Rufus The Rescued Kangaroo Insists On Daily Couch Cuddles With Dad

Meet Rufus, a lazy rescue kangaroo who loves nothing more than lounging on the couch, watching TV and cuddling with his adopted dad. Kym Haywood runs the Patch Kangaroo Sanctuary in Boston, South Australia, and says that Rufus took an interested in the family couch the moment he was rescued as a 8 month old ‘joey’ (young kangaroo).

"If anyone comes over we tell them they can't sit there because that's Rufus' seat, that space is reserved for him." Kym and husband Neil have sacrificed a lot of couch space for Rufus who they have had since he was eight months old. But they don't mind, they adore Rufus and are happy to let him into their home every day to hang around with the.