Escaped Wallaby didn’t go very far

Animal disappeared from the Memphis Zoo this week after storm flooding

UNDATED (AP) – The wallaby who went missing at the Memphis Zoo after storms passed through Tennessee this week has been found hiding – nearly in plain sight.

Zoo spokesperson Jessica Faulk says Honey Bunch was hidden under a bush right behind the exhibit in an area that had been searched several times.

Faulk says a curator happened to see some tracks Friday morning and followed them to Honey Bunch.

She says the animal was taken to the zoo’s hospital and was being evaluated by a veterinarian, who gave him a clean bill of health.

The wallaby and other animals were moved from their exhibits when a creek overflowed during storms Wednesday night.