Rex the wallaby is back home safe after spending more than a day on the loose in Gloucester County, New Jersey, thanks in part to a group of local teenagers who helped capture him near a shopping center.
The 3-year-old wallaby escaped Monday evening from Lots of Love Farm Animal Sanctuary in Williamstown after someone accidentally left a latch open, according to owner Ron Layden. Rex then spent more than 28 hours roaming the area, avoiding traffic and surviving the cold temperatures.
“He was in great condition, like it was nothing,” Layden said. “He was just out for a stroll. He wasn’t even stressed out.”…