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Posted in Oddities by Greg Ross on February 24th, 2006

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Wallabies aren't unique to Australia — not anymore. There's a been a colony of wild red-necked wallabies living in England's Peak District since World War II, descended from animals in a private zoo.

The wild colony numbered as many as 50 at one time, but a severe winter in 1962-63 cut them down. Some believe the last one died in the late 1990s, but then a sighting was a claimed in 2000. Keep your eyes peeled.