{"id":854980,"date":"2026-03-28T00:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T00:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/854980\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T00:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T00:50:11","slug":"nappy-wearing-kangaroo-on-the-run-in-wisconsin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/854980\/","title":{"rendered":"Nappy-wearing kangaroo on the run in Wisconsin"},"content":{"rendered":"

A kangaroo known for wearing nappies \u201cpulled a full-on prison break\u201d from a petting zoo in Wisconsin, police said.<\/p>\n

The hunt is on to find Chesney, a kangaroo that fled the Sunshine Farm Zoo in Necedah, about 90 miles from the state capital, Madison, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

According to social media, Chesney was startled by two barking dogs approaching his enclosure. It hopped over the fence and has not been seen since, police said.<\/p>\n

According to a post on the Juneau County Sheriff\u2019s Office Facebook page, the kangaroo was last seen \u201cbouncing through the area<\/a> of 23rd & 9th [street] like he\u2019s training for the Olympics\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis owners are out searching with a drone, which feels like peak 2026 energy \u2013 but honestly, whatever helps get this handsome guy home,\u201d the post continued. \u201cMost importantly, Chesney is likely scared, so please be careful with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was not wearing the nappy at the time of the escape<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2018They bring so much love to the community\u2019<\/p>\n

According to the Green Bay Press Gazette, Chesney was spotted by the drone on Wednesday, but was spooked by its light and fled.<\/p>\n

There was a second sighting on Thursday, but by the time owner Debbie Marland was tipped off as to the kangaroo\u2019s location, the 16-month old had fled.<\/p>\n

Chesney and another kangaroo<\/a> are taken to nursing homes to cheer up residents. \u201cThey bring so much joy and love to the community,\u201d Ms Marland said. \u201cThey\u2019re wonderful animals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kangaroos can reach speeds of up to 30 mph, and Ms Marland pleaded with anyone who saw Chesney not to approach the creature, because it is easily scared.<\/p>\n

Writing on the Sunshine Farm Zoo\u2019s Facebook page, she said: \u201cHe is super fast and if seen [it is] best to just call. He is not mean or dangerous but very scared, calling him should not scare him but definitely don\u2019t chase. The calmer you stay the calmer he will stay.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have seen a couple of posts saying that he\u2019s here and there. I\u2019ve also seen some horrible ones saying that he had passed away.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cwanted picture\u201d put out by the sheriff\u2019s office shows Chesney wearing a denim nappy, however it was not wearing it when he made his escape, Ms Marland, told The Telegraph.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe only wears a diaper when he is in my home, because you can\u2019t potty train a kangaroo.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A kangaroo known for wearing nappies \u201cpulled a full-on prison break\u201d from a petting zoo in Wisconsin, police…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":854981,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3847],"tags":[153975,12,70,1715,16,15,227594,727,1717,5103],"class_list":{"0":"post-854980","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-kangaroos","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-science","11":"tag-standard","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-us-content","15":"tag-us-news","16":"tag-wildlife","17":"tag-wisconsin"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116304060338213577","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/854980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=854980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/854980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/854981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=854980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=854980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=854980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}