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Wallaby wandering Florida town

OLY2000092407-24 SEPTEMBER 2000 - SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: France's Miguel Martinez poses with his gold medal in the men's cross-country mountain bike event and Millie the wallaby at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia September 24. UPI rw/cc Christine Chew

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Published: April 1, 2010 at 12:42 PM

WINDERMERE, Fla., April 1 (UPI) -- A Texas woman said the 2-foot-tall animal spotted hopping around a Florida town is her daughter's escaped wallaby.

Brenda Aldrich of Houston said her daughter was visiting the town of Windermere earlier this month with her wallaby, a kangaroo-like marsupial native to Australia, and the pet slipped out of its harness during a stroll, WKMG-TV, Orlando, Fla., reported Thursday.

Windermere residents said the wallaby has been spotted at various locations around town, including the local elementary school and Lake Bessie.

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