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Rex the Wallaby Missing in Williamstown, N.J. as Search Continues

The owner says a barn cage left unlocked during extreme cold allowed Rex to escape.

Overview

  • The approximately 3-year-old wallaby broke out of Lots of Love Farm in Williamstown on Monday night.
  • Animal welfare workers in Gloucester County and farm staff are actively searching on Tuesday.
  • Videos posted to social media appear to show a kangaroo-like animal in the Williamstown Walmart parking lot off Black Horse Pike, and reporters are working to confirm if it is Rex.
  • The farm describes Rex as friendly but urges people not to chase him and asks anyone who contains him in an enclosed area to call 856-728-4188.
  • Wallabies are medium-sized marsupials related to kangaroos and native to Australia and New Guinea.