Zoo Fears That Missing Albino Kangaroo Joey Has Been Stolen

There are concerns a missing albino kangaroo joey has been stolen from a zoo.

Super rare Mila was born back in July and has quickly become a 'star attraction' at the Kaiserslautern Zoo in Germany.

She vanished from her cage sometime on Wednesday, with zookeepers saying she had been seen in the morning but was gone when they were closing down for the night.

Kaiserslautern Zoo

The zoo, which fears the animal may have been snatched by a person, has now enlisted the help of the police to try and find her.

Police told the Deutsche Presse-Agentur news agency: "We're investigating in all directions. We can't rule out that she was stolen."

Matthias Schmitt, the zoo's director, has issued an appeal to the public to help track down the baby kangaroo who was never far from her mum Monja's side until she disappeared and has shared a photo of Mila peeping out of her mum's pouch.

In a statement, Schmitt said: "Our little star disappeared without a trace yesterday.

"Normally, Mila wouldn't stray far from her mother, so that it could have been captured."

Kaiserslautern Zoo

But he went on to say he believes it's unlikely the animal was snatched by a wild predator as there were no traces of blood at the scene.

He added: "We have to assume that Mila was stolen. That is why we have already reported to the police."

The zoo has now enlisted the help of two hunters with dogs to help search for Mila but so far have been unsuccessful.

Schmitt said: "The whole team at the zoo is hoping Mila will be found again and is in good health."

The zoo is urging anyone with any information about the animals whereabouts to contact the police.

Announcing the birth of the adorable little animal back in July, the zoo wrote on Facebook: "The newest member of our zoo family. White on white with red eye and pink ears.

"Our Monja, an albino bennett kangaroo, has passed on her genes and thus the Kaiserslautern zoo now has two white kangaroos.

"Of course, the snow-white fur stands out immediately among her brown peers. Which is why these animals don't grow very old in the wild, as predators discover them faster."

Albino kangaroos are extremely rare, with around one in every 50,000 born albino.

Topics: World News, Animals

Claire Reid

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