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A small kangaroo is said to be on the run in Northern Ireland.

Police in Dungannon, Co Tyrone, are appealing for information after receiving a report of a “small kangaroo” on the road between the town and Moy yesterday.

The public is being urged to keep a look out for the missing mammal.

One Twitter user is suggesting the bouncy little creature could be trying to make its way to the Balmoral Show.

It's not the first time marsupials have been on the loose in Northern Ireland.

In 2012, a pet wallaby burrowed out of his enclosure in Moy and skipped off on an adventure.

He evaded capture for a couple of weeks but was eventually traced to a field in Magherafelt.

And in March last year police advised residents in the Knocksticken Road area of Clough, Downpatrick, of an escaped wallaby and baby Joey.

The pair were later found dead close to where they went missing.