Police search for 'stolen' Walter the wallaby

It was believed Walter was taken in the early hours of 18 January

Police are searching for a stolen baby wallaby after it was allegedly snatched from its owner's home in north Wales.

North Wales Police said it received a report that Walter the wallaby was stolen from an address in the Holyhead Road area of Cemaes Bay, Anglesey.

It is believed that Walter was taken between 04:00 and 06:00 GMT on 18 January.

The police said the wallaby's owners are "understandably concerned" for his wellbeing and wish to see him returned.

Wallabies - which are in the same biological family as kangaroos - are native to Australia and New Guinea, but populations have been introduced outside those countries in previous centuries.

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The mammals are typically small to medium-sized but the largest can reach up to 6ft (1.8 metres) from head to tail.

They have powerful hind legs used to jump great distances. When threatened, they use their legs to kick predators or other wallaby males.

Their diet usually consists of grasses and plants.

According to the Kent Wildwood Trust, wallabies were established in the UK around 1900.

Between 2008 and 2018, there were 95 recorded wallaby sightings mainly in the south of England.

Police have asked the public to contact them if they have any information regarding Walter's disappearance.