THE DAILY WIRE · NEW JERSEY, USA · 2026-09-12
Cape May Zoo Loses Track of a Wallaby, Regains It Near the Fudge Shop
A marsupial went missing from the Cape May County Zoo this week, prompting a search that this reporter is fairly certain involved more staff than the wallaby's actual enclosure requires.
According to NBC10 Philadelphia, the wallaby escaped its habitat and was found safe a short time later. Zoo officials have not detailed the exact breach point, which frankly is the kind of information a serious investigative body would demand, but this is a Jersey Shore town in tourist season, so priorities are what they are.
No injuries were reported, to animal or bystander, though this reporter notes that any wallaby loose near a boardwalk taffy stand is operating with a level of impulse control most tourists lack entirely.
This reporter tracked down Big Sal, a dockside seagull with an extensive rap sheet of her own regarding unattended food, for comment on the incident. Her account of events differs from the official record.
Zoo fencing remains, per this outlet's understanding, a work in progress. The wallaby, for its part, has returned to captivity with what witnesses describe as no visible remorse.
“Kid just wanted funnel cake, and honestly? Same. I've been banned from three different boardwalk stands for less than what that wallaby probably did.” — Big Sal, dockside seagull
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