Kangaroo saves farmer

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Lulu goes beyond the bounds for a mate
By CHRISTINE CAULFIELD in Melbourne
23sep03

A FARMER says he owes his life to a pet kangaroo which alerted his
family after he had been badly injured by a falling tree branch.

In a scene straight out of the TV series Skippy, the kangaroo, named
Lulu, stood guard over her master Len Richard's unconscious body and
"barked" for help like a dog. The Richards family of Morwell, in
Gippsland, adopted the western grey as a joey 10 years ago after
finding her in the pouch of her dead mother, who had been run over by
a car. Yesterday, Lulu returned the favour.

"She was making this noise which sounded like a dog barking and she
was obviously trying to get our attention because she never acts like
that," said Mr Richards' 17-year-old daughter, Celeste.

Mr Richards, 52, had been checking a tree in a paddock about 300m from
the house when he was struck by a falling branch and knocked
unconscious. After wife Lynn, Celeste, and son Luke found him he was
taken from the hobby farm to Melbourne's Alfred hospital with head
injuries. He was in a stable condition last night.

Mrs Richards said she was still amazed by Lulu's actions.

"I watched Skippy as a kid but it's just amazing that it can happen in
real life," she said.

"She's a one-in-a-million kangaroo. She must have formed such a bond
with Len to do something so extraordinary as this."