Search continues for missing Oklahoma kangaroo

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Layla Menhusen (left) and Indya Menhusen play with Lucy Sparkles. The Menhusen family is searching for Lucy Sparkles, which the family last saw on Thanksgiving, when Sheila Menhusen says she thinks the red kangaroo was freaked out by people gathered at their home near Shawnee, Okla., for the holiday. The family is offering a $500 reward. (AP Photo/The Menhusen family)

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November 28, 2012

Search continues for missing Oklahoma kangaroo

Anonymous From The Associated Press The Enid News and Eagle Wed Nov 28, 2012, 09:56 AM CST

SHAWNEE, Okla. — The search continues for a missing pet kangaroo that disappeared from a Shawnee home on Thanksgiving.

The Menhusen family believes that their pet, named Lucy Sparkles, hopped off Thursday after being spooked by the family's visitors on Thanksgiving. Shayla Menhusen says there was an unconfirmed Lucy Sparkles sighting in east Oklahoma City on Saturday. She says the pet was also spotted Sunday closer to home in Shawnee.

Menhusen says her 4-year-old daughter Layla named the kangaroo. The family is offering a $1,000 reward for Lucy Sparkles' safe return.

Menhusen said the kangaroo is 11 months old and is about 2 feet tall when standing. She says Lucy Sparkles is gentle and likes to be held — and is particularly fond of Cheetos.

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