Police in Berlin confirmed a wallaby -- a marsupial resembling a small kangaroo -- was spotted on the loose in the southwest area of the German capital. File Photo by Attila Kovacs/EPA

Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Police in Berlin confirmed a wallaby was spotted on the loose in the southwest area of the German capital.

Investigators said the wallaby, an Australian marsupial resembling a small kangaroo, escaped from a private enclosure Sunday in the city's Kladow district.

A witness captured video of the animal wandering loose in the city.

Police said they chased the wallaby for two hours on Sunday before the animal managed to escape into a wooded area.