Mystery Marsupial on the Loose: Alabama Highway Comes to a Halt

I’ll be honest—I thought I’d seen it all on the American highway system: traffic jams caused by mattress sales, a parade of rubberneckers slowing down for a squirrel, one unfortunate chicken crossing for reasons still unknown… But today? We hit a whole new level: Sheila the kangaroo, an Australian icon hopping her way across an Alabama interstate, shutting down traffic and forcing state troopers into a not-so-typical game of catch-me-if-you-can . I mean, is this a sign of the apocalypse or just the Southeast finally giving up and embracing chaos as a daily commute? It’s almost poetic—the untamable spirit of a marsupial, the collective bewilderment of drivers, and authorities who, for once, get to go home and say, “You’ll never guess what I did at work today.” But maybe the real question is: what would YOU do if you spotted a kangaroo in your rearview mirror on I-65? Tempted to floor it, or call your friends to brag? Dive into the wildest roadside drama of the year and see how the peanut gallery weighs in—Alabama has never looked so…Australian . LEARN MORE

A runaway kangaroo named Sheila managed to shut down a stretch of interstate in Alabama before state troopers and the animal’s owner were able to wrangle the wayward marsupial. What do you think?

“I refuse to believe cops passed on the opportunity to gun down a kangaroo.”

Wanda Royer, Hinge Inspector

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“Man, I’d love to see what my Silverado would do to that thing.”

Justin Covalt, Squirrel Trainer

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“Seems like an omen, but for what?”

Bruno Meehan, Vent Duster