OUT OF PLACE ANIMALS
What would summer be without observations of crocodiles, alien big cats, and kangaroos? Early in June, police asked for help in catching a kangaroo that had not only been seen but also clearly photographed near Heinsberg in the far west of Germany, close to the Dutch border. Although no roo was missing from a zoo, the snapshots definitely showed a wallaby, and officials assumed it had escaped from a private owner, who they hoped would come forward. The first sighting was made by a newspaper delivery man on his early rounds when it crossed the road in front of him; some days later, it was seen, with several photos being taken, in a family’s garden. RTL, 3 June 2022.
On to large reptiles: A crocodile was spotted late on the evening of 22 June in the river Main at Hanau, Germany. Police mounted a helicopter search and found “a beaver” (rare in Germany; perhaps it was.
