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IN THE ROOM: Here the school class met the kangaroo who escaped from the Haugaland Zoo on Monday afternoon. The kangaroo is still out in the open and exploring the surroundings. Photo: Vidar Levinsen
Seventh grade at Torvastad School in Karmøy had just learned about Australia at school. Later, when they were on tour, they encountered the kangaroo that left the Haugaland Zoo on Monday afternoon.
– It was kind of cool, when we had just got over Australia, that we got so close to something Australian just outside the school, Vidar Levinsen, contact teacher at Torvastad School, tells VG.
On Monday, a kangaroo emerged from the Haugaland Zoo, which is still open in the area. The school is just over a mile from the zoo.
It was the Haugesund newspaper that first mentioned the case.
IT’S IN THE NEAR AREA: The Kangaroo has so far not embarked on a long journey, and so far has stayed close to the zoo. Photo: Vidar Levinsen
– Come jumping towards us
Levinsen met a class at the babysitter after a day had passed and they were on their way to school. When they reached a crossroads, they encountered the animal, which is of Australian origin.
– I thought that when he saw us, he would come out, but instead he came bouncing towards us. It was quite fun, he says.
The kangaroo has been observed at school on several occasions.
– Yesterday she appeared outside the window of a classroom, causing the students to jump to the window to see her.
Levinsen says the kangaroo appears to have been found well in the area.
– There have been several people who have noticed him in the past, he has been driving around the area. We hope he returns to where he belongs soon, says the contact teacher, who tells us that the kangaroo seems calm.
Think the kangaroo will come home alone
In 2017, it also happened that a kangaroo escaped from the Haugaland Zoo. At that time, the kangaroo suffered an injury after he escaped, causing his death.
The zoo says they expect the kangaroo to return home alone, and that it will do well only at that time. At the same time, they ask people not to try to catch him, as he can scare the three-year-old kangaroo.
– He is close by and eats grass, and will probably be back in a few days, says the head of the Haugaland Zoo, Bernt Kai Velde to VG.
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority tells NRK that they will follow up on the matter.
– We will go in and see how this could happen. And waiting to hear from the zoo about what they are doing to prevent this from happening again, says May Vestbø, head of the department.
