This Rescue Kangaroo Loves To Chill On The Couch With His Dad So Much That He Made It A Part Of His Daily Routine

Hey, that's my spot...

Chelsi

• Published in Animal Stories
• November 22, 2021

When you think of kangaroos, your mind doesn't immediately picture them lounging on a couch. Kangaroos are wild animals who love the outdoors.

That's what we believed until we came across this very unique kangaroo who loves being a couch potato just as much, if not more, as humans do. His name is Rufus and it's his couch, thank you very much.

Rufus lives in Australia and was rescued when he was just an eight-month old joey. Now at 4 years old, the kangaroo's unique personality shines through.

The kind people who took in the abandoned joey are Kym and Neil Haywood. The couple runs the Pumpkin Patch Kangaroo Sanctuary located in Port Lincoln, South Australia.

They noticed in the early days of adopting Rufus, that the young kangaroo is different from the other kangaroos they fostered before. He loves the companionship and friendship of humans.

It didn't take long before Rufus discovered the joy of napping on a very comfortable couch. Kym shared that the moment Rufus learned he could jump onto the couch, he took every opportunity to chill on it.

He would lie down with his head dangling off to the side and snooze for as long as he wants. The other kangaroos the couple have rescued, fully live outside of the sanctuary but Rufus is a special case.

The quirky kangaroo couldn't fully adapt to living in the wild, so Kym and Neil gave Rufus a dog bed outside for him to watch the other kangaroos being, well, kangaroos. Then, 5:30PM each day, Rufus will wait outside of the back door to be let in.

The moment the door opens, the kangaroo happily jumps on his favorite couch and sneaks in a few hours of much needed sleep. From time to time, he invites Neil to rest with him.

Rufus is not like any other kangaroo you've seen before.

Napping with his dad is his favorite past time.

He has to remain adorable while sleeping. He doesn't want to risk his couch privileges.

Waking up from a nap, the kangaroo is already looking forward to the next one.

You can watch Rufus here getting spoiled rotten with belly rubs before his sleep.

"Stop taking picture when I'm about to sleep!"

"Okay, pictures are fine if you rub my belly."

After a hard day of being an outdoor kangaroo, Rufus takes advantage of his nightly couch routine.

So, so sleepy.

When Rufus is not deep in slumber on the couch, he doesn't mind it if his parents watch a little TV. He stays on the couch from 5PM until his parents have to go to bed around 10PM.

"I'm out!"

Here's Rufus being told that it's bed time:

Rufus now has eternal dibs on the comfy cushions. Kym and Neil don't mind that their rescue kangaroo has fully claimed the sofa as his.

Rufus and his antics have earned him a sizeable social media following. The people love receiving updates from Rufus on his couch through his Instagram and YouTube accounts.

Kym and Neil assures the fans that his new found fame hasn't gotten into Rufus's ego. The kangaroo remains humble and will continue being down to earth as long as he has his couch reserved for him.

Chelsi