Oakland CHP responds to reports of dead kangaroo on I-580, finds raccoon instead

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The CHP received a report on Wednesday of a dead kangaroo on Interstate 580 near the Oakland Zoo but after going to the scene, officers determined the animal was in fact a large raccoon.

The animal was reported in the roadway of Highway 580 near Golf Links Road, just down the hill from the Oakland Zoo.
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The CHP Oakland Twitter account clarified shortly after noon, saying "Reports of a kangaroo on I-580 were false. Said marsupial was actually an enormous raccoon."

The account added that a fawn was removed shortly afterward from the other side of the highway in the area.
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Oakland Zoo spokeswoman Erin Harrison noted that the zoo does not have any kangaroos in its exhibits, but does have a group of wallaroos, a smaller marsupial.

"I checked with animal management, all of our wallaroos are accounted for," Harrison said.