raising wallabies them for 25 years.. But Walter escaped when Baker left him with a friend in Southern California.

And that's when Walter became worldwide news as television crews covered his capture and aired the 911 tapes from worried residents.

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