Pointer Is Baby Kangaroo’s Hero
in Torquay, Victoria, Australia a 10 year old German Shorthaired Pointer/Wirehaired Pointer mix, named Rex made quite a discovery while on a walk with his owner Leonie Allan. Early in the morning Rex and Leonie headed out on their usual walk and discovered that a female kangaroo had been struck and killed by a car. Later on in the afternoon Rex returned to the body and gently retrieved what no one knew was there - a 4 month old joey! Rex carried the baby by the neck in such a nurturing way that the little guy was unharmed.
Photo courtesy of the Daily Mail
“The joey was snuggling up to him, jumping up to him and Rex was sniffing and licking him - it was quite cute”, said Allan.
Photo courtesy of the Daily Mail
Rex will now have a namesake as the Joey is going to be named Rex Jr. He is being raised at the Jirrahlinga Wildlife Sanctuary and will eventually be released back into the wild when he is old enough.
Photo courtesy of the Daily Mail
April 3rd, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Awwww!!! Rex deserves all the praise he can get for this amazing rescue. Dogs are so wonderful!
April 3rd, 2008 at 6:05 pm
[...] Pointer is Baby Kangaroo’s Hero in Torquay, Victoria, Australia a 10 year old German Shorthaired Pointer/Wirehaired Pointer mix, named Rex made quite a discovery while on a walk with his owner Leonie Allan. Early in the morning Rex and Leonie headed out on their usual walk and discovered that a female kangaroo had been struck and killed by a car. Later on in the afternoon Rex returned to the body and gently retrieved what no one knew was there - a 4 month old joey! Rex carried the baby by the neck in such a nurturing way that the little guy was unharmed. [...]
November 20th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Mans best friend. And a savior of fellow animals.
I hope Rex gets a medal.
March 12th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
Why can’t humans take care of one another like this? How Wonderful…Dogs rule!!!!
April 28th, 2009 at 8:00 am
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