A Stray Wallaby Stopped Trains and Confused People in the Netherlands

Author: Erik Shilling / Source: Atlas Obscura

On Saturday morning, June 25, in Staphorst, Netherlands, a small town around 75 miles west of Amsterdam, a wallaby appeared near some railroad tracks. Trains were briefly halted. People

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Pretty soon, according to Agence France-Presse, the wallaby—christened “Skippy” by NS—hopped off into the town and disappeared, only to have locals spot it again a few hours later. One of…

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