Police in Western Australia Adopt Baby Kangaroo

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March 13, 2016Updated: March 13, 2016

A baby kangaroo was adopted by a police officer in West Australia after its mother died.

Constable Scott Mason shared a video of him being followed around by the baby kangaroo—known as a joey. 

Constable Mason from Cue Police Station thanks everyone for their input into the naming of the cute little rescue Joey….

Posted by Western Australia Police on Thursday, March 10, 2016

The kangaroo was named Cuejo after the Cue police station where Mason works. Cue is located about 400 miles northeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia.

“We have decided on a name. This is little Cuejo,” he wrote.

Cuejo’s mother was killed by a truck, leaving the baby alone.