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    The Daily Telegraph. 2 April 2008.
    Dog comes to the rescue of baby kangaroo.

    A dog has rescued a tiny baby kangaroo, gently carrying it to
    safety in its mouth after the joey's mother was killed by car.
    Rex, the German short-haired pointer cross, was walking with
    his owner, Leonie Allan, near the Bells Beach in Torquay, on
    Australia's south coast, when they passed a dead kangaroo.
    The marsupials are often killed while crossing busy roads, so
    Mrs Allan thought nothing of it. But Rex sensed something and
    when Mrs Allan went outside later in the day, she saw the
    ten-year-old family pet pointing and went to investigate.
    "I was worried he'd found a snake and called him back, but
    when he returned he dropped the joey at my feet," Mrs Allan
    said.

    "I was so surprised and delighted. Rex saved the day." The
    dog had found the four-month-old joey in the pouch of its dead
    mother and gently prised it out, carrying it back to his
    owner. "He obviously sensed the baby roo was still alive in
    the pouch and somehow had gently grabbed it by the neck,
    gently retrieved it and brought it to me."

    The animals showed an instant fondness for each other,
    nuzzling and playing together, Mrs Allan said.

    "The joey was snuggling up to him, jumping up to him and Rex
    was sniffing and licking him. It was quite cute."

    Most joeys whose mothers are killed by cars die in the same
    collision. Those who survive the impact are rarely able to
    fend for themselves outside the pouch and succumb soon after.
    But the prospects of this kangaroo - named Rex junior after
    its saviour - are good. It will be hand-reared at a wildlife
    sanctuary until it is 18 months old, when it will be released
    into the wild.

    Tehree Gordon, director of Jirrahlinga Wildlife Sanctuary, was
    amazed at the bond between the animals and said the fact Rex
    was so gentle with his younger namesake was proof that dogs -
    often criticised in Australia for killing native fauna - could
    live in harmony with local species if they were taught not to
    attack them.

    "That Rex was so careful and knew to bring the baby to his
    owners, and that the joey was so relaxed and didn't see Rex as
    a predator, is quite remarkable," she said.
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