Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Police in Louisiana said early morning school traffic hit an unexpected snag when an escaped kangaroo hopped out into the road. The Grayson Police Department said officers responded to Louisiana Highway 126 during the morning school traffic on a report of a kangaroo in the road. Advertisement Assistant Chief Freddy Mercer captured the marsupial and Chief Mitch Bratton was able to return the escaped animal to its owner. The department shared photos to Facebook, where commenters suggested the animal might actually be a wallaby, a smaller cousin of the kangaroo. Read More Wild kangaroo joins campers, declines beer Woman rescues baby kangaroo from dead mother's pouch Police searching for escaped zoo wallaby