Kangaroo goes on lingerie theft rampage in Czech Republic

Benji may look cute but he certainly showed a knack for pinching clothes when he hopped from yard to yard and took only the sexiest items off clotheslines.

The two year-old marsupial, who lives in Prague, was only caught after a woman looked out of her window and saw the creature making off with a pair of her favourite undies.
Police knew Benji was on the loose after his owner contacted them, but when they began to receive calls from residents reporting washing line thefts they didn't put two and two together.
A police spokesman explained: 'We had a call from Benji's owner saying his pet kangaroo had escaped. At the same time we started getting reports of a number of thefts from washing lines,
'We didn't think they could possibly be related until he was caught red-handed.'
Benji's relieved owner Petr Hlabovic, 35, said: 'I'm very relieved to have him back. I've got no idea what he thought he was up to - he certainly didn't pick up the habit from me.'


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Woman fighting to keep pet kangaroo

In the season of Peter Rabbit, a woman in Oklahoma is fighting to keep her pet kangaroo by her side.


Christie Carr told KIRO Radio's Ron and Don Show Irwin the kangaroo has been her best friend for over a year now. She helped nurse him back to health as part of a program to battle her own depression. Irwin broke his neck and was paralyzed, but with Carr's help, he can now move around.

"He can do two to three hops before he falls," Carr explained.

She explained that in the area of Broken Arrow, Okla. there are domestic kangaroo farms where the animals are sold for pets. Carr discovered the injured kangaroo at an animal rescue shelter.

When she first brought Irwin home, she couldn't find a city ordinance that applied to her situation. Carr said now the USDA has required her to get an exhibitor's license. In the process of acquiring that license, she found out the city does have an ordinance.

"They can't take him away. His ownership was signed over to me, but they can make me move," Carr said. "The city is trying to get an exemption worked out."

So how do you raise a 25-pound kangaroo?

Carr said she carries Irwin around in a denim pouch or child's car seat. He also has quite a wardrobe.

"He has jeans and t-shirts, two suits, and he had a tuxedo until he grew out of that one," she said.

Irwin eats kangaroo food made by an exotic pet food company, which looks similar to dog food. He also sleeps in Carr's bed.

"He hogs the bed. He stretches out and tries to push me off," she said.

Stephanie Klein, MyNorthwest.com Editor
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Bailey the Buffalo

When it comes to temperament, buffalo have a bad reputation. They can be ornery and even downright dangerous, but at the Stampede an unusual bison named Bailey is bucking that trend.

Jim Sautner loves animals, especially his one year old bison Bailey Junior. Jim has raised since it was a baby.

"He's like any family. He is there in the morning. When I get up he comes and greets me."

He also rides in his car and lets Jim ride him. That's unusual for a bison, generally the animals aren't known for their friendliness

"They are probably the most dangerous animal there is when they've got calves with them."

But this bison rancher from Spruce Grove is something of a buffalo whisperer. He can train bison to do unbelievable things. He even taught Bailey Sr. to line dance!

The original Bailey even met the Queen.

Bailey Sr. died a year ago after getting his leg caught a bale feeder. Jim and his wife Linda were devastated. That same month Bailey Jr. was born. The animals aren't related but Jim says, "He's only a year old he acts like an old hand. I think Bailey Sr. is down here too."

And while Bailey Jr. still acts like a baby, sucking Jim's hand like a soother and taking a swipe at a nearby pot of flowers at the Stampede grounds, the legacy of Bailey the Buffalo lives on.

Sautner hopes Bailey Jr. will make it into Ripley's Believe It Or Not as the only buffalo to ever ride in a convertible.

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Bailey the Buffalo

When it comes to temperament, buffalo have a bad reputation. They can be ornery and even downright dangerous, but at the Stampede an unusual bison named Bailey is bucking that trend.

Jim Sautner loves animals, especially his one year old bison Bailey Junior. Jim has raised since it was a baby.

"He's like any family. He is there in the morning. When I get up he comes and greets me."

He also rides in his car and lets Jim ride him. That's unusual for a bison, generally the animals aren't known for their friendliness

"They are probably the most dangerous animal there is when they've got calves with them."

But this bison rancher from Spruce Grove is something of a buffalo whisperer. He can train bison to do unbelievable things. He even taught Bailey Sr. to line dance!

The original Bailey even met the Queen.

Bailey Sr. died a year ago after getting his leg caught a bale feeder. Jim and his wife Linda were devastated. That same month Bailey Jr. was born. The animals aren't related but Jim says, "He's only a year old he acts like an old hand. I think Bailey Sr. is down here too."

And while Bailey Jr. still acts like a baby, sucking Jim's hand like a soother and taking a swipe at a nearby pot of flowers at the Stampede grounds, the legacy of Bailey the Buffalo lives on.

Sautner hopes Bailey Jr. will make it into Ripley's Believe It Or Not as the only buffalo to ever ride in a convertible.

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