PERU, Ill. (WLS) -- A wallaroo broke free from its owner and led police on a wild chase near Peru, Illinois. The wallaroo - which is smaller than a kangaroo but larger than a wallaby - was spotted ...

PERU, Ill. -- A wallaroo broke free from its owner and led police on a wild chase near Peru, Illinois. The wallaroo--which is smaller than a kangaroo but larger than a wallaby--was spotted hopping ...

A fisherman eventually caught Wally the wallaroo with a net and helped bring him to shore Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2018. Her ...

PERU, Ill. (WAND) - A wallaroo rescued from a frigid river in central Illinois is back home with his owner Wednesday night. A press release from Peru Police Chief Doug Bernabei said authorities ...

RACINE, Wis. - The Racine Zoo is excited to announce the newest member of its Zoo family: Jiemba, the 21-month-old wallaroo who arrived just a few weeks ago. Jiemba was born at the Oakland Zoo in ...

KINGSTON, Ill (CBS) --You might think you're in Australia, if you come across an unusual animal that's on the loose in DeKalb County. Dekalb Sheriff's Chief Deputy Gary Dumdie with the sheriff's ...

Jeff Taylor II confirmed Monday afternoon that the animal found dead on the Thruway Sunday was indeed his wallaroo. "At first I didn't think it was," Taylor said. "There wasn't much left. And then I ...