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Wallaby seen near Wombourne Sainsbury's

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Police have been searching for a wallaby near this supermarket

An escaped wallaby has been spotted near a branch of Sainsbury's.

Staffordshire Police received a call from a member of the public who said they had seen a wallaby or kangaroo in a Staffordshire street on Wednesday evening.

A nearby zoo has reported one of its wallabies is missing and keepers are tracking sightings.

A police spokesperson said the animal had "the jump on us" but officers would "hop to it".

The marsupial was reportedly spotted on Bridgnorth Road in Wombourne.

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Officers are looking for a woolly jumper not too dissimilar to this wallaby

In a Facebook post, Wild Zoological Park in Bobbington, Staffordshire said a wallaby had cleared a perimeter fence on Tuesday.

The statement said the animal was called Holly and was neither "a kangaroo [nor] a dangerous beast".

"We'd just like to take a minute to clarify she's a small, friendly, grass eating wallaby," it added.

Zachary Hollinshead, a director at the park, told the Express and Star Holly had been spooked by children.

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A spokesman for Staffordshire Police said: "If there is a kangaroo on the loose, it's got the jump on us!

"We've alerted local animal keepers in case there are any missing animals and will hop to it if we get any further reports."