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    "## Now you see me...",
    "## Taste of freedom",
    "Sunny the Red Panda](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AhLdc3jEVynG9vAquUjqDF.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Illustration: Live Science; Shutterstock)\n\nSunny the [red panda](https://www.livescience.com/57312-red-pandas.html) disappeared from the Virginia Zoo, in Norfolk, in late January 2017.",
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    "In the 1980s, he became a legend at San Diego zoo for escaping not just once but on multiple occasions.",
    "## Ken Allen - Orangutan",
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    "In the 1980s, he became a legend at San Diego zoo for escaping not just once but on multiple occasions.",
    "## Ken Allen - Orangutan",
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    "## The Tamworth Two",
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    "## Nikica the hippo",
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    "Sylvester somehow kept his wonderful mane out of harm's way when he crawled under an electric fence at Karoo National Park in South Africa last year.",
    "## Sylvester the Lion",
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    "Sylvester somehow kept his wonderful mane out of harm's way when he crawled under an electric fence at Karoo National Park in South Africa last year.",
    "## Sylvester the Lion",
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    "He celebrated his freedom by going on a three-week killing bender, finishing off 30 sheep across 180 miles.",
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    "## Chuva the Macaw",
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    "## Chuva the Macaw",
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   "title": "The London Zoo gorilla and six other more successful escapes including Ken Allen the Orangutan",
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    "Flaviu was recaptured after [more than three weeks on the run](/news/uk-england-devon-36935424).",
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   "title": "Skunks, warthogs & monkeys, oh my! Here\u2019s what Florida records reveal about 140+ captive animal escapes since 2022",
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    "Kangaroos, monkeys, giant lizards, snakes and a 2,000-pound white rhinoceros are among more than 140 animals that escaped from captivity in Florida since 2022, according to state wildlife records [obtained by News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/13/140-captive-animals-have-escaped-in-florida-since-2022-heres-what-state-records-reveal/)."
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    "Kangaroos, monkeys, giant lizards, snakes and a 2,000-pound white rhinoceros are among more than 140 animals that escaped from captivity in Florida since 2022, according to state wildlife records [obtained by News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/13/140-captive-animals-have-escaped-in-florida-since-2022-heres-what-state-records-reveal/)."
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    "Kangaroos, monkeys, giant lizards, snakes and a 2,000-pound white rhinoceros are among more than 140 animals that escaped from captivity in Florida since 2022, according to state wildlife records [obtained by News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/13/140-captive-animals-have-escaped-in-florida-since-2022-heres-what-state-records-reveal/)."
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    "Kangaroos, monkeys, giant lizards, snakes and a 2,000-pound white rhinoceros are among more than 140 animals that escaped from captivity in Florida since 2022, according to state wildlife records [obtained by News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/13/140-captive-animals-have-escaped-in-florida-since-2022-heres-what-state-records-reveal/)."
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    "According to FWC records obtained and compiled by WKMG investigative reporter Mike DeForest, escaped animals in the Northeast Florida area since 2022 include:",
    "Kangaroos, monkeys, giant lizards, snakes and a 2,000-pound white rhinoceros are among more than 140 animals that escaped from captivity in Florida since 2022, according to state wildlife records [obtained by News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/13/140-captive-animals-have-escaped-in-florida-since-2022-heres-what-state-records-reveal/)."
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    "According to FWC records obtained and compiled by WKMG investigative reporter Mike DeForest, escaped animals in the Northeast Florida area since 2022 include:",
    "Kangaroos, monkeys, giant lizards, snakes and a 2,000-pound white rhinoceros are among more than 140 animals that escaped from captivity in Florida since 2022, according to state wildlife records [obtained by News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/13/140-captive-animals-have-escaped-in-florida-since-2022-heres-what-state-records-reveal/)."
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    "Kangaroos, monkeys, giant lizards, snakes and a 2,000-pound white rhinoceros are among more than 140 animals that escaped from captivity in Florida since 2022, according to state wildlife records [obtained by News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/13/140-captive-animals-have-escaped-in-florida-since-2022-heres-what-state-records-reveal/)."
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    "Kangaroos, monkeys, giant lizards, snakes and a 2,000-pound white rhinoceros are among more than 140 animals that escaped from captivity in Florida since 2022, according to state wildlife records [obtained by News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/13/140-captive-animals-have-escaped-in-florida-since-2022-heres-what-state-records-reveal/)."
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    "Kangaroos, monkeys, giant lizards, snakes and a 2,000-pound white rhinoceros are among more than 140 animals that escaped from captivity in Florida since 2022, according to state wildlife records [obtained by News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/13/140-captive-animals-have-escaped-in-florida-since-2022-heres-what-state-records-reveal/)."
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   "title": "Skunks, warthogs & monkeys, oh my! Here\u2019s what Florida records reveal about 140+ captive animal escapes since 2022",
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    "Kangaroos, monkeys, giant lizards, snakes and a 2,000-pound white rhinoceros are among more than 140 animals that escaped from captivity in Florida since 2022, according to state wildlife records [obtained by News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/13/140-captive-animals-have-escaped-in-florida-since-2022-heres-what-state-records-reveal/)."
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    "Kangaroos, monkeys, giant lizards, snakes and a 2,000-pound white rhinoceros are among more than 140 animals that escaped from captivity in Florida since 2022, according to state wildlife records [obtained by News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/13/140-captive-animals-have-escaped-in-florida-since-2022-heres-what-state-records-reveal/)."
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    "Kangaroos, monkeys, giant lizards, snakes and a 2,000-pound white rhinoceros are among more than 140 animals that escaped from captivity in Florida since 2022, according to state wildlife records [obtained by News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/13/140-captive-animals-have-escaped-in-florida-since-2022-heres-what-state-records-reveal/)."
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   "title": "Skunks, warthogs & monkeys, oh my! Here\u2019s what Florida records reveal about 140+ captive animal escapes since 2022",
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    "According to FWC records obtained and compiled by WKMG investigative reporter Mike DeForest, escaped animals in the Northeast Florida area since 2022 include:",
    "Kangaroos, monkeys, giant lizards, snakes and a 2,000-pound white rhinoceros are among more than 140 animals that escaped from captivity in Florida since 2022, according to state wildlife records [obtained by News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/13/140-captive-animals-have-escaped-in-florida-since-2022-heres-what-state-records-reveal/)."
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    "Kangaroos, monkeys, giant lizards, snakes and a 2,000-pound white rhinoceros are among more than 140 animals that escaped from captivity in Florida since 2022, according to state wildlife records [obtained by News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/13/140-captive-animals-have-escaped-in-florida-since-2022-heres-what-state-records-reveal/)."
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    "According to FWC records obtained and compiled by WKMG investigative reporter Mike DeForest, escaped animals in the Northeast Florida area since 2022 include:",
    "Kangaroos, monkeys, giant lizards, snakes and a 2,000-pound white rhinoceros are among more than 140 animals that escaped from captivity in Florida since 2022, according to state wildlife records [obtained by News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/13/140-captive-animals-have-escaped-in-florida-since-2022-heres-what-state-records-reveal/)."
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    "Kangaroos, monkeys, giant lizards, snakes and a 2,000-pound white rhinoceros are among more than 140 animals that escaped from captivity in Florida since 2022, according to state wildlife records [obtained by News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/13/140-captive-animals-have-escaped-in-florida-since-2022-heres-what-state-records-reveal/)."
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    "Kangaroos, monkeys, giant lizards, snakes and a 2,000-pound white rhinoceros are among more than 140 animals that escaped from captivity in Florida since 2022, according to state wildlife records [obtained by News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/13/140-captive-animals-have-escaped-in-florida-since-2022-heres-what-state-records-reveal/)."
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    "Kangaroos, monkeys, giant lizards, snakes and a 2,000-pound white rhinoceros are among more than 140 animals that escaped from captivity in Florida since 2022, according to state wildlife records [obtained by News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/13/140-captive-animals-have-escaped-in-florida-since-2022-heres-what-state-records-reveal/)."
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    "# Escape artists: Animals that have gotten loose at the Greenville Zoo",
    "### Kumar the Orangutan",
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    "## How many lions escaped the zoo?",
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    "### Cincinnati Zoo",
    "On May 28, 2016, a 3-year-old boy climbed through a public barrier at Gorilla World at around 4pm at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden and fell into the exhibit\u2019s moat.",
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   "url": "https://buzzfeed.com/donnad/9-of-the-best-zoo-animal-escapes",
   "title": "9 Of The Best Zoo Animal Escapes",
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   "title": "9 Of The Best Zoo Animal Escapes",
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   "title": "9 Of The Best Zoo Animal Escapes",
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   "title": "9 Of The Best Zoo Animal Escapes",
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   "title": "9 Of The Best Zoo Animal Escapes",
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   "title": "9 Of The Best Zoo Animal Escapes",
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   "url": "https://beamazed.com/article/amazing-zoo-escapes",
   "title": "Amazing Zoo Escapes | Be Amazed",
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    "# Amazing Zoo Escapes",
    "## Ken Allen Orangutan, The \"Hairy Houdini\"",
    "In the 1980s, a series of escapes at [San Diego Zoo\u2019s orangutan enclosure](https://earthlymission.com/ken-allen-orangutan-hairy-houdini-escape-artist-san-diego-zoo/) left the zookeepers scrambling for a solution."
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    "# Amazing Zoo Escapes",
    "## Ken Allen Orangutan, The \"Hairy Houdini\"",
    "In the 1980s, a series of escapes at [San Diego Zoo\u2019s orangutan enclosure](https://earthlymission.com/ken-allen-orangutan-hairy-houdini-escape-artist-san-diego-zoo/) left the zookeepers scrambling for a solution."
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    "## Ken Allen Orangutan, The \"Hairy Houdini\"",
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   "title": "Amazing Zoo Escapes | Be Amazed",
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    "# Amazing Zoo Escapes",
    "## Escaped Penguin Ends Up In Lion's Den",
    "In 2011, [an African Penguin at the M\u00fcnster Zoo in Germany went on an adventure](https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/drama-at-german-zoo-escaped-penguin-ends-up-in-lion-enclosure-a-737560.html) that brought it closer to serious peril than it ever realized."
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    "# Amazing Zoo Escapes",
    "## Escaped Penguin Ends Up In Lion's Den",
    "In 2011, [an African Penguin at the M\u00fcnster Zoo in Germany went on an adventure](https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/drama-at-german-zoo-escaped-penguin-ends-up-in-lion-enclosure-a-737560.html) that brought it closer to serious peril than it ever realized."
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    "# Amazing Zoo Escapes",
    "## Escaped Penguin Ends Up In Lion's Den",
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    "# Amazing Zoo Escapes",
    "## Escaped Penguin Ends Up In Lion's Den",
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   "title": "Amazing Zoo Escapes | Be Amazed",
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    "# Amazing Zoo Escapes",
    "## Virginia, The Wolf",
    "[The escapee in question was a wolf named Virginia,](https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2041628_2041646_2041654,00.html) no relation to the 20th century English novelist Virginia Woolf."
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    "## Virginia, The Wolf",
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    "## Virginia, The Wolf",
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    "# Amazing Zoo Escapes",
    "## Virginia, The Wolf",
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   "title": "Amazing Zoo Escapes | Be Amazed",
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    "## Fugitive Capybaras",
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    "# Amazing Zoo Escapes",
    "## Fugitive Capybaras",
    "In 2016, two new furry faces arrived [at High Park Zoo in Toronto](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/13/toronto-capybara-escape-capture-high-park-zoo) but quickly decided their new home wasn\u2019t up to scratch."
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    "## Fugitive Capybaras",
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    "## Fugitive Capybaras",
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   "title": "Amazing Zoo Escapes | Be Amazed",
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    "# Amazing Zoo Escapes",
    "## The Long Island Monkey Escape",
    "By the time he was able to raise the bridge, [172 of the furry fiends had already escaped](https://www.longisland.com/articles/08-20-19/history-old-time-photos-of-massapequa.html?print=1&page=1) out into the woods behind the zoo."
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    "## The Long Island Monkey Escape",
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    "# Amazing Zoo Escapes",
    "## The Long Island Monkey Escape",
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   "title": "Amazing Zoo Escapes | Be Amazed",
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    "# Amazing Zoo Escapes",
    "## Kangaroo Escapes With Help Of Boar And Fox"
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    "# Amazing Zoo Escapes",
    "## Kangaroo Escapes With Help Of Boar And Fox",
    "One such instance occurred in 2012 at Hunsr\u00fcck Wildlife Protection Park in Germany, though the animals involved seemed to have no idea they were helping one another."
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    "# Amazing Zoo Escapes",
    "## Kangaroo Escapes With Help Of Boar And Fox",
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   "url": "https://beamazed.com/article/amazing-zoo-escapes",
   "title": "Amazing Zoo Escapes | Be Amazed",
   "published_at": "2019-02-10T09:18:49",
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    "## Wild Tiger Breaks Into The Zoo",
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    "# Amazing Zoo Escapes",
    "## Wild Tiger Breaks Into The Zoo",
    "But in 2013, a wild tiger living in the woods near Nandankanan Zoological Park in India made the opposite approach: he broke into the zoo."
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    "# Amazing Zoo Escapes",
    "## Wild Tiger Breaks Into The Zoo",
    "Only, this time, he had his eyes on someone else."
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   "title": "Amazing Zoo Escapes | Be Amazed",
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    "# Amazing Zoo Escapes",
    "## Lion Escapes From Florida Zoo",
    "While workers were repairing it, a two and a half year old lioness named [Nala managed to sneak out, undetected.](https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/17/us/lion-escapes-florida-zoo-and-is-hunted-by-land-and-air.html)"
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    "## Lion Escapes From Florida Zoo",
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    "# Amazing Zoo Escapes",
    "## Lion Escapes From Florida Zoo",
    "Eventually, though, after two days of roaming the area, which was dangerously close to Disney World and other tourist hotspots, Nala was safely located, tranquilized, and recaptured."
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   "title": "Amazing Zoo Escapes | Be Amazed",
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    "## Spider Monkeys Escape Indiana Zoo",
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    "## Spider Monkeys Escape Indiana Zoo",
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    "## Spider Monkeys Escape Indiana Zoo",
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   "title": "Amazing Zoo Escapes | Be Amazed",
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    "## Slippery The Sea Lion",
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    "## Slippery The Sea Lion",
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    "## Slippery The Sea Lion",
    "Unconvinced, or simply uninterested, Slippery simply swam away, and kept swimming until he\u2019d crossed country lines all the way to the American side of Lake Erie, [making headlines in Canada and the US.](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-ontario-slippery-seal-storybook-gardens-1.4705690)"
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    "## Slippery The Sea Lion",
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   "title": "Amazing Zoo Escapes | Be Amazed",
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    "## Wildebeest Escape",
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    "## Wildebeest Escape",
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    "## Wildebeest Escape",
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   "title": "Amazing Zoo Escapes | Be Amazed",
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    "## Escaped Chimpanzee Leaps Onto Woman In Her Backyard",
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    "## Escaped Chimpanzee Leaps Onto Woman In Her Backyard",
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    "## Escaped Chimpanzee Leaps Onto Woman In Her Backyard",
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   "title": "Amazing Zoo Escapes | Be Amazed",
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    "## Polar Bear Escape",
    "[But in 1969 at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago,](https://zoohistories.com/2019/02/27/maneuvering-moats-for-marshmallows-the-great-polar-bear-escape-of-69/) not one, but seven polar bears were let loose after the deep moats surrounding their exhibit flooded."
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    "## Polar Bear Escape",
    "[But in 1969 at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago,](https://zoohistories.com/2019/02/27/maneuvering-moats-for-marshmallows-the-great-polar-bear-escape-of-69/) not one, but seven polar bears were let loose after the deep moats surrounding their exhibit flooded."
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    "## Polar Bear Escape",
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   "title": "Amazing Zoo Escapes | Be Amazed",
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    "## Chimp Escape",
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    "## Chimp Escape",
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    "## Chimp Escape",
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   "title": "Amazing Zoo Escapes | Be Amazed",
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    "## Chimp Escape",
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    "## Chimp Escape",
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    "## Chimp Escape",
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    "## Chimp Escape",
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    "## Chimp Escape",
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    "## Chimp Escape",
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    "## Chimp Escape",
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   "title": "Amazing Zoo Escapes | Be Amazed",
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    "## Georgia Floods: Tbilisi Zoo Escape",
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    "## Georgia Floods: Tbilisi Zoo Escape",
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    "## Georgia Floods: Tbilisi Zoo Escape",
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   "title": "Amazing Zoo Escapes | Be Amazed",
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    "## Giraffe Escapes Zoo",
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    "## Giraffe Escapes Zoo",
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    "## Giraffe Escapes Zoo",
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    "## Giraffe Escapes Zoo",
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    "## Giraffe Escapes Zoo",
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   "title": "Amazing Zoo Escapes | Be Amazed",
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    "## Rhino Flees Safari",
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    "![Nine-day hunt ends with wolf\u2019s safe return](https://dimg.donga.com/ugc/CDB/ENGLISH/Article/69/e5/68/42/69e56842232fd273823e.jpg)"
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    "## Detailed Explanation",
    "### Have any animals escaped from a zoo?"
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    "![Escaped wolf in South Korea recaptured, returned to zoo - \u1ea2nh 1.](https://cdn2.tuoitre.vn/thumb_w/640/471584752817336320/2026/4/17/42893a289cefd6e9046f52a981a11b1c38bfbcb8-1776408936952-1776408937615119726926.jpg)",
    "He was finally caught in the early hours of Friday, with the Daejeon city government writing on X: \"Welcome back, #Neukgu!\""
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   "url": "https://channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/south-korea-escaped-wolf-neukgu-found-recaptured-return-zoo-6062606",
   "title": "Escaped wolf in South Korea recaptured, returned to zoo",
   "published_at": "2026-04-17T03:15:51",
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    "Escaped wolf in South Korea recaptured, returned to zoo",
    "The young male canine, named Neukgu, dug himself out of his enclosure in the central city of Daejeon on Apr 8 and had been on the run ever since.",
    "Officials shot Neukgu with a tranquiliser dart and captured him alive, it said."
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    "Escaped wolf in South Korea recaptured, returned to zoo",
    "SEOUL: A wolf that escaped from a South Korean zoo was recaptured on Friday (Apr 17), authorities said, after he caused a [school closure](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/south-korea-wolf-escaped-daejeon-school-closure-6045501), a huge nine-day search and a government gaffe over an AI-generated image.",
    "Officials shot Neukgu with a tranquiliser dart and captured him alive, it said.",
    "\"The fact that Neukgu has returned to his cage at the zoo does not signify a 'happy ending' to the incident,\" the Korean Animal Welfare Association said in a statement."
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   "url": "https://animalsaroundtheglobe.com/14-times-animals-escaped-zoos-7-327403",
   "title": "14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
   "published_at": "2026-07-04T16:16:34",
   "animal": "Ken Allen the orangutan",
   "facility": "San Diego Zoo",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## Ken Allen The \u201cHairy Houdini\u201d of San Diego Zoo",
    "Perhaps the most famous zoo escape artist of all time, Ken Allen the orangutan earned the nickname \u201cHairy Houdini\u201d for his persistent escape attempts from the San Diego Zoo during the 1980s."
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## Ken Allen The \u201cHairy Houdini\u201d of San Diego Zoo",
    "Perhaps the most famous zoo escape artist of all time, Ken Allen the orangutan earned the nickname \u201cHairy Houdini\u201d for his persistent escape attempts from the San Diego Zoo during the 1980s."
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## Ken Allen The \u201cHairy Houdini\u201d of San Diego Zoo",
    "Zoo officials were forced to implement a \u201cKen-proofing\u201d program, removing potential climbing aids and reinforcing the exhibit."
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   "url": "https://animalsaroundtheglobe.com/14-times-animals-escaped-zoos-7-327403",
   "title": "14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
   "published_at": "2026-07-04T16:16:34",
   "animal": "Rusty, a young red panda",
   "facility": "Smithsonian\u2019s National Zoo",
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   "animal_evidence": [
    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## Rusty the Red Panda\u2019s Washington DC Adventure",
    "In June 2013, a young red panda named Rusty captured America\u2019s attention when he vanished from his enclosure at the Smithsonian\u2019s National Zoo in Washington, DC."
   ],
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## Rusty the Red Panda\u2019s Washington DC Adventure",
    "In June 2013, a young red panda named Rusty captured America\u2019s attention when he vanished from his enclosure at the Smithsonian\u2019s National Zoo in Washington, DC."
   ],
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   "farthest_place_evidence": [
    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## Rusty the Red Panda\u2019s Washington DC Adventure",
    "Rusty was eventually spotted in the nearby Adams Morgan neighborhood after a Twitter user posted a photo of him walking along a residential street."
   ],
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   "outcome_evidence": [
    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## Rusty the Red Panda\u2019s Washington DC Adventure",
    "Fortunately, Rusty was safely recovered within hours and returned to the zoo unharmed, though his brief taste of freedom earned him national fame."
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   "url": "https://animalsaroundtheglobe.com/14-times-animals-escaped-zoos-7-327403",
   "title": "14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
   "published_at": "2026-07-04T16:16:34",
   "animal": "Zero, a highly venomous king cobra",
   "facility": "Taipei Zoo",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Taipei Zoo Cobra Crisis",
    "In 2017, the Taipei Zoo faced a crisis when a highly venomous king cobra named Zero escaped from its enclosure."
   ],
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Taipei Zoo Cobra Crisis",
    "In 2017, the Taipei Zoo faced a crisis when a highly venomous king cobra named Zero escaped from its enclosure."
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   "farthest_place_evidence": [
    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Taipei Zoo Cobra Crisis",
    "After an extensive search, zoo staff discovered that Zero had managed to slither through a small ventilation hole that was supposed to be too small for the snake to pass through."
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   "outcome_evidence": [
    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Taipei Zoo Cobra Crisis",
    "The zoo subsequently closed for three days while staff conducted a meticulous search, eventually locating Zero hiding in a crevice near the reptile house."
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   "url": "https://animalsaroundtheglobe.com/14-times-animals-escaped-zoos-7-327403",
   "title": "14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
   "published_at": "2026-07-04T16:16:34",
   "animal": "Inky the octopus",
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   "outcome": "remained at large",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## Inky the Octopus\u2019s Ocean Return",
    "In April 2016, Inky the octopus executed one of the most ingenious escapes in zoo history at the National Aquarium of New Zealand."
   ],
   "facility_evidence": [
    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## Inky the Octopus\u2019s Ocean Return",
    "In April 2016, Inky the octopus executed one of the most ingenious escapes in zoo history at the National Aquarium of New Zealand."
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   "farthest_place_evidence": [
    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## Inky the Octopus\u2019s Ocean Return",
    "Investigators determined that Inky had squeezed his flexible body\u2014which can fit through any opening larger than its beak\u2014through a small gap at the top of his tank, crossed the floor, and slipped down the 164-foot drainpipe to Hawke\u2019s Bay and ultimately to the Pacific Ocean."
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## Inky the Octopus\u2019s Ocean Return",
    "While Inky was never recaptured, his daring escape is considered a successful return to his natural habitat."
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   "url": "https://animalsaroundtheglobe.com/14-times-animals-escaped-zoos-7-327403",
   "title": "14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
   "published_at": "2026-07-04T16:16:34",
   "animal": "six Humboldt penguins",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Leipzig Zoo Penguin Escape",
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   ],
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Leipzig Zoo Penguin Escape",
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   "farthest_place_evidence": [
    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Leipzig Zoo Penguin Escape",
    "Zoo visitors spotted the penguins exploring the park grounds, seemingly enjoying their freedom while staying together."
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Leipzig Zoo Penguin Escape",
    "Zookeepers were able to calmly guide the curious birds back to their habitat without incident."
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   "url": "https://animalsaroundtheglobe.com/14-times-animals-escaped-zoos-7-327403",
   "title": "14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
   "published_at": "2026-07-04T16:16:34",
   "animal": "Cyril the sea lion",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## Evading Capture Cyril the Sea Lion",
    "In 2012, Cyril the sea lion made headlines after escaping from Blackpool Zoo in the United Kingdom and embarking on a three-hour adventure."
   ],
   "facility_evidence": [
    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## Evading Capture Cyril the Sea Lion",
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   "farthest_place_evidence": [
    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## Evading Capture Cyril the Sea Lion",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## Evading Capture Cyril the Sea Lion",
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   "url": "https://animalsaroundtheglobe.com/14-times-animals-escaped-zoos-7-327403",
   "title": "14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
   "published_at": "2026-07-04T16:16:34",
   "animal": "Koga, a 400-pound male western lowland gorilla",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Great Gorilla Escape at Buffalo Zoo",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Great Gorilla Escape at Buffalo Zoo",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Great Gorilla Escape at Buffalo Zoo",
    "The 24-year-old gorilla made his way into a zoo staff-only area, where he encountered a female zookeeper."
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Great Gorilla Escape at Buffalo Zoo",
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   "url": "https://animalsaroundtheglobe.com/14-times-animals-escaped-zoos-7-327403",
   "title": "14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
   "published_at": "2026-07-04T16:16:34",
   "animal": "Kumbuka, a 418-pound silverback gorilla",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The London Zoo Silverback Incident",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The London Zoo Silverback Incident",
    "In October 2016, visitors to London Zoo experienced terrifying moments when Kumbuka, a 418-pound silverback gorilla, escaped from his enclosure in the zoo\u2019s Gorilla Kingdom."
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   "farthest_place_evidence": [
    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The London Zoo Silverback Incident",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The London Zoo Silverback Incident",
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   "url": "https://animalsaroundtheglobe.com/14-times-animals-escaped-zoos-7-327403",
   "title": "14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
   "published_at": "2026-07-04T16:16:34",
   "animal": "Scooter, a 300-pound Syrian brown bear",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Honolulu Zoo\u2019s Fugitive Bear",
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   ],
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Honolulu Zoo\u2019s Fugitive Bear",
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   "farthest_place_evidence": [
    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Honolulu Zoo\u2019s Fugitive Bear",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Honolulu Zoo\u2019s Fugitive Bear",
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   "url": "https://animalsaroundtheglobe.com/14-times-animals-escaped-zoos-7-327403",
   "title": "14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
   "published_at": "2026-07-04T16:16:34",
   "animal": "two capybaras nicknamed Bonnie and Clyde",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Toronto Zoo Capybara Caper",
    "In May 2016, the Toronto Zoo became the site of one of the most prolonged and publicized escape sagas when two capybaras\u2014later nicknamed Bonnie and Clyde\u2014escaped during a transfer to a new enclosure."
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Toronto Zoo Capybara Caper",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Toronto Zoo Capybara Caper",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Toronto Zoo Capybara Caper",
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   "url": "https://animalsaroundtheglobe.com/14-times-animals-escaped-zoos-7-327403",
   "title": "14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
   "published_at": "2026-07-04T16:16:34",
   "animal": "Tatiana, a 243-pound Siberian tiger",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## Tatiana the Tiger\u2019s Tragic San Francisco Escape",
    "One of the most tragic zoo escapes occurred on Christmas Day 2007, when Tatiana, a Siberian tiger at the San Francisco Zoo, leaped from her enclosure and attacked three visitors, killing 17-year-old Carlos Sousa Jr. and injuring brothers Paul and Kulbir Dhaliwal."
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## Tatiana the Tiger\u2019s Tragic San Francisco Escape",
    "One of the most tragic zoo escapes occurred on Christmas Day 2007, when Tatiana, a Siberian tiger at the San Francisco Zoo, leaped from her enclosure and attacked three visitors, killing 17-year-old Carlos Sousa Jr. and injuring brothers Paul and Kulbir Dhaliwal."
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## Tatiana the Tiger\u2019s Tragic San Francisco Escape",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## Tatiana the Tiger\u2019s Tragic San Francisco Escape",
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   "url": "https://animalsaroundtheglobe.com/14-times-animals-escaped-zoos-7-327403",
   "title": "14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
   "published_at": "2026-07-04T16:16:34",
   "animal": "Tomistoma crocodile (false gharial), 1.7-meter",
   "facility": "Taipei Zoo",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Taipei Crocodile Hunt",
    "In 2019, the Taipei Zoo faced an unusual challenge when a critically endangered Tomistoma crocodile (false gharial) escaped from its enclosure during a severe typhoon."
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Taipei Crocodile Hunt",
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   "farthest_place_evidence": [
    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Taipei Crocodile Hunt",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Taipei Crocodile Hunt",
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   "url": "https://animalsaroundtheglobe.com/14-times-animals-escaped-zoos-7-327403",
   "title": "14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
   "published_at": "2026-07-04T16:16:34",
   "animal": "eight ring-tailed lemurs",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Wellington Zoo Lemur Breakout",
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   "facility_evidence": [
    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Wellington Zoo Lemur Breakout",
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   "farthest_place_evidence": [
    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Wellington Zoo Lemur Breakout",
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    "# 14 Times Animals Escaped Zoos",
    "## The Wellington Zoo Lemur Breakout",
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   "title": "Runaway Wolf 'Neukgu' Captured After 10 Days, Loses 3kg in Wild",
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   "url": "https://dw.com/en/german-zoos-escaped-animals-didnt-actually-escape-just-hiding/a-44046624",
   "title": "'Escaped' zoo animals actually just hiding",
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    "# 'Escaped' zoo animals actually just hiding",
    "The only animal to actually escape was the bear, which was able to leave after flooding broke down the fence around its enclosure.",
    "Officials later shot the bear after finding him on one of the zoo's public paths."
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    "# 'Escaped' zoo animals actually just hiding",
    "A local official near L\u00fcnebach in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate had reported earlier that two lions, two tigers, a bear and a jaguar had escaped Eifel Zoo following a severe thunderstorm and flooding in the early hours of Friday morning."
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   "url": "https://theduke.fm/2026/04/16/elusive-wolf-in-south-korea-captured-and-returned-to-zoo-after-nine-days-on-the-run",
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    "After a number of sightings following the escape of the 2-year-old male wolf, the animal, named Neukgu, was spotted near a highway interchange about 4 km (2.5 miles) from the zoo on Thursday, according to a zoo official."
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    "SEOUL, April 17 (Reuters) \u2013 A wolf that escaped from a zoo in the South Korean city of Daejeon was recaptured on Friday after nine days on the run, bringing to a close a \u200bsaga that gripped the public as the elusive animal evaded earlier \u200ccapture attempts.",
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   "title": "From Zoos to Freedom: 10 Of The Most Daring Animal Escapes Ever",
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    "## 1. The Monkeys of North Carolina",
    "Just recently (2024), a troop of **[rhesus macaques](https://apnews.com/article/monkeys-escape-alpha-genesis-south-carolina-640eb78119c66b88a418ccd1e361318e)** made headlines when they managed to escape a small wildlife facility in North Carolina."
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    "## 1. The Monkeys of North Carolina",
    "Just recently (2024), a troop of **[rhesus macaques](https://apnews.com/article/monkeys-escape-alpha-genesis-south-carolina-640eb78119c66b88a418ccd1e361318e)** made headlines when they managed to escape a small wildlife facility in North Carolina."
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    "## 1. The Monkeys of North Carolina",
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   "url": "https://thequeenzone.com/from-zoos-to-freedom-10-of-the-most-daring-animal-escapes-ever",
   "title": "From Zoos to Freedom: 10 Of The Most Daring Animal Escapes Ever",
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    "## 2. The Bulls of Massachusetts",
    "Massachusetts saw its own runaway incident in 2024, when **[eight bulls escaped from a rodeo in North Attleboro](https://apnews.com/article/rodeo-bulls-escape-massachusetts-talker-d6f74e0b3ed0dac1f7ccd15e7c1af065).**"
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    "## 2. The Bulls of Massachusetts",
    "Massachusetts saw its own runaway incident in 2024, when **[eight bulls escaped from a rodeo in North Attleboro](https://apnews.com/article/rodeo-bulls-escape-massachusetts-talker-d6f74e0b3ed0dac1f7ccd15e7c1af065).**"
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   "farthest_place_evidence": [
    "## 2. The Bulls of Massachusetts",
    "Massachusetts saw its own runaway incident in 2024, when **[eight bulls escaped from a rodeo in North Attleboro](https://apnews.com/article/rodeo-bulls-escape-massachusetts-talker-d6f74e0b3ed0dac1f7ccd15e7c1af065).**"
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    "## 2. The Bulls of Massachusetts",
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   "title": "From Zoos to Freedom: 10 Of The Most Daring Animal Escapes Ever",
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    "## 3. Leopard on the Loose in London",
    "London Zoo became the scene of a harrowing escape in 2017 when **[a snow leopard](https://apnews.com/general-news-2d07eead4eea491b93fd0ac9f1933311)** found a gap in his enclosure and slipped into the zoo grounds under cover of darkness."
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    "## 3. Leopard on the Loose in London",
    "London Zoo became the scene of a harrowing escape in 2017 when **[a snow leopard](https://apnews.com/general-news-2d07eead4eea491b93fd0ac9f1933311)** found a gap in his enclosure and slipped into the zoo grounds under cover of darkness."
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    "## 3. Leopard on the Loose in London",
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    "## 4. The Great Flamingo Escape of Kansas",
    "A lighter-hearted escape took place in 2005 at a Kansas zoo, **[when two flamingos](https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2022/03/30/fugitive-flamingo-spotted-texas/)** flew off during a severe storm that damaged part of their pen."
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    "## 4. The Great Flamingo Escape of Kansas",
    "A lighter-hearted escape took place in 2005 at a Kansas zoo, **[when two flamingos](https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2022/03/30/fugitive-flamingo-spotted-texas/)** flew off during a severe storm that damaged part of their pen."
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    "## 4. The Great Flamingo Escape of Kansas",
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    "## 5. Tiger Trouble in Tbilisi, Georgia",
    "The most alarming encounter occurred when **[a tiger found its way into a basement parking lot](https://www.cnn.com/2015/06/17/europe/georgia-tbilisi-zoo-floods-death/index.html)**, where it tragically attacked and killed a man who was trying to check the damage to his car."
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    "## 5. Tiger Trouble in Tbilisi, Georgia",
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    "## 5. Tiger Trouble in Tbilisi, Georgia",
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   "title": "From Zoos to Freedom: 10 Of The Most Daring Animal Escapes Ever",
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    "## 6. The Alligator of the Berlin River",
    "In the early 2000s, Berlin residents were shocked when an **[alligator](https://apnews.com/general-news-dbdf9a9a55354df5d277772277608d52)** was spotted cruising down the Spree River."
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    "## 6. The Alligator of the Berlin River",
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    "## 6. The Alligator of the Berlin River",
    "In the early 2000s, Berlin residents were shocked when an **[alligator](https://apnews.com/general-news-dbdf9a9a55354df5d277772277608d52)** was spotted cruising down the Spree River."
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    "## 6. The Alligator of the Berlin River",
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   "title": "From Zoos to Freedom: 10 Of The Most Daring Animal Escapes Ever",
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    "## 8. The Bear that Took a European Tour",
    "A unique **[bear named Bruno](https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-problem-bear-bruno-is-dead/a-2068219)** gained fame across Europe in 2006 after he escaped from an Italian wildlife park and wandered across Austria and Germany."
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    "## 8. The Bear that Took a European Tour",
    "A unique **[bear named Bruno](https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-problem-bear-bruno-is-dead/a-2068219)** gained fame across Europe in 2006 after he escaped from an Italian wildlife park and wandered across Austria and Germany."
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    "## 8. The Bear that Took a European Tour",
    "A unique **[bear named Bruno](https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-problem-bear-bruno-is-dead/a-2068219)** gained fame across Europe in 2006 after he escaped from an Italian wildlife park and wandered across Austria and Germany."
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    "## 8. The Bear that Took a European Tour",
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   "title": "From Zoos to Freedom: 10 Of The Most Daring Animal Escapes Ever",
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    "## 9. The Zebras of Maryland",
    "In a peculiar incident in Maryland, a trio of **[zebras](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/14/us/maryland-zebra-captured.html)** escaped from a private farm in 2021."
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    "## 9. The Zebras of Maryland",
    "In a peculiar incident in Maryland, a trio of **[zebras](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/14/us/maryland-zebra-captured.html)** escaped from a private farm in 2021."
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    "## 9. The Zebras of Maryland",
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   "title": "From Zoos to Freedom: 10 Of The Most Daring Animal Escapes Ever",
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    "## 10. The Orca That Outsmarted SeaWorld",
    "In the 1980s, an **[orca named Kandu](https://killerwhales.fandom.com/wiki/Kandu)**, residing in SeaWorld, managed a partial escape by breaching a containment barrier during a performance."
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    "## 10. The Orca That Outsmarted SeaWorld",
    "In the 1980s, an **[orca named Kandu](https://killerwhales.fandom.com/wiki/Kandu)**, residing in SeaWorld, managed a partial escape by breaching a containment barrier during a performance."
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    "# Tag Archives: happened",
    "# [The Great Zoo Escape: What Happened After History\u2019s Largest Zoo Breakout?](https://themondonews.com/science/the-great-zoo-escape-what-happened-after-historys-largest-zoo-breakout/?amp=1)"
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    "# Tag Archives: happened",
    "# [The Great Zoo Escape: What Happened After History\u2019s Largest Zoo Breakout?](https://themondonews.com/science/the-great-zoo-escape-what-happened-after-historys-largest-zoo-breakout/?amp=1)"
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    "# Tag Archives: happened",
    "# [The Great Zoo Escape: What Happened After History\u2019s Largest Zoo Breakout?](https://themondonews.com/science/the-great-zoo-escape-what-happened-after-historys-largest-zoo-breakout/?amp=1)"
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    "# Tag Archives: happened",
    "# [The Great Zoo Escape: What Happened After History\u2019s Largest Zoo Breakout?](https://themondonews.com/science/the-great-zoo-escape-what-happened-after-historys-largest-zoo-breakout/?amp=1)"
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    "# Tag Archives: happened",
    "# [The Great Zoo Escape: What Happened After History\u2019s Largest Zoo Breakout?](https://themondonews.com/science/the-great-zoo-escape-what-happened-after-historys-largest-zoo-breakout/?amp=1)"
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    "# Tag Archives: happened",
    "# [The Great Zoo Escape: What Happened After History\u2019s Largest Zoo Breakout?](https://themondonews.com/science/the-great-zoo-escape-what-happened-after-historys-largest-zoo-breakout/?amp=1)"
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    "# Tag Archives: happened",
    "# [The Great Zoo Escape: What Happened After History\u2019s Largest Zoo Breakout?](https://themondonews.com/science/the-great-zoo-escape-what-happened-after-historys-largest-zoo-breakout/?amp=1)"
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    "This flamingo flew the coop from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas in 2005, adeptly adjusting to life in the wild.",
    "It was last observed in 2023 off the Texas coast, over 800 miles from its original home.",
    "# Tag Archives: happened",
    "# [The Great Zoo Escape: What Happened After History\u2019s Largest Zoo Breakout?](https://themondonews.com/science/the-great-zoo-escape-what-happened-after-historys-largest-zoo-breakout/?amp=1)"
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    "## Misha and Lucy the bears",
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    "# 5 of the most ingenious animal escapes of 2025, so far",
    "## Misha and Lucy the bears",
    "The staff [evacuated](https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/england-bears-escape-enclosure-honey-asleep-mish-lucy-rcna214921) the park and called the police\u2014just to find that Misha and Lucy had only gotten as far as the kitchen, which had just received a delivery of fruits and vegetables."
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    "## Louie and Ophelia the river otters",
    "[He and fellow otter Ophelia escaped from New Zoo Adventure Park](https://www.yahoo.com/news/escaped-river-otter-takes-destiny-150000621.html) in northeastern Wisconsin in March and led the staff on an *otterly* wild chase with the help of some mischievous raccoons."
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    "## Louie and Ophelia the river otters",
    "[He and fellow otter Ophelia escaped from New Zoo Adventure Park](https://www.yahoo.com/news/escaped-river-otter-takes-destiny-150000621.html) in northeastern Wisconsin in March and led the staff on an *otterly* wild chase with the help of some mischievous raccoons."
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    "The Pok\u00e9mon-wannabe was finally [apprehended](https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16b5Ypdru7/) on June 25."
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    "# The beasts that bolted - Devon's most memorable animal escapes",
    "### **Flaviu the Lynx**"
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    "Gloria, a female chimp, crossed the moat. was shot.",
    "A few examples to start off;"
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   "title": "Animal Escapes. [ZSL Whipsnade Zoo]",
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    "A few examples to start off;"
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    "Chester. Nobby the Indian Elephant Bull- had to be shot.",
    "A few examples to start off;"
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   "title": "Animal Escapes. [ZSL Whipsnade Zoo]",
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    "Causeway Safari Ireland. 3 male chimps. Shot.",
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    "Causeway Safari Ireland. 3 male chimps. Shot.",
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   "title": "Animal Escapes. [ZSL Whipsnade Zoo]",
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   "title": "Animal Escapes. [ZSL Whipsnade Zoo]",
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    "Many years ago i think a polar bear got out of its enclosure at whipsnade, found in a paint store, all colours of the rainbow."
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    "Oh yes and when I was at Cotswold a couple of weeks ago there was a white-cheeked turaco flying around in a tree above the aviary. It seemed more interested in re-joining its companions inside that any thought of escape!"
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    "Juan, a male spectacled bear at Berlin Zoo, used a log as a raft to cross the moat around his enclosure, then tried to commandeer a bicycle before he has tranquilised. ![:D](styles/default/xenforo/clear.png)"
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   "title": "Animal Escapes. [ZSL Whipsnade Zoo]",
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    "A jaguar escaped at Dartmoor Zoo in October 2006, jumped on to the roof of the tiger enclosure and began fighting one of the animals. This was four days after the current owners had moved in. The zoo did not have a tranquiliser gun (!!!) and it was 17 hours (!!!) before a trained person arrived from West Midland Safari Park (wouldn't Paignton or Bristol have been closer???) to sedate it."
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    "A jaguar escaped at Dartmoor Zoo in October 2006, jumped on to the roof of the tiger enclosure and began fighting one of the animals. This was four days after the current owners had moved in. The zoo did not have a tranquiliser gun (!!!) and it was 17 hours (!!!) before a trained person arrived from West Midland Safari Park (wouldn't Paignton or Bristol have been closer???) to sedate it."
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    "A jaguar escaped at Dartmoor Zoo in October 2006, jumped on to the roof of the tiger enclosure and began fighting one of the animals. This was four days after the current owners had moved in. The zoo did not have a tranquiliser gun (!!!) and it was 17 hours (!!!) before a trained person arrived from West Midland Safari Park (wouldn't Paignton or Bristol have been closer???) to sedate it."
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    "A jaguar escaped at Dartmoor Zoo in October 2006, jumped on to the roof of the tiger enclosure and began fighting one of the animals. This was four days after the current owners had moved in. The zoo did not have a tranquiliser gun (!!!) and it was 17 hours (!!!) before a trained person arrived from West Midland Safari Park (wouldn't Paignton or Bristol have been closer???) to sedate it."
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   "title": "Animal Escapes. [ZSL Whipsnade Zoo]",
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   "title": "Animal Escapes. [ZSL Whipsnade Zoo]",
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    "On a more sad and serious note, Marwell had an escaped Amur leopard in 2003 which was tranquilised but unfortunately died.",
    "Yes, she somehow managed to squeeze through the space where the cage roof surrounded a large tree growing in the enclosure, and so climb the tree. Unfortunately after darting she fell badly and died as a result. They altered the roof design afterwards."
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    "On a more sad and serious note, Marwell had an escaped Amur leopard in 2003 which was tranquilised but unfortunately died."
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    "On a more sad and serious note, Marwell had an escaped Amur leopard in 2003 which was tranquilised but unfortunately died."
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    "Yes, she somehow managed to squeeze through the space where the cage roof surrounded a large tree growing in the enclosure, and so climb the tree. Unfortunately after darting she fell badly and died as a result. They altered the roof design afterwards."
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    "On a more sad and serious note, Marwell had an escaped Amur leopard in 2003 which was tranquilised but unfortunately died.",
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    "On a more sad and serious note, Marwell had an escaped Amur leopard in 2003 which was tranquilised but unfortunately died.",
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   "url": "https://zoochat.com/community/threads/animal-escapes.9778",
   "title": "Animal Escapes. [ZSL Whipsnade Zoo]",
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   "animal": "Two(or one?) Jaguar",
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    "Two(or one?) Jaguar escaped at a Zoo in France a few years back by digging their way out. It happened while the zoo was open and tragically I believe they killed at least one child. I know they are regarded as just about the most lethal 'escapee' as they will always attack."
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    "Two(or one?) Jaguar escaped at a Zoo in France a few years back by digging their way out. It happened while the zoo was open and tragically I believe they killed at least one child. I know they are regarded as just about the most lethal 'escapee' as they will always attack."
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    "Two(or one?) Jaguar escaped at a Zoo in France a few years back by digging their way out. It happened while the zoo was open and tragically I believe they killed at least one child. I know they are regarded as just about the most lethal 'escapee' as they will always attack."
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    "Two(or one?) Jaguar escaped at a Zoo in France a few years back by digging their way out. It happened while the zoo was open and tragically I believe they killed at least one child. I know they are regarded as just about the most lethal 'escapee' as they will always attack."
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   "url": "https://zoochat.com/community/threads/animal-escapes.9778",
   "title": "Animal Escapes. [ZSL Whipsnade Zoo]",
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   "animal": "Colobus Monkey",
   "facility": "Belfast",
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    "Belfast lost a Colobus Monkey for several days- he was driven away by others in the group. I think he was exported later on..."
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    "Belfast lost a Colobus Monkey for several days- he was driven away by others in the group. I think he was exported later on..."
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    "Belfast lost a Colobus Monkey for several days- he was driven away by others in the group. I think he was exported later on..."
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    "August 1975 a clouded leopard escaped from Howletts. They couldn't find any trace of it so assumed it would have soon died. However it was shot and killed by a farmer on 31 March 1976. It had survived in the wild for almost eight months, feeding on rabbits and lambs."
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   "url": "https://zoochat.com/community/threads/animal-escapes.9778",
   "title": "Animal Escapes. [ZSL Whipsnade Zoo]",
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    "Red-necked (Bennet's) wallaby: in the UK, from a private menagerie near Leek in Staffordshire, escaped in 1939 or 1940 (5 animals) and formed the population that survived until recently (or does still) in the Peak District National Park. A second colony that formed in Sussex was presumed to have originated from Leonardslee Park near Horsham."
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    "Red-necked (Bennet's) wallaby: in the UK, from a private menagerie near Leek in Staffordshire, escaped in 1939 or 1940 (5 animals) and formed the population that survived until recently (or does still) in the Peak District National Park. A second colony that formed in Sussex was presumed to have originated from Leonardslee Park near Horsham."
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   "title": "Animal Escapes. [ZSL Whipsnade Zoo]",
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    "Brush-tailed rock wallaby: in Hawaii, one pair escaped from a private menagerie in August 1916. The resulting population is still there today."
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   "url": "https://zoochat.com/community/threads/animal-escapes.9778",
   "title": "Animal Escapes. [ZSL Whipsnade Zoo]",
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   "url": "https://zoochat.com/community/threads/animal-escapes.9778",
   "title": "Animal Escapes. [ZSL Whipsnade Zoo]",
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    "Indian palm squirrels: in Australia, in about 1942 some escaped from Taronga Zoo and established a population in the surounding area. They are no longer found wild there, but do still live wild around Perth Zoo, where they were deliberately released in 1898, and from where the Taronga ones were obtained."
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    "Indian palm squirrels: in Australia, in about 1942 some escaped from Taronga Zoo and established a population in the surounding area. They are no longer found wild there, but do still live wild around Perth Zoo, where they were deliberately released in 1898, and from where the Taronga ones were obtained."
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   "title": "Animal Escapes. [ZSL Whipsnade Zoo]",
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   "url": "https://zoochat.com/community/threads/animal-escapes.9778",
   "title": "Animal Escapes. [ZSL Whipsnade Zoo]",
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   "animal": "African crested porcupine (a pair)",
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    "African crested porcupine: in the UK, a pair escaped from their cage in the botanic gardens at Alton Towers, Staffordshire, in 1972. This species was likewise only found in the wild in the UK for a few years before either being eliminated or dying out."
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   "url": "https://zoochat.com/community/threads/animal-escapes.9778",
   "title": "Animal Escapes. [ZSL Whipsnade Zoo]",
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   "animal": "female Great Indian Hornbill",
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   "title": "Elusive wolf in South Korea captured and returned to zoo after nine days on the run",
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    "After a number of sightings following the escape of the 2-year-old male wolf, \u200bthe animal, named Neukgu, was spotted near a highway interchange about 4 km (2.5 miles) from the zoo on Thursday, according to a zoo official."
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   "url": "https://jpost.com/omg/article-893364",
   "title": "Elusive wolf in South Korea captured and returned to zoo after nine days on the run",
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    "A wolf that went missing after escaping from its enclosure in O-world zoo, roams in the zoo premises in Daejeon, South Korea April 8, 2026 in this still image of surveillance footage video playing on a screen."
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    "A search team then successfully recaptured Neukgu at 12:44 a.m. local time on Friday using a tranquilizer gun operated by a veterinarian."
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   "url": "https://stage.bbc.com/news/articles/c1l993l1jz4o",
   "title": "From capybara to skunks - the South's strangest animal sightings",
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   "animal": "Samba, a nine-month-old capybara",
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    "# From capybara to skunks - the South's strangest animal sightings",
    "## The big breakouts",
    "[Samba](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy01743lddyo), a nine-month-old capybara, escaped from Marwell Zoo, near Winchester, in Hampshire, on 17 March."
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    "# From capybara to skunks - the South's strangest animal sightings",
    "## The big breakouts",
    "[Samba](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy01743lddyo), a nine-month-old capybara, escaped from Marwell Zoo, near Winchester, in Hampshire, on 17 March."
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    "# Tag Archives: zoo",
    "# [The Great Zoo Escape: What Happened After History\u2019s Largest Zoo Breakout?](https://themondonews.com/science/the-great-zoo-escape-what-happened-after-historys-largest-zoo-breakout/?amp=1)",
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    "# [The Great Zoo Escape: What Happened After History\u2019s Largest Zoo Breakout?](https://themondonews.com/science/the-great-zoo-escape-what-happened-after-historys-largest-zoo-breakout/?amp=1)",
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    "If you\u2019re Chesney the kangaroo, you scale an eight-foot (2 1/2 meter) fence and [go on the lam](https://apnews.com/video/new-york-owls-david-lei-national-national-3b6d33f4dc81452d95ebe8604faba90c) for three days, giving your keeper sleepless nights and sending residents of a small Wisconsin town on a search that would end happily on Saturday.",
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    "If you\u2019re Chesney the kangaroo, you scale an eight-foot (2 1/2 meter) fence and [go on the lam](https://apnews.com/video/new-york-owls-david-lei-national-national-3b6d33f4dc81452d95ebe8604faba90c) for three days, giving your keeper sleepless nights and sending residents of a small Wisconsin town on a search that would end happily on Saturday.",
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    "# Red panda escape: Endangered animal found after escaping from Belfast Zoo",
    "Power fault in electric fence allowed Amber the panda to escape",
    "An electricity failure has been blamed for the escape of an endangered [red panda](/news/uk/home-news/red-panda-missing-belfast-zoo-northern-ireland-escape-police-endangered-lost-a8749731.html) from Belfast Zoo."
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    "# Red panda escape: Endangered animal found after escaping from Belfast Zoo",
    "An electricity failure has been blamed for the escape of an endangered [red panda](/news/uk/home-news/red-panda-missing-belfast-zoo-northern-ireland-escape-police-endangered-lost-a8749731.html) from Belfast Zoo."
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    "# Red panda escape: Endangered animal found after escaping from Belfast Zoo",
    "The animal went missing on Sunday, sparking a search across the [Belfast](/topic/Belfast) surburb of Glengormley where the zoo is located."
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    "## CHUVA THE MACAW",
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    "## CHUVA THE MACAW",
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    "## CHUVA THE MACAW",
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    "## THE PENGUIN FUGITIVE",
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    "## THE PENGUIN FUGITIVE",
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    "## THE PENGUIN FUGITIVE",
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    "## FLAMINGO SPOTTED 8 YEARS AFTER ESCAPING ZOO",
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    "## FLAMINGO SPOTTED 8 YEARS AFTER ESCAPING ZOO",
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    "## FLAMINGO SPOTTED 8 YEARS AFTER ESCAPING ZOO",
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    "## BOAR AND FOX HELP KANGAROO ESCAPE",
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    "Goldie the Golden Eagle Image source: Ron Knight This much less unimaginatively named escapee was a national sensation in his own right when he escaped from his enclosure in London in 1965.",
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    "Flamingo 492 Image source: Bill Damon Another numbered bird, this one made his escape from a zoo in Kansas thanks to his ability to blend in with the crowd.",
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    "[0:00] his Escape today sparked a search and a frenzy on social media tonight Rusty the red panda is now back safely at the national zoo the zoo tweeted this picture of him this afternoon getting a checkup at the Veterinary Hospital Rusty has said to be doing well after his adventure to Adams Morgan news 4's Pat Collins is live at the zoo with more on how Rusty spent his day Wendy normally when we talk about the zoo and pandas we're talking about these guys not today the red pandas the story today Rusty the red panda Rusty the red panda on the run here now the tale of his exploits [Music]"
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    "[0:00] his Escape today sparked a search and a frenzy on social media tonight Rusty the red panda is now back safely at the national zoo the zoo tweeted this picture of him this afternoon getting a checkup at the Veterinary Hospital Rusty has said to be doing well after his adventure to Adams Morgan news 4's Pat Collins is live at the zoo with more on how Rusty spent his day Wendy normally when we talk about the zoo and pandas we're talking about these guys not today the red pandas the story today Rusty the red panda Rusty the red panda on the run here now the tale of his exploits [Music]",
    "[0:54] do last night in custody this afternoon found more than a mile away from his Zoo home found after a safari-like search in the city Rusty cornered in a tree behind a house on Biltmore Street in the Adams Morgan section of Washington here now from the people who were there for the collar no I was at the bottom of the tree in case he got away from everybody else and then what happened he started coming down the tree and we were able to catch him at the bottom of the tree we were able to walk up to him we sent the keepers with which he's most familiar so the keepers called his name he was familiar to them they calmed him down we able to approach him with the net capture him in a net transfer him to a crate and then we just took him to our Veterinary Hospital to make sure that he was okay I'm pretty honored that I could help in recovering him this is the woman who saved the day Ashley fouty seen here walking with her mom you see around noon today Ashley saw Rusty and Adams Morgan she took these pictures Rusty alongside a building Rusty going through a gate she tweeted it out the zoo finds out and all of a sudden Biltmore Street looked like Animal Kingdom people with all sorts of Nets deployed for this search and capture Mission we're coming back from lunch and saw an unusual looking animal come out of some bushes and kind of walk down the sidewalk and then he crossed the street here and it was at that point that we got a really good view of him and were able to recognize that he was a red panda they say Rusty's okay they believe his habitat is escape proof but they say they're gonna double double check it before they put him back in maybe this Panda needs a GPS live in northwest Pat Collins news 4."
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   "title": "From Flaviu the Lynx to Dottie the Skunk - Devon's most memorable animal escapes",
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    "# From Flaviu the Lynx to Dottie the Skunk - Devon's most memorable animal escapes",
    "A lynx that escaped from Dartmoor Zoo has been recaptured after more than three weeks on the run.",
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   "title": "From Flaviu the Lynx to Dottie the Skunk - Devon's most memorable animal escapes",
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    "The last time anyone saw the fugitive flamingo was that October. No one knew its fate: it may have escaped to a warmer climate. Or it may have frozen to death. Or that lucky fox might have enjoyed [one last flamingo meal](https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P3-2952865691/mystery-swirls-around-the-fate-of-hokkaido-s-fugitive).",
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    "Also, in their very early days, Colchester Zoo lost an Emu, which I believe was 'never seen again'.",
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    "Also, in their very early days, Colchester Zoo lost an Emu, which I believe was 'never seen again'.",
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    "Also, in their very early days, Colchester Zoo lost an Emu, which I believe was 'never seen again'.",
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    "One caused a car crash I believe, the other lived wild for some months before being recaptured.",
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    "I know of Nilgai antelope that escaped at two seperate parks in the South of England.",
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    "One caused a car crash I believe, the other lived wild for some months before being recaptured.",
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    "One that has always intrigued me is the escape of Nobby the [first UK breeding bull] Asian elephant from Chester Zoo in, I believe, 1976.",
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    "One that has always intrigued me is the escape of Nobby the [first UK breeding bull] Asian elephant from Chester Zoo in, I believe, 1976.",
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    "I understand he ended up being shot on a local housing estate.",
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    "I understand he ended up being shot on a local housing estate.",
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    "Since June actually when they escpaed from Olomouc.",
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   "title": "Missing lynx finally captured three weeks after escaping from Dartmoor zoo | London Evening Standard",
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    "Captured: Flaviu the Lynx has been returned to the zoo three weeks after escaping",
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    "# Red panda discovered in fig tree after it fled from Australia zoo",
    "## Ravi, a 7-year-old red panda, escaped from the zoo just days after its arrival",
    "Some animals just cannot be tamed \u2014 and that was the case for one young [red panda](https://www.foxnews.com/category/science/wild-nature) named Ravi.",
    "The 7-year-old red panda was brought to the [Adelaide Zoo in Australia](https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/australia) just last week in the hope that he would take a liking to a female red panda, Mishry."
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    "# Red panda discovered in fig tree after it fled from Australia zoo",
    "## Ravi, a 7-year-old red panda, escaped from the zoo just days after its arrival",
    "The 7-year-old red panda was brought to the [Adelaide Zoo in Australia](https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/australia) just last week in the hope that he would take a liking to a female red panda, Mishry."
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    "# Red panda discovered in fig tree after it fled from Australia zoo",
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   "url": "https://thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/04/17/elusive-wolf-in-south-korea-captured-and-returned-to-zoo-after-nine-days-on-the-run",
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    "# Elusive wolf in South Korea captured and returned to zoo after nine days on the run",
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   "title": "Antelope named Taylor Swift escapes Sacramento zoo enclosure",
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    "Another famous escape happened in Canada a decade ago.",
    "[Bonnie and Clyde](https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20260524/281500757904295) from the High Park Zoo in Toronto carefully timed their exit strategy and made a mad dash out shortly after a transfer to their new pen."
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   "title": "Eighth animal dies after jaguar escapes Audubon Zoo habitat",
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   "url": "https://pedestrian.tv/news/red-panda-adelaide-zoo-escape",
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    "Adelaide Zoo director Dr **Phil Ainsley** told the [ABC](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-14/red-panda-escapes-adelaide-zoo/101332020).\u201d"
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    "# Escapee Caught!",
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    "Returning to recapture two leopards, according to a statement from the Fuyang District Government, the first recaptured the park on April 21, the park, and the second through a May-government search.",
    "The final leopard is still large in size, involving officers, locals, drones, tracker dogs, powered parachutes, night-vision and heat detection equipment, and now has 100 chickens, AFP reported.",
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   "animal": "56 animals, including grizzly bears, black bears, wolves, tigers and lions (specifically 17 lions, 18 Bengal tigers, 3 leopards, 1 grizzly bear, 2 monkeys, 1 gray wolf, 1 black wolf/wolf)",
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    "On Wednesday, Mr Lutz said police believe they have now accounted for all 56 animals except one monkey.",
    "Forty-eight of the 56 animals were then shot dead on the sheriff's orders.",
    "Among those killed were 17 lions and 18 Bengal tigers.",
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   "title": "Red panda escapes from Fargo zoo, found grooming itself in nearby tree",
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    "\"Pink Floyd,\" also identified as flamingo No. 492 because of the numbered band around its leg, escaped from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita on a dark and stormy night in June 2005, the [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/oddities-environment-texas-environment-wildlife-9462e93be9cf24f9ad3435b102a2f545) previously reported."
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   "url": "https://bbc.com/news/newsbeat-40959970",
   "title": "This is what animals have done when they escaped from captivity",
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    "After a door was left unsecured during feeding time, he made his escape but only made it as far as a storage area, where he drank five litres of undiluted squash.",
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   "title": "This is what animals have done when they escaped from captivity",
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   "title": "This is what animals have done when they escaped from captivity",
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    "## Rusty the red panda went sightseeing in Washington",
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   "title": "This is what animals have done when they escaped from captivity",
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    "He would then return - and screw the bolts back together, so it took a while before his keepers caught him.",
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   "url": "https://theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/21/teenager-admits-stolen-lemur-california-santa-ana-zoo",
   "title": "Teenager admits to stealing geriatric lemur from a California zoo",
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    "# [ Missing red panda found safe after escaping Northern California zoo ](https://fftimes.com/news/world/missing-red-panda-found-safe-after-escaping-northern-california-zoo/)",
    "The Eureka Times Standard reports Sunday that the tiny creature named Masala was found safe and sound Saturday night and is back at the Sequoia Park Zoo.",
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    "# [ Missing red panda found safe after escaping Northern California zoo ](https://fftimes.com/news/world/missing-red-panda-found-safe-after-escaping-northern-california-zoo/)",
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    "# [ Missing red panda found safe after escaping Northern California zoo ](https://fftimes.com/news/world/missing-red-panda-found-safe-after-escaping-northern-california-zoo/)",
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    "# [ Missing red panda found safe after escaping Northern California zoo ](https://fftimes.com/news/world/missing-red-panda-found-safe-after-escaping-northern-california-zoo/)",
    "EUREKA, Calif. A red panda that went missing three days ago from a zoo on California\u2019s far north coast has been safely located and returned to her home in Eureka.",
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    "A bear that escaped its cage was shot dead and five big cats that got loose were rounded up at a zoo in western [Germany](/topic/Germany).",
    "Heavy flooding thought to have badly damaged cages and fences"
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    "A bear that escaped its cage was shot dead and five big cats that got loose were rounded up at a zoo in western [Germany](/topic/Germany).",
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    "A bear that escaped its cage was shot dead and five big cats that got loose were rounded up at a zoo in western [Germany](/topic/Germany).",
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   "title": "Runaway Wolf Neukgu Found Alive After 9 Days\u2014Search Ends in Relief",
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    "The wolf, named Neukgu, escaped from the O-World zoo in Daejeon on April 8 after burrowing under the fence of his enclosure, according to the [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-neukgu-escaped-wolf-zoo-daejeon-0be55231d825579bbb33c9d1ae3fca91)."
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    "The wolf, named Neukgu, escaped from the O-World zoo in Daejeon on April 8 after burrowing under the fence of his enclosure, according to the [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-neukgu-escaped-wolf-zoo-daejeon-0be55231d825579bbb33c9d1ae3fca91)."
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    "The remaining leopard has so far eluded the thousands of search personnel using tracker dogs and powered parachutes Residents in a Chinese city were warned to stay indoors as authorities released flocks of chickens as bait to track down a leopard that escaped from a safari park, state media reported Tuesday."
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    "[Three others have been shot dead.](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/14/three-chimpanzees-shot-dead-after-escape-from-swedish-zoo)",
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   "title": "Marwell Zoo: 'Challenging' search for missing capybara continues",
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   "title": "Marwell Zoo: 'Challenging' search for missing capybara continues",
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    "# 'Challenging' search for missing capybara continues",
    "Nine-month-old Samba [escaped from Marwell Zoo,](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgw21v3jmzo) near Winchester in Hampshire, on 17 March, prompting huge search efforts involving thermal drones and a specialist sniffer dog."
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   "title": "Rusty The Red Panda Got Out Via Tree-Bamboo Bridge",
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    "You may remember the frantic huntfollowed bytweets pleading for officials to come get him from an Adams Morgan neighborhood from last week ([if not, see the photos here](/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=263814))."
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   "url": "https://theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/10/frankie-missing-flamingo-spotted-brittany",
   "title": "Frankie the missing flamingo \u2018spotted\u2019 100 miles from Cornwall in Brittany",
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    "The four-month-old female flamingo [took flight on 2 November](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/03/young-flamingo-frankie-missing-after-escaping-from-wildlife-sanctuary-in-cornwall), despite having her feathers clipped, from the walled garden of the Cornish zoo.",
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    "The zookeepers of Paradise Park in Hayle, [Cornwall](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/cornwall) may never have expected to learn the French word for flamingo but the unlikely journey of Frankie the escapee has made this a linguistic necessity."
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   "url": "https://scotsman.com/news/escaped-gorilla-recaptured-at-london-zoo-1464987",
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   "url": "https://nypost.com/2026/03/30/us-news/denim-diaper-wearing-kangaroo-found-safe-and-sound-three-days-after-daring-escape-from-wisconsin-zoo",
   "title": "Denim diaper-wearing kangaroo found safe and sound three days after daring escape from Wisconsin zoo",
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    "Call off the search!",
    "The denim-diaper wearing kangaroo who pulled a [\u201cfull-on prison break\u201d](https://nypost.com/2026/03/26/us-news/kangaroo-sporting-trendy-denim-diaper-escapes-wisconsin-petting-zoo/) from a small-town Wisconsin zoo last week, was found safe and sound Saturday after three days on the lam."
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   "url": "https://dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13037037/runaway-macaque-netted-shot-dart-escaped-five-days-zoo.html",
   "title": "Under lock and (mon)key! Moment runaway macaque Kingussi Kong is finally netted after being shot with a dart - as animal who evaded capture for five days settles back in with his friends in the zoo",
   "published_at": "2024-02-02T11:47:37",
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    "The monkey, nicknamed Kingussie Kong by an infatuated public, led the authorities on a merry dance for nearly a week, but was finally captured yesterday after being enticed by a Yorkshire pudding that was left out by a local.",
    "Mountains rescue teams tracking the elusive primate, whose real name is Honshu, were called to Stephanie Banyan's home in the village of Kincraig, just a few miles away from the Highland Wildlife Park, where he escaped on Sunday."
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   "url": "https://theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/09/flaco-owl-central-park-zoo-new-york-bergdorfs",
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   "published_at": "2023-02-09T11:00:28",
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    "Instead, Flaco, as he is known, had escaped after a [suspected vandal](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/06/flaco-owl-escapes-new-york-central-park-zoo) used a tool to cut the stainless steel mesh of his enclosure at the Central Park Zoo, where the raptor has lived since 2010."
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    "Instead, Flaco, as he is known, had escaped after a [suspected vandal](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/06/flaco-owl-escapes-new-york-central-park-zoo) used a tool to cut the stainless steel mesh of his enclosure at the Central Park Zoo, where the raptor has lived since 2010."
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   "url": "https://huffpost.com/archive/au/entry/london-zoo-gorilla-escapes-enclosure-staff-are-managing-incident_a_21582139",
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    "[BuzzFeed News quoted a source](https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/a-gorilla-has-reportedly-escaped-at-london-zoo?utm_term=.axwVPpWMpw#.utLRAZP9ZL) who said the gorilla only escaped to the outer part of its enclosure and did not immediately threaten the public.",
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   "title": "Under lock and (mon)key! Moment runaway macaque Kingussi Kong is finally netted after being shot with a dart - as animal who evaded capture for five days settles back in with his friends in the zoo",
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    "NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 For two weeks, an owl that escaped from New York\u2019s Central Park Zoo has flown from treetop to treetop, eluding capture and amassing legions of fans worried about its ability to survive alone in the big city."
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    "NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 For two weeks, an owl that escaped from New York\u2019s Central Park Zoo has flown from treetop to treetop, eluding capture and amassing legions of fans worried about its ability to survive alone in the big city."
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   "title": "Flamingo escapes British zoo, flies over nearby farm",
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   "animal": "Chilean flamingo, one",
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    "Summary The bird, a Chilean flamingo, was safely recaptured about 20 minutes later.",
    "A flamingo escaped from a small zoo in Britain and was recaptured after spending some time flying over a nearby field.",
    "The bird, a Chilean flamingo, was safely recaptured about 20 minutes later and returned to the facility.",
    "\"Our flamingo was only out for a very short period of time and was caught calmly and safely, and returned to the enclosure,\" a spokeswoman for the zoo said."
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    "Daniel Wright, who works at Berwick Court Farm, near Alfriston, England, said he looked out the window of his office Wednesday and saw a van from the nearby Drusillas Animal Park in the parking lot.",
    "\"I looked out the window to see a member of staff from Drusillas in our car park in a branded Drusillas car,\" Wright told The Argus newspaper."
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    "The bird, a Chilean flamingo, was safely recaptured about 20 minutes later and returned to the facility.",
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   "title": "London Zoo Gorilla Recaptured After Escaping Enclosure, Prompting Lockdown",
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   "title": "Escaped monkey caught after stopping to eat at bird feeder in garden",
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    "Keith Gilchrist, the park\u2019s living collections operations manager, said: \u201cWe can confirm we have successfully caught the macaque that escaped from the park on Sunday, named Honshu.",
    "The monkey, which had been nicknamed Kingussie Kong, was around 300 metres (roughly 980ft) north of the entry to the park in the footage captured on Tuesday.",
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   "title": "Sweden Furuvik zoo: Anger over shooting of chimpanzees in zoo escape",
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    "A zoo in Sweden has been criticised for shooting dead three chimpanzees and injuring another after they escaped their enclosure.",
    "Another three chimpanzees have still not been secured back in their enclosure.",
    "For this reason, the zoo said it was forced to shoot the animals rather than sedate them using tranquiliser darts which can only be fired from close range.",
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   "title": "Red panda cub escapee from Belfast Zoo found",
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    "A rare red panda which escaped from Belfast Zoo has been found \"safe and well\".",
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    "Adelaide Zoo Director Phil Ainsley[ told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. ](https://www.abc.net.au/adelaide/programs/breakfast/red-panda/101332764)that zookeepers spent Sunday trying to entice Ravi down from the fig tree with some of his favorite foods, including bamboo and sweet corn, to no avail."
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    "# This flamingo escaped a Kansas zoo in 2005 and hasn't been back \u2014 it keeps going to Texas",
    "Thirteen years ago, a flamingo made its escape from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita \u2014 and it hasn't been back since."
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    "# This flamingo escaped a Kansas zoo in 2005 and hasn't been back \u2014 it keeps going to Texas",
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    "# Was the red panda recaptured after escaping from Newquay Zoo?",
    "Newquay Zoo said the animal was \"**swiftly recaptured** and returned to her home\u201d.",
    "## What animal escaped from Newquay Zoo?",
    "Sundara the red panda cub managed to escape from her enclosure at Newquay Zoo in Cornwall and sniff out the fruit wholesaler."
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    "# Was the red panda recaptured after escaping from Newquay Zoo?",
    "Newquay Zoo said the animal was \"**swiftly recaptured** and returned to her home\u201d.",
    "## What animal escaped from Newquay Zoo?",
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    "## What zoo did the red panda escape from?",
    "Officials for the zoo said a female red panda escaped from her enclosure at the Zoo's Panda Canyon Sunday by climbing into a tree next to her habitat."
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    "## What zoo did the red panda escape from?",
    "Professional napper. Master charmer. Now, a red panda at the San Diego zoo can add escape artist to its resume.",
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    "## Is Rusty the red panda still alive?",
    "Rusty, the red panda that became famous after he escaped from the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, has died at age 10 at a facility in Colorado."
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    "## Is Rusty the red panda still alive?",
    "Rusty, the red panda that became famous after he escaped from the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, has died at age 10 at a facility in Colorado."
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    "## Do zoo animals try to escape?",
    "Zoos across the country strive to keep the animals separated from their human visitors, but animals will sometimes find ways to breach their enclosures, as happened last fall in Cleveland when a Mexican gray wolf got loose."
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    "## Do zoo animals try to escape?",
    "Zoos across the country strive to keep the animals separated from their human visitors, but animals will sometimes find ways to breach their enclosures, as happened last fall in Cleveland when a Mexican gray wolf got loose."
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    "## Do zoo animals try to escape?",
    "Zoos across the country strive to keep the animals separated from their human visitors, but animals will sometimes find ways to breach their enclosures, as happened last fall in Cleveland when a Mexican gray wolf got loose."
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   "url": "https://todayinbc.com/news/tranquilizer-darts-used-to-recapture-wolves-in-aldergrove-escape-government-documents-7135814",
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    "Government documents about the August escape of wolves from a vandalized enclosure at Langley\u2019s Greater Vancouver Zoo show that there was a frantic early effort to corral the majority of the animals and get them safely contained.",
    "Emails and handwritten notes by members of the Conservation Officers Service and other B.C. officials indicate that the zoo initially reported that there were 15 total wolves, of which three were back in their enclosure shortly after keepers discovered the hole that had been cut in the fencing on the morning of Aug. 16."
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    "Government documents about the August escape of wolves from a vandalized enclosure at Langley\u2019s Greater Vancouver Zoo show that there was a frantic early effort to corral the majority of the animals and get them safely contained.",
    "One young wolf, Chia, was found dead outside the zoo grounds near 264th Street on Wednesday, Aug. 18.",
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   "url": "https://theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/08/the-tragedy-of-tbilisi-zoo-what-happened-next-georgian-capital",
   "title": "The tragedy of Tbilisi zoo \u2013 what happened next?",
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    "# The tragedy of Tbilisi zoo \u2013 what happened next?",
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    "# The tragedy of Tbilisi zoo \u2013 what happened next?",
    "The surreal sight of [a giant African hippo](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/18/tbilisi-hippo-flood-recovery) lumbering past brightly lit shops and snacking on roadside greenery before being tranquilised and gingerly ushered back inside the devastated zoo complex made front pages worldwide."
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    "# The tragedy of Tbilisi zoo \u2013 what happened next?",
    "The surreal sight of [a giant African hippo](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/18/tbilisi-hippo-flood-recovery) lumbering past brightly lit shops and snacking on roadside greenery before being tranquilised and gingerly ushered back inside the devastated zoo complex made front pages worldwide.",
    "These were almost biblical scenes of bears fighting to stay above the floodwaters, or mud-caked lions and tigers drowned or shot dead, although there was no ark to come to the rescue."
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   "url": "https://dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3329623/Missing-red-panda-safe-three-days-escaping-northern-California-zoo.html",
   "title": "Missing red panda found safe after escaping from Sequioa Park Zoo",
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    "# Missing red panda found safe three days after escaping from northern California zoo",
    "- **One-year-old Masala**** escaped from**** Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka on Thursday**",
    "A red panda that went missing three days ago after escaping from a zoo in northern [California](/news/california/index.html) has been found.",
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    "- **One-year-old Masala**** escaped from**** Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka on Thursday**",
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    "A red panda that went missing three days ago after escaping from a zoo in northern [California](/news/california/index.html) has been found.",
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    "# The Great Escape: Red Panda Breaks Out of San Diego Zoo Enclosure",
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    "# The Great Escape: Red Panda Breaks Out of San Diego Zoo Enclosure",
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    "# Pink Floyd, a flamingo on the lam from a Kansas zoo since 2005, is seen again in Texas",
    "Pink Floyd, also known as no. 492, fled from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kan., in 2005, [according to the New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/us/flamingo-escapes-zoo-texas.html?searchResultPosition=2).",
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    "A wolf that escaped from a South Korean zoo was recaptured on Friday, authorities said, after he caused a school closure, a huge nine-day search and a government gaffe over an AI-generated image.",
    "The young male canine, named Neukgu, dug himself out of his enclosure in the central city of Daejeon on April 8 and had been on the run ever since."
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    "# Escapee monkey moved to zoo to 'start afresh'",
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    "# Escapee monkey moved to zoo to 'start afresh'",
    "Honshu, a seven-year-old Japanese macaque, escaped from the Highland Wildlife Park, near Kincraig, last month."
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   "title": "This flamingo escaped a Kansas zoo in 2005 and hasn't been back \u2014 it keeps going to Texas",
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    "This flamingo escaped a Kansas zoo in 2005 and hasn't been back \u2014 it keeps going to Texas",
    "\"What's pink and white and likes to spend time in Texas?\" the post says.",
    "\"An escaped African flamingo from a Kansas zoo!\"",
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    "This flamingo escaped a Kansas zoo in 2005 and hasn't been back \u2014 it keeps going to Texas",
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    "# The 10 Most Surprising Zoo Jailbreaks in History",
    "## Monkey Escape"
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    "It's not clear if all monkeys came back, but most did so voluntarily and probably hungry.",
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    "# The 10 Most Surprising Zoo Jailbreaks in History",
    "## Monkey Escape"
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    "In November 2022, the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, was running a program in which guests could spend the night camping at the zoo.",
    "Things went okay, but one morning, a lion and four cubs escaped their enclosure.",
    "# The 10 Most Surprising Zoo Jailbreaks in History",
    "## Lion Sleepover"
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    "# The 10 Most Surprising Zoo Jailbreaks in History",
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    "Luckily, there was another fence separating them from the sleeping guests, but there was a bit of panic before everything went back to normal.",
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    "# The 10 Most Surprising Zoo Jailbreaks in History",
    "## The Hairy Houdini"
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    "# The 10 Most Surprising Zoo Jailbreaks in History",
    "## The Hairy Houdini"
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    "# The 10 Most Surprising Zoo Jailbreaks in History",
    "## Evelyn's Fame"
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    "# The 10 Most Surprising Zoo Jailbreaks in History",
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    "# The 10 Most Surprising Zoo Jailbreaks in History",
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    "In 2005, two flamingos escaped the Sedgewick County Zoo in Kansas while they were waiting to get their feathers clipped.",
    "# The 10 Most Surprising Zoo Jailbreaks in History",
    "## Flamingo Fugitives"
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    "# The 10 Most Surprising Zoo Jailbreaks in History",
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    "# The 10 Most Surprising Zoo Jailbreaks in History",
    "## Slippery Cyril"
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    "# The 10 Most Surprising Zoo Jailbreaks in History",
    "## Rusty's Adventure"
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    "# The 10 Most Surprising Zoo Jailbreaks in History",
    "## Missing Penguin"
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    "# The 10 Most Surprising Zoo Jailbreaks in History",
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   "title": "The 10 Most Surprising Zoo Jailbreaks in History",
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    "# The 10 Most Surprising Zoo Jailbreaks in History",
    "## Free Goldie"
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    "# The 10 Most Surprising Zoo Jailbreaks in History",
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    "# The 10 Most Surprising Zoo Jailbreaks in History",
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   "title": "15 Hilarious Times Animals Escaped Captivity Like Pros",
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    "## 1. The Great Orangutan Jailbreak",
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    "## 1. The Great Orangutan Jailbreak",
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    "## 2. Penguin\u2019s Ocean Adventure",
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    "## 3. Inky\u2019s Midnight Dash",
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    "## 3. Inky\u2019s Midnight Dash",
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    "## 4. The Baboon And His Barrel",
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    "## 5. Flamingo On The Run",
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    "## 7. Chimpanzee\u2019s Electric Knowledge",
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   "title": "15 Hilarious Times Animals Escaped Captivity Like Pros",
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    "## 8. The Sea Lion Street Tour",
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    "## 8. The Sea Lion Street Tour",
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    "## 8. The Sea Lion Street Tour",
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    "## 8. The Sea Lion Street Tour",
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   "title": "15 Hilarious Times Animals Escaped Captivity Like Pros",
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    "## 9. Squirrel Monkey\u2019s Shopping Spree",
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    "## 9. Squirrel Monkey\u2019s Shopping Spree",
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   "title": "15 Hilarious Times Animals Escaped Captivity Like Pros",
   "published_at": "2025-05-02T12:49:00",
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    "## 13. The Rhino\u2019s Rush Hour",
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    "## 13. The Rhino\u2019s Rush Hour",
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    "## 15. The Snake\u2019s Heating Vent Vacation",
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   "title": "20 missing, zoo animals still on the loose after deadly floods in Georgia's capital Tbilisi",
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    "Other animals such as lions, tigers and even a hippopotamus escaped and were either recaptured or shot dead by police."
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    "TBILISI (AFP) - Up to 20 people are still missing after devastating floods killed at least a dozen people in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, with escaped zoo animals - including two tigers - still on the loose on Monday.",
    "The torrents ravaged a zoo in the Georgian capital, with many animals including penguins drowning in the muddy waters."
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   "title": "London Zoo gorilla escape: Born Free wants 'urgent inquiry'",
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   "animal": "Kumbuka, a 29-stone male gorilla (western lowland silverback)",
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    "# London Zoo gorilla escape: Born Free wants 'urgent inquiry'",
    "An \"urgent inquiry\" is needed after a male gorilla escaped from his enclosure at London Zoo, say conservationists.",
    "The western lowland silverback's escape did not endanger the public but it \"could have ended very differently\", the Born Free Foundation warned.",
    "Armed police were called in as staff sought to recapture the 29-stone gorilla, called Kumbuka, which was eventually tranquilised and taken back into captivity."
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    "# London Zoo gorilla escape: Born Free wants 'urgent inquiry'",
    "An \"urgent inquiry\" is needed after a male gorilla escaped from his enclosure at London Zoo, say conservationists."
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    "# Papillon the bear: how the 'escape genius' sparked a national debate in Italy",
    "His code name is M49, AKA Papillon, and until his capture last month, he was Europe\u2019s most wanted wild animal, accused of having slaughtered dozens of cows and sheep in the mountains of northern Italy.",
    "Papillon, weighing 149kg (23st), is considered by the authorities to be an \u201cescape genius\u201d."
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    "# Papillon the bear: how the 'escape genius' sparked a national debate in Italy",
    "He was recaptured by Italian rangers on 7 September [having fled six weeks ](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/07/papillon-europes-most-wanted-bear-caught-after-42-days-on-the-run)earlier from his enclosure at the Casteller wildlife centre, south of the city of Trento."
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    "# Papillon the bear: how the 'escape genius' sparked a national debate in Italy",
    "He was recaptured by Italian rangers on 7 September [having fled six weeks ](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/07/papillon-europes-most-wanted-bear-caught-after-42-days-on-the-run)earlier from his enclosure at the Casteller wildlife centre, south of the city of Trento.",
    "An official source at the Casteller centre, where the animal is currently detained with two other bears, said Papillon now spends his days in a cage, and that in the first weeks of detention, veterinarians administered tranquillisers to calm him."
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   "title": "Red Panda Found After 3 Days Gallivanting Outside California Zoo, Extinction Feared - Inquisitr News",
   "published_at": "2015-11-24T02:04:00",
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    "On the lam for three days, the young female panda described as fluffy and raccoon-like and full-grown at a year and a half, was believed to have spent her time in the urban forest by the zoo.",
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    "She reportedly stopped in the middle of the street, put her hazard lights on, and found herself in a staring contest with Masala before calling 911.",
    "According to * Lost Coast Outpost* , at around 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, Eureka resident Loretta Hancock was driving toward Fresh Freeze for some old-fashioned good eats when a red furry object near a fire hydrant caught her eye.",
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    "After zoo manager Gretchen Ziegler arrived with her crew and found Masala up in a tree, it took another two hours to get the creature into an animal carrier.",
    "Barriers set up around the standoff area stopped it long enough for a thrown blanket to complete the capture.",
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    "Fast forward to the following year.",
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    "The thunderstorm disoriented the flamingos, No. 347 went north to Michigan \u2013 never to be seen again.",
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    "A flamingo was spotted in the wild in South Texas by Ben Shepard, an intern with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.",
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   "title": "London Zoo: Gorilla escaped from enclosure and prowled for 3 hours before being captured",
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    "Officials in Daejeon say Neukgu, a 2-year-old male, was found and sedated near an expressway early Friday, the [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn08p8nzejko) reports."
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    "The O-World zoo, criticized after the latest in a series of escapes, has been temporarily closed but Neukgu is expected to be a huge attraction when it reopens, reports the [AP](https://www.newser.com/article/0be55231d825579bbb33c9d1ae3fca91/south-koreans-breathe-sighs-of-relief-as-escaped-wolf-is-returned-to-zoo-safely.html)."
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   "title": "How do zoos prepare for dangerous animal escapes?",
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    "# How do zoos prepare for dangerous animal escapes?",
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    "The five lions \u2013 four cubs and an adult male \u2013 can be seen clawing at the fence before squeezing underneath it and proceeding to wander around outside their [Sydney](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/sydney) exhibit.",
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   "title": "The Great Escape: Red Panda Breaks Out of San Diego Zoo Enclosure",
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    "# The Great Escape: Red Panda Breaks Out of San Diego Zoo Enclosure",
    "Officials for the zoo said a female red panda escaped from her enclosure at the Zoo's Panda Canyon Sunday by climbing into a tree next to her habitat.",
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    "# The Great Escape: Red Panda Breaks Out of San Diego Zoo Enclosure",
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   "title": "This flamingo escaped a Kansas zoo in 2005 and hasn't been back \u2014 it keeps going to Texas",
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    "# This flamingo escaped a Kansas zoo in 2005 and hasn't been back \u2014 it keeps going to Texas",
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    "# This flamingo escaped a Kansas zoo in 2005 and hasn't been back \u2014 it keeps going to Texas",
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   "title": "Escaped wolf in South Korea recaptured, returned to zoo",
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   "title": "The London Zoo gorilla and six other more successful escapes including Ken Allen the Orangutan",
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    "**A gorilla which escaped from its enclosure at London Zoo on Thursday** [was recaptured after being tranquilised](https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/news/uk-england-london-37652212)**.**",
    "Kumbuka, who was moved from Paignton Zoo in 2013, managed to get out of his den and into a secure keeper area.",
    "# The London Zoo gorilla and six other more successful escapes including Ken Allen the Orangutan"
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    "**A gorilla which escaped from its enclosure at London Zoo on Thursday** [was recaptured after being tranquilised](https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/news/uk-england-london-37652212)**.**",
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    "**A gorilla which escaped from its enclosure at London Zoo on Thursday** [was recaptured after being tranquilised](https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/news/uk-england-london-37652212)**.**",
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    "## Sylvester the Lion"
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    "## Chuva the Macaw"
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    "## Flaviu the lynx"
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    "Flaviu was recaptured after [more than three weeks on the run](https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/news/uk-england-devon-36935424).",
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    "A little over one year after he was [freed from his cage](https://apnews.com/article/new-york-city-owls-4237450ea90e6de138b4946dfddf2245) at the zoo in a criminal act that has yet to be solved, Flaco appears to have collided with an Upper West Side building, the zoo said in a statement.",
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    "Italy\u2019s environment minister has waded into the debate over the future of the country\u2019s most famous bear, declaring that the animal \u2013 [recaptured this week for a third time](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/07/papillon-europes-most-wanted-bear-caught-after-42-days-on-the-run) \u2013 must be returned to the wild.",
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    "Adelaide Zoo Director Phil Ainsley[ told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. ](https://www.abc.net.au/adelaide/programs/breakfast/red-panda/101332764)that zookeepers spent Sunday trying to entice Ravi down from the fig tree with some of his favorite foods, including bamboo and sweet corn, to no avail."
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   "title": "This flamingo escaped a Kansas zoo in 2005 and hasn't been back \u2014 it keeps going to Texas",
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    "No. 492 had escaped with one other flamingo at about 9 p.m. that night, the Eagle reported.",
    "This flamingo escaped a Kansas zoo in 2005 and hasn't been back \u2014 it keeps going to Texas"
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    "The flamingo escaped from Wichita on June 27, 2005."
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   "title": "Escaped wolf Neukgu returned to South Korean zoo after nine-day search involving thermal imaging drones | Pew Patriots",
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    "A wolf who escaped a South Korean zoo nine days ago, captivating international attention, has been found and safely returned.",
    "Neukgu burrowed his way out of the O-World zoo and theme park in Daejeon, south of Seoul, on April 8.",
    "His search kept the country on edge as many worried for the 2-year-old wolf eight years after a puma named Bbo-rong was shot and killed hours after it escaped from the same zoo."
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    "A missing monkey which escaped its enclosure Highland Wildlife Park in Kincraig over the weekend has been found after a woman lured the Japanese macaque in with a Yorkshire pudding",
    "Stephanie spotted the animal - real name Honshu - and immediately called the capture hotline."
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   "title": "Fugitive flamingo seen on Texas coast 17 years after escaping Kansas zoo during storm",
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    "# Fugitive flamingo seen on Texas coast 17 years after escaping Kansas zoo during storm",
    "[Flamingo No. 492 broke free](https://www.kansas.com/news/state/article230880504.html) from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita alongside another African flamingo during an evening storm on June 27, 2005, the Wichita Eagle reported."
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    "# Fugitive flamingo seen on Texas coast 17 years after escaping Kansas zoo during storm",
    "[Flamingo No. 492 broke free](https://www.kansas.com/news/state/article230880504.html) from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita alongside another African flamingo during an evening storm on June 27, 2005, the Wichita Eagle reported."
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    "# Fugitive flamingo seen on Texas coast 17 years after escaping Kansas zoo during storm",
    "The fugitive flamingo that [escaped from a Kansas zoo](https://www.facebook.com/100064917120373/posts/352138506960051) nearly 17 years ago has (once again) been spotted on the Texas coast, parks and wildlife officials say.",
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   "title": "Isle of Wight: Final of four runaway raccoons returned to zoo",
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    "But their fears proved unfounded after it was [filmed swimming in Tokyo Bay](http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/may/17/tokyo-fugitive-penguin-filmed-bay-video), apparently content in its unfamiliar surroundings."
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    "# The Great Escape: Red Panda Breaks Out of San Diego Zoo Enclosure"
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   "title": "This flamingo escaped a Kansas zoo in 2005 and hasn't been back \u2014 it keeps going to Texas",
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    "After five days on the run, the Kingussie Kong\u2019s bid for freedom ended on Thursday after the monkey was tempted by a Yorkshire pudding left out by a local.",
    "The Japanese macaque escaped from his enclosure in Highlands Wildlife Park in Kingussie, near Aviemore in the Cairngorms, on Sunday morning.",
    "Drones with cutting-edge thermal imaging technology were deployed to scour the surrounding area, at one point following Honshu \u2014 his real name, since revealed by the park after his capture \u2014 for 45 minutes.",
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   "title": "German lion escape: Sad end in Leipzig zoo",
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   "url": "https://tribune.com.pk/story/2589047/monkeys-escape-from-zoo-during-feeding",
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   "title": "This flamingo escaped a Kansas zoo in 2005 and hasn't been back \u2014 it keeps going to Texas",
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   "title": "This flamingo escaped a Kansas zoo in 2005 and hasn't been back \u2014 it keeps going to Texas",
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   "url": "https://snopes.com/fact-check/zoo-animals-escape-floyd-protests",
   "title": "Did Zoo Animals Escape During George Floyd Protests?",
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    "Later, a similar rumor [circulated](https://twitter.com/actuallyhails/status/1267387668037611520) on social media about a hippopotamus that supposedly escaped from the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago:",
    "Fact Check",
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    "This photograph actually shows a hippo that escaped a traveling circus in Spain in 2016."
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    "Fact Check",
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    "Fact Check",
    "# Did Zoo Animals Escape During George Floyd Protests?",
    "*La Razon*. \"Un Hipop\u00f3tamo, De Paseo Por Palos de la Frontera Tras Escaparse Del Circo.\" 5 April 2016."
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    "Masala was found safe and sound on Saturday night and is now back at the Sequioa Park Zoo in Eureka, the [Eureka Times Standard](http://www.times-standard.com/general-news/20151122/safe-and-sound-masala-has-been-found) reported."
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    "- **The tiny creature was located around a half-mile from the zoo's entrance** ********",
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    "Flamingo No. 492 was captured on video shot on March 10 by an environmental activist near Port Lavaca, Texas, at Rhodes Point in Cox Bay.",
    "But earlier this month, one of two [flamingos that escaped from a Kansas zoo during a storm 17 years ago](/article/news/local/animals/flamingo-missing-since-2005-spotted-in-texas/285-567962697) was spotted on the coast of Texas, according to wildlife officials.",
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    "The bird and another flamingo [escaped from the Sedgwick County Zoo](/article/news/local/animals/flamingo-missing-since-2005-spotted-in-texas/285-567962697) in Wichita on a stormy night in June 2005."
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    "\"Kush\" went missing from Curraghs Wildlife Park [three weeks ago](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-50097428), after a tree fell across his enclosure.",
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    "\"Kush\" went missing from Curraghs Wildlife Park [three weeks ago](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-50097428), after a tree fell across his enclosure."
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    "## A Flamingo Escaped From A Zoo In Kansas, Then Turned Up Eight Years Later In Texas With Another Escaped Flamingo",
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    "## A Flamingo Escaped From A Zoo In Kansas, Then Turned Up Eight Years Later In Texas With Another Escaped Flamingo",
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    "## A Flamingo Escaped From A Zoo In Kansas, Then Turned Up Eight Years Later In Texas With Another Escaped Flamingo",
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    "## Japan's \"Penguin 337\" Pulls Off A Daring Aquarium Escape, Eludes The Coast Guard, And Lives The High Life In Tokyo Bay",
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    "## Scientists Gave Research Monkeys An \"Enrichment Tool,\" Which They Used To Escape And Run Around San Antonio",
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    "## Scientists Gave Research Monkeys An \"Enrichment Tool,\" Which They Used To Escape And Run Around San Antonio",
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    "# Point Defiance Zoo\u2019s history of escapes includes dapper penguin, snacky grizzly",
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    "**A gorilla which escaped from its enclosure at London Zoo on Thursday** [was recaptured after being tranquilised](/news/uk-england-london-37652212)**.**",
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    "[Lions](./Lion), [tigers](./Tiger), [bears](./Bear) and [wolves](./Wolf) were among the animals that escaped and were hunted by local law enforcement, including the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office and [Ohio State Highway Patrol](./Ohio_State_Highway_Patrol), out of fear for public safety.[[7]](./Zanesville_animal_escape#cite_note-:0-7)[[8]](./Zanesville_animal_escape#cite_note-8)"
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    "Muskingum County Animal Farm was a private [zoo](./Zoo) located in [Zanesville, Ohio](./Zanesville,_Ohio), United States owned by Terry Thompson, a 62-year-old [Vietnam War](./Vietnam_War) veteran, pilot, and exotic animal collector."
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    "## Other escapes from menageries",
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    "A flamingo nicknamed [Pink Floyd](https://loudwire.com/tags/pink-floyd/) that escaped from a Kansas zoo 17 years ago turned up in Texas this month, according to Houston's [KHOU 11 News](https://www.khou.com/article/life/animals/flamingo-492-escaped-kansas-zoo-2005-spotted-texas-2022/285-f3a826e8-de1d-4560-9d1f-6f5479d46a0f).",
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   "title": "What Really Happened With Animals That Escaped The Zoo",
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   "title": "What Really Happened With Animals That Escaped The Zoo",
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   "title": "What Really Happened With Animals That Escaped The Zoo",
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    "## Has there ever been an animal escape from a zoo?",
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    "## Has an animal ever escaped Omaha zoo?",
    "Around 3:40 p.m., the cheetah \u2014 a 5-year-old, 60-pound female named Gretchen \u2014 was found outside of her primary enclosure in the Scott African Grasslands, but remained behind the public barrier, according to a press release from the zoo."
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    "## Has an animal ever escaped Omaha zoo?",
    "Around 3:40 p.m., the cheetah \u2014 a 5-year-old, 60-pound female named Gretchen \u2014 was found outside of her primary enclosure in the Scott African Grasslands, but remained behind the public barrier, according to a press release from the zoo."
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    "## Has an animal ever escaped Omaha zoo?",
    "Around 3:40 p.m., the cheetah \u2014 a 5-year-old, 60-pound female named Gretchen \u2014 was found outside of her primary enclosure in the Scott African Grasslands, but remained behind the public barrier, according to a press release from the zoo."
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    "## Has an animal ever escaped Omaha zoo?",
    "Around 3:40 p.m., the cheetah \u2014 a 5-year-old, 60-pound female named Gretchen \u2014 was found outside of her primary enclosure in the Scott African Grasslands, but remained behind the public barrier, according to a press release from the zoo."
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    "## How many lions escaped the zoo?",
    "The five lions were spotted outside of their main enclosure on November 2, after there was an \"integrity issue\" with a containment fence. \ufeffThe escapees were identified as father Ato and cubs Khari, Luzuko, Malike and Zuri, who were kept at the Savannah enclosure."
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    "## How many lions escaped the zoo?",
    "The five lions were spotted outside of their main enclosure on November 2, after there was an \"integrity issue\" with a containment fence. \ufeffThe escapees were identified as father Ato and cubs Khari, Luzuko, Malike and Zuri, who were kept at the Savannah enclosure."
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    "## How did the gorilla escape the zoo?",
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    "## How did the gorilla escape the zoo?",
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    "## How did the gorilla escape the zoo?",
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    "A wolf who escaped a [South Korean zoo](https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/south-korea) nine days ago, captivating international attention, has been found and safely returned.",
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   "title": "Escaped monkey caught after stopping to eat at bird feeder in garden",
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    "## The Japanese macaque got out of its enclosure at Highland Wildlife Park on Sunday.",
    "A search was launched on Sunday after the [Japanese](/topic/japanese) macaque found a way out of its enclosure at Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie.",
    "Keith Gilchrist, the park\u2019s living collections operations manager, said: \u201cWe can confirm we have successfully caught the macaque that escaped from the park on Sunday, named Honshu.",
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    "# Escaped monkey caught after stopping to eat at bird feeder in garden",
    "A monkey which escaped from a wildlife park in the [Highlands](/topic/highlands) has been found in a garden on the fifth day of searches.",
    "The animal was found eating from a bird feeder in a garden on Thursday morning and shot with a tranquilliser dart.",
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    "# Escaped monkey caught after stopping to eat at bird feeder in garden",
    "![The missing monkey has been caught (BH Wildlife Consultancy/PA)](https://static.the-independent.com/2024/02/01/12/cfaa2692c4bf6879af34dfea5d84508fY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzA2ODc1MTI3-2.75204042.jpg)",
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    "But earlier this month, one of two [flamingos that escaped from a Kansas zoo during a storm 17 years ago](/article/news/local/animals/flamingo-missing-since-2005-spotted-in-texas/285-567962697) was spotted on the coast of Texas, according to wildlife officials.",
    "The Coastal Fisheries Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife confirmed Tuesday to The Associated Press that the [African flamingo](/article/news/local/animals/flamingo-missing-since-2005-spotted-in-texas/285-567962697) \u2014 known as No. 492 because of the number on its leg band \u2014 was captured on video shot on March 10 by an environmental activist near Port Lavaca, Texas, at Rhodes Point in Cox Bay.",
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    "The Coastal Fisheries division of Texas Parks and Wildlife confirmed Tuesday to The Associated Press that the African flamingo - known as No. 492 because of the number on its leg band - was captured on video shot March 10 by an environmental activist near Port Lavaca, Texas, at Rhodes Point in Cox Bay.",
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   "url": "https://pilotonline.com/2020/11/24/the-long-cold-case-of-sunny-the-escaped-red-panda",
   "title": "The long-cold case of Sunny the escaped red panda",
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   "title": "The long-cold case of Sunny the escaped red panda",
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    "A red panda from a Chinese zoo [lasted eight months ](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1999645/fugitive-red-panda-recovered-chinese-zoo-after-eight-months-run)on the outside before being nabbed in 2016."
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    "A red panda from a Chinese zoo [lasted eight months ](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1999645/fugitive-red-panda-recovered-chinese-zoo-after-eight-months-run)on the outside before being nabbed in 2016."
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   "title": "Hampshire zoo capybara escape mirrors incident 30 years ago",
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   "title": "Lynx on the loose after breaking out of Dartmoor zoo",
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    "# Lynx on the loose after breaking out of Dartmoor zoo",
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    "[A wolf called Parker escaped in 2005, and again in 2007](http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/lynx-is-first-animal-to-escape-dartmoor-zoo-a-wolf-was-on-the-loose-in-2007/story-29487726-detail/story.html)."
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    "[A wolf called Parker escaped in 2005, and again in 2007](http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/lynx-is-first-animal-to-escape-dartmoor-zoo-a-wolf-was-on-the-loose-in-2007/story-29487726-detail/story.html)."
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   "title": "The Great Escape: Red Panda Breaks Out of San Diego Zoo Enclosure",
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    "Bamboo connoisseur. Professional napper. Master charmer. Now, a red panda at the San Diego zoo can add escape artist to its resume.",
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   "title": "One Flamingo Who Escaped From A Kansas Zoo 15 Years Ago Is Found In Texas",
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    "Officials here in Texas have found a pink flamingo that escaped from a zoo in Kansas over 15 years ago.",
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    "During the course of the storm two of the 39 birds, decided to make a break for it and escape to freedom.",
    "After reviewing the video, officials were able to identify it\u2019s leg band which said No. 492.",
    "They were then able to confirm that this is one of the African pink flamingos who escaped from the *Sedgwick County Zoo* in Kansas.",
    "Since escaping the *Sedgwick County Zoo* over 15 years ago*,* this particular flamingo has also been seen in both Wisconsin, and Louisiana.",
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    "Unfortunately, the second bird who escaped hasn\u2019t been seen since he departed the zoo.",
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   "url": "https://bigcatrescue.org/conservation-news/big-cat-attacks-2011-2017",
   "title": "Big Cat Attacks 2011-2017",
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    "**Sep. 26, 2017 Schnecksville, PA:** Shishka, an 18-year-old bobcat, escaped at a beer fest at the Lehigh Valley Zoo, after working her way out of a hole in the cage.",
    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "**May 22, 2017 SA:** This one is not calculated into the totals above because we have never tracked escapes or big cats killed outside of the U.S. A male **tiger** named King Corbett was euthanized at by John Varty where a 3-year-old boy was killed by the cheetah in recently.",
    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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   "title": "Big Cat Attacks 2011-2017",
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    "**May 15, 2017 TX:** A **jaguar** escaped from its enclosure at the Abilene Zoo and attacked a spider monkey, which later was euthanized due to the extend of the wounds.",
    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
   ],
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "Police, with the help of circus trainers, were able to corral the tiger into a cage.",
    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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    "### **Yearly Maulings Killings and Escapes by Big Cats**"
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   "title": "'I caught escaped monkey with a Yorkshire pudding!' Woman reveals how she tempted on-the-run Kingussie Kong with leftovers in her garden before capturing the elusive Japanese macaque",
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    "Stephanie Banyan revealed how her leftovers ploy was too much for the animal who had escaped from Highland Wildlife Park on Sunday.",
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   "title": "Escaped capybara camera traps stolen, Marwell Zoo says",
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    "# Escaped capybara camera traps stolen, zoo says",
    "Nine-month-old Samba [escaped from Marwell Zoo,](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgw21v3jmzo) near Winchester in Hampshire, on 17 March, prompting huge search efforts involving thermal drones and a specialist sniffer dog."
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    "Nine-month-old Samba [escaped from Marwell Zoo,](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgw21v3jmzo) near Winchester in Hampshire, on 17 March, prompting huge search efforts involving thermal drones and a specialist sniffer dog."
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    "Nine-month-old Samba [escaped from Marwell Zoo,](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgw21v3jmzo) near Winchester in Hampshire, on 17 March, prompting huge search efforts involving thermal drones and a specialist sniffer dog.",
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   "title": "Red panda found outside grocers after escaping Newquay Zoo",
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    "Image of Sundara, the red panda which escaped from Newquay Zoo and was seen wandering the streets",
    "The animal ventured half-a-mile from Newquay [Zoo](/topic/zoo) and was spotted in a greengrocers\u2019 courtyard, where she was \u201cswiftly recaptured and returned to her home\u201d."
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    "Image of Sundara, the red panda which escaped from Newquay Zoo and was seen wandering the streets",
    "The animal ventured half-a-mile from Newquay [Zoo](/topic/zoo) and was spotted in a greengrocers\u2019 courtyard, where she was \u201cswiftly recaptured and returned to her home\u201d."
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    "The animal ventured half-a-mile from Newquay [Zoo](/topic/zoo) and was spotted in a greengrocers\u2019 courtyard, where she was \u201cswiftly recaptured and returned to her home\u201d."
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    "The bird started life in Tanzania and spent time in South Africa before being shipped to the U.S. and the [Sedgwick County Zoo](https://www.kansas.com/news/article1129542.html) in Wichita, as part of a group of 40 flamingos.",
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   "title": "Beaver wild releases in England follow Steve's Great Escapes",
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    "Among those to have remained on the run are [Woody and Twiggy](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czx87j1yj07o) who were released into the Mapperton Estate in West Dorset in 2022 but disappeared for good in January 2024, also through damaged fencing."
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    "Among those to have remained on the run are [Woody and Twiggy](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czx87j1yj07o) who were released into the Mapperton Estate in West Dorset in 2022 but disappeared for good in January 2024, also through damaged fencing."
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    "PORT LAVACA, Texas \u2014 The quiet life along the Coastal Bend can be heaven for those looking for peace and tranquility on the Gulf.",
    "But earlier this month, one of two flamingos that escaped from a Kansas zoo during a storm 17 years ago was spotted on the coast of Texas, according to wildlife officials.",
    "The Coastal Fisheries Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife confirmed Tuesday to The Associated Press that the African flamingo \u2014 known as No. 492 because of the number on its leg band \u2014 was captured on video shot on March 10 by an environmental activist near Port Lavaca, Texas, at Rhodes Point in Cox Bay.",
    "The bird and another flamingo escaped from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita on a stormy night in June 2005.",
    "The bird was formerly known as \"Pink Floyd.\""
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    "PORT LAVACA, Texas \u2014 The quiet life along the Coastal Bend can be heaven for those looking for peace and tranquility on the Gulf.",
    "The bird and another flamingo escaped from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita on a stormy night in June 2005."
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    "PORT LAVACA, Texas \u2014 The quiet life along the Coastal Bend can be heaven for those looking for peace and tranquility on the Gulf.",
    "While the other flamingo was never seen again, No. 492 has been spotted several times in Wisconsin, Louisiana and Texas, sometimes with other wild flamingos."
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    "PORT LAVACA, Texas \u2014 The quiet life along the Coastal Bend can be heaven for those looking for peace and tranquility on the Gulf.",
    "Zoo officials have never made plans to recapture No. 492, despite the sightings, saying there is no easy way to do so without disturbing other wildlife.",
    "In other words, Floyd will live the rest of his life as a free bird."
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   "url": "https://newsweek.com/circus-tigers-fatally-maul-handler-after-escaping-enclosure-1594533",
   "title": "Circus Tigers Fatally Maul Handler After Escaping Enclosure",
   "published_at": "2021-05-25T14:19:59",
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    "Police in central [China](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/china) shot dead two [circus](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/circus) tigers who had escaped their enclosure and fatally mauled a handler on Tuesday, in what was the country's second such incident in just three days.",
    "The big cats, believed to be mature Siberian tigers, escaped into a tourist park in Xichuan County, in Nanyang in Henan province, according to a statement released by the local forestry office."
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    "Police in central [China](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/china) shot dead two [circus](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/circus) tigers who had escaped their enclosure and fatally mauled a handler on Tuesday, in what was the country's second such incident in just three days."
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    "Police in central [China](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/china) shot dead two [circus](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/circus) tigers who had escaped their enclosure and fatally mauled a handler on Tuesday, in what was the country's second such incident in just three days.",
    "The forestry office said the escaped tigers failed to be recaptured following \"multiple attempts.\"",
    "Armed police were authorized to shoot dead the tigers, which were killed at 2:20 p.m. and 3:12 p.m. respectively."
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   "url": "https://thedailybeast.com/rusty-the-panda-the-egyptian-cobra-and-more-escaped-zoo-animals",
   "title": "Animals on the Loose",
   "published_at": "2012-07-13T11:50:20",
   "animal": "Rusty, 11-month-old red panda",
   "facility": "Smithsonian National Zoo",
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    "Rusty the red panda was found Monday afternoon about 20 hours after disappearing from the National Zoo.",
    "[Rusty](/content/dailybeast/cheats/2013/06/24/red-panda-missing-from-national-zoo.html) must have been channeling his inner cat when he climbed 20-30 feet up into a tree in Adams Morgan, a residential neighborhood northwest of the Washington, D.C., Smithsonian National Zoo\u2014and then escaped from the zoo.",
    "The 11-month-old red panda was reported missing by the zoo around 8 a.m. on Monday, June 24, having last been seen by a zookeeper during evening feedings.",
    "# Rusty the Panda, the Egyptian Cobra & More Escaped Zoo Animals"
   ],
   "facility_evidence": [
    "[Rusty](/content/dailybeast/cheats/2013/06/24/red-panda-missing-from-national-zoo.html) must have been channeling his inner cat when he climbed 20-30 feet up into a tree in Adams Morgan, a residential neighborhood northwest of the Washington, D.C., Smithsonian National Zoo\u2014and then escaped from the zoo.",
    "# Rusty the Panda, the Egyptian Cobra & More Escaped Zoo Animals"
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    "Rusty the red panda was found Monday afternoon about 20 hours after disappearing from the National Zoo.",
    "They were in for a shock when a [passerby spotted Rusty near 20th and Biltmore streets](http://www.buzzfeed.com/ellievhall/red-panda-missing-from-the-national-zoo--as) in, beyond the zoo\u2019s gates, ending Rusty\u2019s time out on the town.",
    "# Rusty the Panda, the Egyptian Cobra & More Escaped Zoo Animals"
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   "url": "https://thedailybeast.com/rusty-the-panda-the-egyptian-cobra-and-more-escaped-zoo-animals",
   "title": "Animals on the Loose",
   "published_at": "2012-07-13T11:50:20",
   "animal": "three marsupials (Jack, Mick, and Skippy)",
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    "Their summer 2012 escape wasn't hindered by the two fences surrounding their enclosure in Rheinb\u00f6llen Wildlife Park: a wild boar destroyed one and a fox dug a hole under the other, and the three marsupials made a jump for it.",
    "But they didn't get too far: [Jack, Mick, and Skippy](http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/kangaroos-escape-from-german-zoo-with-help-from-wild-animals-a-849977.html) were caught only nine miles from home.",
    "# Rusty the Panda, the Egyptian Cobra & More Escaped Zoo Animals"
   ],
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    "Their summer 2012 escape wasn't hindered by the two fences surrounding their enclosure in Rheinb\u00f6llen Wildlife Park: a wild boar destroyed one and a fox dug a hole under the other, and the three marsupials made a jump for it.",
    "# Rusty the Panda, the Egyptian Cobra & More Escaped Zoo Animals"
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   "farthest_place_evidence": [
    "But they didn't get too far: [Jack, Mick, and Skippy](http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/kangaroos-escape-from-german-zoo-with-help-from-wild-animals-a-849977.html) were caught only nine miles from home.",
    "# Rusty the Panda, the Egyptian Cobra & More Escaped Zoo Animals"
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   "outcome_evidence": [
    "But they didn't get too far: [Jack, Mick, and Skippy](http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/kangaroos-escape-from-german-zoo-with-help-from-wild-animals-a-849977.html) were caught only nine miles from home.",
    "# Rusty the Panda, the Egyptian Cobra & More Escaped Zoo Animals"
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   "url": "https://thedailybeast.com/rusty-the-panda-the-egyptian-cobra-and-more-escaped-zoo-animals",
   "title": "Animals on the Loose",
   "published_at": "2012-07-13T11:50:20",
   "animal": "deadly Egyptian cobra, 20-inch-long snake",
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    "One venomous bite from the 20-inch-long snake, which weighs less than three ounces, can kill a full-grown elephant in less than three hours.",
    "# Rusty the Panda, the Egyptian Cobra & More Escaped Zoo Animals"
   ],
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    "# Rusty the Panda, the Egyptian Cobra & More Escaped Zoo Animals"
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   "url": "https://thedailybeast.com/rusty-the-panda-the-egyptian-cobra-and-more-escaped-zoo-animals",
   "title": "Animals on the Loose",
   "published_at": "2012-07-13T11:50:20",
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    "Whoa, Nellie! In a scene straight out of [*Jumanji*](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLyXEQPuLJo), back on Nov. 28, 1908, a circus elephant named Nellie was rehearsing the bass drum at the Hippodrome Theater but, after getting in a squabble with a clown's pig, stormed out of the theater and onto New York City streets, taking 43rd Street to Fifth Avenue.",
    "# Rusty the Panda, the Egyptian Cobra & More Escaped Zoo Animals"
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    "Whoa, Nellie! In a scene straight out of [*Jumanji*](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLyXEQPuLJo), back on Nov. 28, 1908, a circus elephant named Nellie was rehearsing the bass drum at the Hippodrome Theater but, after getting in a squabble with a clown's pig, stormed out of the theater and onto New York City streets, taking 43rd Street to Fifth Avenue.",
    "# Rusty the Panda, the Egyptian Cobra & More Escaped Zoo Animals"
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    "The escaped elephant went about a mile, wandering through several backyards and even stepping through the front door of a five-story brick tenement, before being captured at 34th Street and Third Avenue when she fell for a trap involving a loaf of bread.",
    "# Rusty the Panda, the Egyptian Cobra & More Escaped Zoo Animals"
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    "# Rusty the Panda, the Egyptian Cobra & More Escaped Zoo Animals"
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   "url": "https://thedailybeast.com/rusty-the-panda-the-egyptian-cobra-and-more-escaped-zoo-animals",
   "title": "Animals on the Loose",
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    "According to the aforementioned newspaper story, \"The alleged leader was unanimously selected as having been an agile creature called Capone, who might have been suspected because of his name, but apparently was not.\"",
    "# Rusty the Panda, the Egyptian Cobra & More Escaped Zoo Animals"
   ],
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    "Back in October 1935, \"The chattery Rhesus monkey colony at Frank Buck's jungle camp on the Sunrise Highway between Massapequa and Amityville, Long Island, near New York; gave no warning recently that it was aquiver with impending revolution,\" [wrote a special correspondent of *The New York Time*s](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP19351029.2.34).",
    "# Rusty the Panda, the Egyptian Cobra & More Escaped Zoo Animals"
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    "The Egyptian cobra isn't the first reptile to wreak havoc on the Reptile House at the Bronx Zoo.",
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    "And this week it escaped its new home [after flash floods ](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/17/georgia-zoo-official-escaped-lion-has-killed-man)obliterated the Georgian capital\u2019s zoo."
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    "And this week it escaped its new home [after flash floods ](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/17/georgia-zoo-official-escaped-lion-has-killed-man)obliterated the Georgian capital\u2019s zoo."
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   "url": "https://timesofmalta.com/article/french-zoo-finds-runaway-red-panda.752311",
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    "# French zoo finds runaway red panda",
    "A zoo in central France said it found a runaway red panda on Saturday, a week after it escaped by scaling branches broken by snowfall.",
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    "The zoological park in Saint-Martin-la-Plaine said a man discovered the endangered furry mammal in his garden."
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    "A zoo in central France said it found a runaway red panda on Saturday, a week after it escaped by scaling branches broken by snowfall.",
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   "url": "https://abc7news.com/flamingo-spotted-on-texas-cost-no-492-port-lavaca-escape-from-kansas-zoo/11692223",
   "title": "Flamingo that escaped Kansas zoo in 2005 spotted on Texas coast",
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    "# Flamingo that escaped Kansas zoo in 2005 spotted on Texas coast",
    "PORT LAVACA, Texas -- One of two flamingos that escaped from a Kansas zoo during a storm 17 years ago has been spotted on the Texas coast, wildlife officials said.",
    "The Coastal Fisheries division of Texas Parks and Wildlife confirmed Tuesday to The Associated Press that the African flamingo - known as No. 492 because of the number on its leg band - was captured on video shot March 10 by an environmental activist near Port Lavaca, Texas, at Rhodes Point in Cox Bay.",
    "According to a social media post, the escapee flamingo is also called \"Pink Floyd.\"",
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   "url": "https://infonews.ca/news/435869/3-escaped-chimpanzees-recaptured-in-sweden-4-shot-dead",
   "title": "3 escaped chimpanzees recaptured in Sweden; 4 shot dead | iNFOnews.ca",
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    "# 3 escaped chimpanzees recaptured in Sweden; 4 shot dead",
    "STOCKHOLM (AP) \u2014 Officials at a Swedish zoo managed to get three chimpanzees who had broken out of their enclosure back into a secure space, but four others were shot dead."
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   "title": "3 escaped chimpanzees recaptured in Sweden; 4 shot dead | iNFOnews.ca",
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   "url": "https://thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/escaped-monkey-captured-missing-scotland-highland-wildlife-park-2l77smmtr",
   "title": "Escaped monkey captured eating from garden bird feeder",
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    "After five days on the run, the Kingussie Kong\u2019s bid for freedom ended on Thursday after the monkey was tempted by a Yorkshire pudding left out by a local.",
    "The Japanese macaque escaped from his enclosure in Highlands Wildlife Park in Kingussie, near Aviemore in the Cairngorms, on Sunday morning.",
    "at one point following Honshu \u2014 his real name, since revealed by the park after his capture \u2014 for 45 minutes.",
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    "Bunyan, who lives in the nearby village of Insh, described her reaction to seeing the primate as a \u201cbit of shock, bit of a surprise\u201d.",
    "The animal was first spotted two miles away from the park, trying to break into a bird feeder in a garden in the village of Kincraig.",
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   "url": "https://thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/escaped-monkey-captured-missing-scotland-highland-wildlife-park-2l77smmtr",
   "title": "Escaped monkey captured eating from garden bird feeder",
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    "SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The big cat exhibit at the San Francisco Zoo was cordoned off as a crime scene Wednesday as investigators tried to determine whether a 300-pound Siberian tiger that killed a visitor escaped from its high-walled pen on its own or got help from someone, inadvertent or otherwise."
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    "NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 An owl who [escaped from the Central Park Zoo](https://apnews.com/article/new-york-city-owls-4237450ea90e6de138b4946dfddf2245) after someone damaged his cage has become New York City\u2019s latest avian celebrity, attracting gawkers as he surveys the park from one tall tree or another but stoking fears that he can\u2019t hunt and will starve."
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    "Flaco flew from the zoo to the nearby shopping hub of Fifth Avenue, where police officers [tried to catch him and failed.](https://nypost.com/2023/02/03/hoo-dini-owl-on-the-loose-after-vandalism-at-central-park-zoo-enclosure-cops/)",
    "He returned to Central Park the next morning and since then has been [spotted at various locations](https://twitter.com/JaneKratochvil/status/1623180550629478402) in the southeast section of the park.",
    "Flaco has spent part of his time [on the grounds of the zoo he fled,](https://twitter.com/home) but he has not returned to captivity on his own.",
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    "The bird started life in Tanzania and spent time in South Africa before being shipped to the U.S. and the [Sedgwick County Zoo](https://www.kansas.com/news/article1129542.html) in Wichita, as part of a group of 40 flamingos."
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    "# After 5 Days on the Loose, Escaped Zoo Wolf Is Finally Spotted \u2014 But the Search Is Still Ongoing"
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   "title": "Fugitive flamingo seen on Texas coast 17 years after escaping Kansas zoo during storm",
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    "A flamingo nicknamed [Pink Floyd](https://loudwire.com/tags/pink-floyd/) that escaped from a Kansas zoo 17 years ago turned up in Texas this month, according to Houston's [KHOU 11 News](https://www.khou.com/article/life/animals/flamingo-492-escaped-kansas-zoo-2005-spotted-texas-2022/285-f3a826e8-de1d-4560-9d1f-6f5479d46a0f)."
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   "title": "Telford capybara 'startled by mower near open gate' now OK",
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    "Cinnamon, the capybara missing for a week in the wilds, is \"absolutely fine, other than a little bit tired,\" her keepers have confirmed.",
    "# Escaped Cinnamon 'fled after being startled by mower'"
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    "The giant rodent escaped from her enclosure at Hoo Zoo & Dinosaur World on Friday 13 September into nearby woodland in Telford, before being found in a pond.",
    "# Escaped Cinnamon 'fled after being startled by mower'"
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    "People worked for about an hour on Friday, during which time the team \"slowly herded her into a spot where we could put the cage that we had and [we] just sort of coaxed her in\".",
    "# Escaped Cinnamon 'fled after being startled by mower'"
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   "url": "https://theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/feb/10/chimps-use-branch-as-ladder-to-escape-belfast-zoo-enclosure",
   "title": "Chimps use branch as ladder to escape Belfast zoo enclosure",
   "published_at": "2019-02-10T11:46:39",
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    "# Chimps use branch as ladder to escape Belfast zoo enclosure",
    "Chimpanzees have used a branch to escape from their enclosure at [Belfast](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/belfast) zoo in the second breach by animals in recent weeks.",
    "A spokesperson for Belfast city council, which runs the zoo, said one chimpanzee left its enclosure for a short time."
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    "# Chimps use branch as ladder to escape Belfast zoo enclosure",
    "Chimpanzees have used a branch to escape from their enclosure at [Belfast](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/belfast) zoo in the second breach by animals in recent weeks."
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    "# Chimps use branch as ladder to escape Belfast zoo enclosure",
    "A spokesperson for Belfast city council, which runs the zoo, said one chimpanzee left its enclosure for a short time.",
    "\u201cZookeepers were present as the chimpanzee quickly returned from an adjacent wall to the rest of the group inside the enclosure,\u201d it said."
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   "url": "https://theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/feb/10/chimps-use-branch-as-ladder-to-escape-belfast-zoo-enclosure",
   "title": "Chimps use branch as ladder to escape Belfast zoo enclosure",
   "published_at": "2019-02-10T11:46:39",
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    "Breakout is second in recent weeks after runaway red panda found in a nearby garden",
    "It comes after a red panda cub called Amber was found in a garden less than a mile from the zoo [after it escaped from its enclosure](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/28/red-panda-goes-missing-from-belfast-zoo) last month."
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    "Breakout is second in recent weeks after runaway red panda found in a nearby garden",
    "It comes after a red panda cub called Amber was found in a garden less than a mile from the zoo [after it escaped from its enclosure](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/28/red-panda-goes-missing-from-belfast-zoo) last month."
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    "Breakout is second in recent weeks after runaway red panda found in a nearby garden",
    "It comes after a red panda cub called Amber was found in a garden less than a mile from the zoo [after it escaped from its enclosure](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/28/red-panda-goes-missing-from-belfast-zoo) last month."
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    "Breakout is second in recent weeks after runaway red panda found in a nearby garden",
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   "url": "https://bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-47026062.amp",
   "title": "Red panda cub escapee from Belfast Zoo found",
   "published_at": "2019-01-28T07:12:54",
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    "\"We are pleased to report that Amber has been safely returned to Belfast Zoo after a short time exploring the local area,\" said the zoo's manager, Alyn Cairns."
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   "title": "Flamingo that escaped Kansas zoo in 2005 spotted on Texas coast",
   "published_at": "2022-03-30T14:30:00",
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    "Flamingo that escaped Kansas zoo in 2005 spotted on Texas coast",
    "PORT LAVACA, Texas -- One of two flamingos that escaped from a Kansas zoo during a storm 17 years ago has been spotted on the Texas coast, wildlife officials said.",
    "The Coastal Fisheries division of Texas Parks and Wildlife confirmed Tuesday to The Associated Press that the African flamingo - known as No. 492 because of the number on its leg band - was captured on video shot March 10 by an environmental activist near Port Lavaca, Texas, at Rhodes Point in Cox Bay.",
    "According to a social media post, the escapee flamingo is also called \"Pink Floyd.\"",
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    "While the other flamingo was never seen again, No. 492 has been spotted several times in Wisconsin, Louisiana and Texas, sometimes with other wild flamingos.",
    "Zoo officials have never made plans to recapture No. 492, despite the sightings, saying there is no easy way to do so without disturbing other wildlife."
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   "url": "https://bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44332699",
   "title": "German zoo says 'escaped' big cats never left enclosures",
   "published_at": "2018-06-01T11:04:21",
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    "A bear that did escape from its enclosure in the privately owned Eifel zoo was shot dead, officials confirmed."
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   "url": "https://bbc.com/news/articles/c0j87l1pv08o",
   "title": "Isle of Wight: Zoo asks for help to find last escaped raccoon",
   "published_at": "2024-11-05T11:14:47",
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    "# 'Help us find last runaway raccoon' says zoo",
    "A zoo is calling on people to help it track down and recapture the last of four escaped raccoons on the Isle of Wight.",
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    "# 'Help us find last runaway raccoon' says zoo",
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    "# 'Help us find last runaway raccoon' says zoo",
    "A zoo is calling on people to help it track down and recapture the last of four escaped raccoons on the Isle of Wight.",
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   "url": "https://digital-release.thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-strange-news/red-panda-found-in-fig-tree-after-escaping-australian-zoo",
   "title": "Red panda found in fig tree after escaping Australian zoo",
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   "url": "https://ktnv.com/runaway-flamingo-spotted-17-years-after-zoo-escape",
   "title": "Runaway Flamingo Pops Up In Texas 17 Years After Escaping Kansas Zoo",
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    "The bird started life in Tanzania and spent time in South Africa before being shipped to the U.S. and the [Sedgwick County Zoo](https://www.kansas.com/news/article1129542.html) in Wichita, as part of a group of 40 flamingos."
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   "url": "https://asiaone.com/singapore/singapore-bull-run-panther-hippo-and-other-famous-animal-escapees-over-years",
   "title": "Singapore bull run: Panther, hippo and other famous animal escapees over the years, Singapore News - AsiaOne",
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    "The Straits Times looks at other escaped animals that made the news over the years:",
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   "url": "https://asiaone.com/singapore/singapore-bull-run-panther-hippo-and-other-famous-animal-escapees-over-years",
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   "title": "Singapore bull run: Panther, hippo and other famous animal escapees over the years, Singapore News - AsiaOne",
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   "url": "https://asiaone.com/singapore/singapore-bull-run-panther-hippo-and-other-famous-animal-escapees-over-years",
   "title": "Singapore bull run: Panther, hippo and other famous animal escapees over the years, Singapore News - AsiaOne",
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    "While the other flamingo was never seen again, [No. 492 has been spotted several times](https://www.kake.com/story/40573102/flamingo-spotted-in-texas-again-14-years-after-escaping-sedgwick-county-zoo) in Wisconsin, Louisiana and Texas, sometimes with other wild flamingos."
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    "Zoo officials have never made plans to recapture No. 492, despite the sightings, [saying there is no easy way to do so ](https://apnews.com/article/mexico-04eb3a0d17154d04a8edf3523856a84c)without disturbing other wildlife."
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    "We all feel a huge sadness about what has happened and mourn our beloved chimps Linda, Torsten, Santino and Manda.",
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    "# [The Great Zoo Escape: What Happened After History\u2019s Largest Zoo Breakout?](https://themondonews.com/science/the-great-zoo-escape-what-happened-after-historys-largest-zoo-breakout/?amp=1)",
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    "# Tag Archives: Historys",
    "# [The Great Zoo Escape: What Happened After History\u2019s Largest Zoo Breakout?](https://themondonews.com/science/the-great-zoo-escape-what-happened-after-historys-largest-zoo-breakout/?amp=1)",
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    "# Tag Archives: Historys",
    "# [The Great Zoo Escape: What Happened After History\u2019s Largest Zoo Breakout?](https://themondonews.com/science/the-great-zoo-escape-what-happened-after-historys-largest-zoo-breakout/?amp=1)",
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   "title": "Historys Archives - Mondo News",
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    "# Tag Archives: Historys",
    "# [The Great Zoo Escape: What Happened After History\u2019s Largest Zoo Breakout?](https://themondonews.com/science/the-great-zoo-escape-what-happened-after-historys-largest-zoo-breakout/?amp=1)",
    "The famous flamingo known as Pink Floyd serves as a remarkable avian escape artist."
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    "# Tag Archives: Historys",
    "# [The Great Zoo Escape: What Happened After History\u2019s Largest Zoo Breakout?](https://themondonews.com/science/the-great-zoo-escape-what-happened-after-historys-largest-zoo-breakout/?amp=1)",
    "This flamingo flew the coop from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas in 2005, adeptly adjusting to life in the wild."
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    "# Tag Archives: Historys",
    "# [The Great Zoo Escape: What Happened After History\u2019s Largest Zoo Breakout?](https://themondonews.com/science/the-great-zoo-escape-what-happened-after-historys-largest-zoo-breakout/?amp=1)",
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    "# Tag Archives: Historys",
    "# [The Great Zoo Escape: What Happened After History\u2019s Largest Zoo Breakout?](https://themondonews.com/science/the-great-zoo-escape-what-happened-after-historys-largest-zoo-breakout/?amp=1)",
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   "url": "https://mediaselangor.com/en/2026/05/352509",
   "title": "Wolf on the run safely returned to South Korean zoo",
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   "animal": "one two-year-old male wolf, named Neukgu",
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    "# Wolf on the run safely returned to South Korean zoo",
    "SEOUL, Apr 17 \u2014 A wolf that escaped from a zoo in the South Korean city of Daejeon was recaptured today after nine days on the run, bringing to a close a saga that gripped the public as the elusive animal repeatedly evaded capture attempts."
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   "title": "Escaped Zoo Animals Hunted By Rampaging Humans",
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   "animal": "a hippo, 20 wolves, eight lions, and several tigers and jaguars",
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    "# Escaped Zoo Animals Hunted By Rampaging Humans",
    "In fact, the director of the Tbilisi zoo said that police \"exceeded their authority\" in killing the escaped animals, the [New York Times reports](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/15/world/europe/zoo-animals-on-the-loose-in-tbilisi-after-flooding.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0), and called for an investigation into the deaths of the animals."
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    "# Escaped Zoo Animals Hunted By Rampaging Humans",
    "Heartbreaking images of beautiful animals who died in the flood or were shot dead began to make their way around Twitter, prompting questions about why animals who survived the flood aren't just sedated rather than killed."
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   "title": "Bite marks clue in search for escaped Marwell Zoo capybara Samba",
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    "# Bite marks clue in search for escaped capybara",
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   "title": "Bite marks clue in search for escaped Marwell Zoo capybara Samba",
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   "animal": "one capybara, Tango",
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   "url": "https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/453573/there-and-back-again-a-red-pandas-tale",
   "title": "There and Back Again: A Red Panda\u2019s Tale",
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    "After hours of searching, running, sweating, and\u2014-finally\u2014-netting, the staff of the National Zoo apprehended Rusty the red panda, who was found missing early this morning."
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    "After hours of searching, running, sweating, and\u2014-finally\u2014-netting, the staff of the National Zoo apprehended Rusty the red panda, who was found missing early this morning."
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    "Less than four hours after the zoo announced that Rusty was missing, he was captured by a team consisting of National Zoo staff, D.C. police, and the Washington Humane Society in a tree in the backyard of an Adams Morgan home."
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   "url": "https://greenmatters.com/p/escaped-flamingo-texas",
   "title": "Escaped Flamingo in Texas Is Thriving 17 Years After Fleeing Kansas Zoo",
   "published_at": "2022-04-01T14:46:29",
   "animal": "Pink Floyd (No. 492), an African flamingo",
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    "As reported by [*The New York Times*](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/30/us/flamingo-escape-kansas-texas.html), in 2003, a group of about 40 African flamingos were brought from Tanzania, Africa to the Sedgwick County Zoo, located in the Kansas city of Wichita."
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    "Most recently, in March 2022, a Texas fishing guide named David Foreman was shocked to spot Pink Floyd while on a fishing boat near \u200b\u200bPort Lavaca, along Texas\u2019 Gulf coast, as reported by [*The Guardian*](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/01/flamingo-kansas-fled-zoo-texas)."
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   "title": "Zoo Official Says Tufani Escape No \"Olympian Leap,\" Blames Homo Sapien With Squeegee",
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   "title": "The great escape: Six amazing animal tales",
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    "4. Free as a birdPenguin Number 337 is recaptured 82 days after his escape.",
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    "An escaped[ monkey](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/monkeys) was found tucking into a garden bird feeder after having been on the run for five days in the Scottish Highlands.",
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    "The monkey was shot with a tranquilliser dart this morning and then he was taken back to the park where he will be checked over by a [vet](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/veterinary-service) before being reintroduced to his group."
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    "Adira, a 2-year-old red panda, used her climbing skills to scale a tree into a neighboring enclosure, San Diego Zoo officials[ told local outlet CBS 8](https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/red-panda-escapes-from-san-diego-zoo-habitat/509-4a144afd-0a91-4105-91d0-9aec5c8db795)."
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    "Adira, a 2-year-old red panda, used her climbing skills to scale a tree into a neighboring enclosure, San Diego Zoo officials[ told local outlet CBS 8](https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/red-panda-escapes-from-san-diego-zoo-habitat/509-4a144afd-0a91-4105-91d0-9aec5c8db795)."
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   "title": "Captured on Gold Coast CCTV: The elusive escaped devil finally seen after a week of evasion in suburban area.",
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    "Named Ravi, the 7-year-old panda had arrived at Adelaide Zoo last week after he was brought in from another zoo with hopes that he would pair up with a female red panda named Mishry.",
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    "# Runaway Flamingo Pops Up In Texas 17 Years After Escaping Kansas Zoo"
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    "The bird started life in Tanzania and spent time in South Africa before being shipped to the U.S. and the [Sedgwick County Zoo](https://www.kansas.com/news/article1129542.html) in Wichita, as part of a group of 40 flamingos.",
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    "Emails and handwritten notes by members of the Conservation Officers Service and other B.C. officials indicate that the zoo initially reported that there were 15 total wolves, of which three were back in their enclosure shortly after keepers discovered the hole that had been cut in the fencing on the morning of Aug. 16.",
    "One young wolf, Chia, was found dead outside the zoo grounds near 264th Street on Wednesday, Aug. 18.",
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   "title": "Chimpanzee escapes from exhibit at Honolulu Zoo, again",
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    "HONOLULU (AP) \u2014 The Honolulu Zoo is holding all its chimpanzees in their pen until staff can access the exhibit\u2019s wall after a chimp named Puiwa escaped for the second time in three years.",
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   "url": "https://macon.com/news/nation-world/national/article259861105.html",
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    "We all feel a huge sadness about what has happened and mourn our beloved chimps Linda, Torsten, Santino and Manda. \u2026",
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   "url": "https://wcpo.com/runaway-flamingo-spotted-17-years-after-zoo-escape",
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   "url": "https://clickorlando.com/news/2016/02/08/news-6-investigates-exotic-pet-escapes-from-florida-homes",
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    "# Red panda found hanging out in fig tree at nearby park after escaping from zoo",
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   "url": "https://kbzk.com/runaway-flamingo-spotted-17-years-after-zoo-escape",
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    "What\u2019s pink and white, stands on one leg and enjoys trips to the Texas coast? No. 492, aka Pink Floyd, an African flamingo that once lived in a zoo in Kansas.",
    "In addition, the zoo had not yet clipped the flamingos\u2019 wings, which allowed No. 492 (named for the number on its tag) and another flamingo to escape."
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    "# Runaway Flamingo Pops Up In Texas 17 Years After Escaping Kansas Zoo",
    "The bird started life in Tanzania and spent time in South Africa before being shipped to the U.S. and the [Sedgwick County Zoo](https://www.kansas.com/news/article1129542.html) in Wichita, as part of a group of 40 flamingos."
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   "url": "https://iwarrior.uwaterloo.ca/2017/11/26/43996/animals-on-the-lam",
   "title": "Animals on the Lam \u2013 The Iron Warrior",
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    "Other cities, on the other hand, have their fair share of escaped animal stories \u2013 here are a couple of them.",
    "Road Trippin\u2019 in BC"
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    "Chuva the macaw, despite having her wings clipped, managed to escape the zoo, waddle over to the parking lot, and hitch a ride on an RV.",
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    "She was found three days later, about 20 miles away, hanging out near the RV\u2019s engine.",
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    "She was found three days later, about 20 miles away, hanging out near the RV\u2019s engine.",
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    "Finding Love in Texas"
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    "An African flamingo from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas, known as No. 492, escaped in 2005.",
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    "Over the years, 492 was spotted all over the States, in places such as Wisconsin, Louisiana, and eventually Texas.",
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    "When spotted in 2013, 492 appeared to have found a mate in Texas and was loving life.",
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   "url": "https://iwarrior.uwaterloo.ca/2017/11/26/43996/animals-on-the-lam",
   "title": "Animals on the Lam \u2013 The Iron Warrior",
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    "The Best Escape Artist Since Houdini\u2026 is an Orangutan?"
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   "url": "https://iwarrior.uwaterloo.ca/2017/11/26/43996/animals-on-the-lam",
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    "Karta used stick to short-circuit electric wires around enclosure but later returned voluntarily, zoo curator says",
    "Staff at Adelaide zoo said 137lb (62kg) Karta used a stick to short-circuit the electric wires around her enclosure before piling up some more sticks to climb out.",
    "But the 27-year-old ape only ventured as far as a surrounding fence, still metres from members of the public, during her 30 minutes of freedom."
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    "Karta used stick to short-circuit electric wires around enclosure but later returned voluntarily, zoo curator says",
    "The zoo's curator, Peter Whitehead, said she seemed to realise she was somewhere she was not supposed to be and returned to her enclosure.",
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   "title": "Chimps Escape Belfast Zoo Enclosure With Branch Ladder",
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   "url": "https://thedailybeast.com/chimps-escape-belfast-zoo-enclosure-with-branch-ladder",
   "title": "Chimps Escape Belfast Zoo Enclosure With Branch Ladder",
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   "title": "Flamingo Named Pink Floyd Spotted in Texas 17 Years After Zoo Escape",
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    "A flamingo nicknamed [Pink Floyd](https://loudwire.com/tags/pink-floyd/) that escaped from a Kansas zoo 17 years ago turned up in Texas this month, according to Houston's [KHOU 11 News](https://www.khou.com/article/life/animals/flamingo-492-escaped-kansas-zoo-2005-spotted-texas-2022/285-f3a826e8-de1d-4560-9d1f-6f5479d46a0f).",
    "It escaped from Wichita's Sedgwick County Zoo in 2005 with another flamingo after handlers failed to clip their wings in time for a gust of wind to free them.",
    "But on Tuesday (March 29), the Coastal Fisheries Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife confirmed that Pink Floyd, the African Flamingo identified as No. 492 from the number on its leg band, was captured on video March 10 in the Lone Star State."
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    "A flamingo nicknamed [Pink Floyd](https://loudwire.com/tags/pink-floyd/) that escaped from a Kansas zoo 17 years ago turned up in Texas this month, according to Houston's [KHOU 11 News](https://www.khou.com/article/life/animals/flamingo-492-escaped-kansas-zoo-2005-spotted-texas-2022/285-f3a826e8-de1d-4560-9d1f-6f5479d46a0f).",
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    "A flamingo nicknamed [Pink Floyd](https://loudwire.com/tags/pink-floyd/) that escaped from a Kansas zoo 17 years ago turned up in Texas this month, according to Houston's [KHOU 11 News](https://www.khou.com/article/life/animals/flamingo-492-escaped-kansas-zoo-2005-spotted-texas-2022/285-f3a826e8-de1d-4560-9d1f-6f5479d46a0f).",
    "\"Spotted at Rhodes Point in Cox Bay near Port Lavaca by David Foreman on March 10."
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    "The zoo doesn't plan on trying to recover Flamingo No. 492.",
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   "url": "https://classicrock1051.com/pink-floyd-flamingo",
   "title": "Flamingo Named Pink Floyd Spotted in Texas 17 Years After Zoo Escape",
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   "url": "https://furrend.xyz/blog/story-archive/slippery-the-sea-lion",
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    "## Slippery the Sea Lion",
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    "## Slippery the Sea Lion",
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    "## Slippery the Sea Lion",
    "After more than a week on the water, he was finally captured near Sandusky, Ohio, by Dan Danford, the curator of mammals at the Toledo Zoo.",
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   "title": "The Ohio Big Beast Exodus",
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    "## 2.deployment",
    "However, just before Terry Thompson committed suicide **, he released 50 of the 56 wild animals he raised out of**[the](/w/%EB%A7%B9%EC%88%98) farm .",
    "The beasts were served with 18 Buddhist and released Mars, which were 18 [Bengalians](/w/%EB%B2%B5%EA%B3%A8%ED%98%B8%EB%9E%91%EC%9D%B4) , 6 [American black bears](/w/%EC%95%84%EB%A9%94%EB%A6%AC%EC%B9%B4%ED%9D%91%EA%B3%B0) , 2 [gray bears](/w/%ED%9A%8C%EC%83%89%EA%B3%B0)[, 2 wolves](/w/%EB%8A%91%EB%8C%80) , 1 unknown [macak](/w/%EB%A7%88%EC%B9%B4%ED%81%AC) , 1 unknown -unknown [monkey](/w/%EA%B0%9C%EC%BD%94%EC%9B%90%EC%88%AD%EC%9D%B4) , 3 [puma](/w/%ED%93%A8%EB%A7%88) , and 17 [lions](/w/%EC%82%AC%EC%9E%90) (male 9, female 8)."
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    "## 2.deployment",
    "The incident began at Janesville Animal Farm, a private [zoo](/w/%EB%8F%99%EB%AC%BC%EC%9B%90) located in Janesville, [Ohio](/w/%EC%98%A4%ED%95%98%EC%9D%B4%EC%98%A4) ."
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    "## 2.deployment",
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   "title": "A wolf that escaped from a zoo in South Korea was found. The entire country followed the search. - Tajikistan News in English",
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    "The male wolf \"Neukgu,\" who dug under a barbed-wire fence and ventured out into the world, has returned home after about ten days.",
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   "title": "Missing red panda found, is back in habitat at Columbus Zoo",
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    "She was asleep just six minutes later and at 5:56 p.m., she fell 10 feet into the waiting net of the response team,\u201d the zoo posted.",
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   "title": "Kansas Zoo Eagerly Awaits Summer Sightings of Flamingo Who Escaped 20 Years Ago and Joined a Wild Flock",
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    "The fugitive flamingo escaped on a dark and stormy night in 2005, and now goes by \"Pink Floyd\"",
    "\"Pink Floyd,\" also identified as flamingo No. 492 because of the numbered band around its leg, escaped from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita on a dark and stormy night in June 2005, the [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/oddities-environment-texas-environment-wildlife-9462e93be9cf24f9ad3435b102a2f545) previously reported."
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   "url": "https://nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/NATL-Jaguar-Escapes-Kills-6-Animals-at-New-Orleans-Zoo-488194111.html",
   "title": "Jaguar Escapes, Kills 8 Animals at Audubon Zoo in New Orleans",
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    "## Tranquilizer darts used to recapture wolves in Aldergrove escape: government documents",
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   "animal": "Juan the Andean spectacled bear",
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    "Mission impossible? Not for Juan the Andean spectacled bear.",
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    "### Juan the bear"
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    "### Juan the bear"
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    "And what was the first thing he did?",
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    "## Sometimes a zoo isn't enough to keep the animals in captivity, a look at a range of animals who have staged a break out",
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    "### The Peak District wallabies"
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   "title": "Great escapes: Animals that found the call of the wild deafening and broke free",
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    "### The Bronx Cobra"
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    "### The Bronx Cobra"
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   "title": "Great escapes: Animals that found the call of the wild deafening and broke free",
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    "### The elephant stampede of of Seoul"
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    "### Roaming buffalo"
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    "Officials say it is the same zoo escapee that continues to [linger on the Texas coast](https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=972436996996649), though they referred to the flamingo as \u201cPink Floyd\u201d rather than No. 492 (the number on its leg band).",
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    "Yes, an animal did in fact escape from the Louisville Zoo in 2016."
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    "## What zoo did a lion escape from?",
    "The lion was subsequently identified as \u2018Mazu\u2019, a two-year-old male who had only recently arrived at the Huesca Zoo, which is located in the north of the country near the Pyrenees Mountains."
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   "title": "French zoo finds runaway red panda",
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    "A zoo in central France said it found a runaway red panda on Saturday, a week after it escaped by scaling branches broken by snowfall.",
    "The zoological park in Saint-Martin-la-Plaine said a man discovered the endangered furry mammal in his garden.",
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    "A zoo in central France said it found a runaway red panda on Saturday, a week after it escaped by scaling branches broken by snowfall.",
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   "title": "Fugitive flamingo | 'Pink Floyd' spotted on Texas coast 17 years after escaping captivity in Kansas",
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    "PORT LAVACA, Texas \u2014 The quiet life along the Coastal Bend can be heaven for those looking for peace and tranquility on the Gulf.",
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    "The Coastal Fisheries Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife confirmed Tuesday to The Associated Press that the African flamingo \u2014 known as No. 492 because of the number on its leg band \u2014 was captured on video shot on March 10 by an environmental activist near Port Lavaca, Texas, at Rhodes Point in Cox Bay.",
    "The bird and another flamingo escaped from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita on a stormy night in June 2005.",
    "The bird was formerly known as \"Pink Floyd.\""
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    "PORT LAVACA, Texas \u2014 The quiet life along the Coastal Bend can be heaven for those looking for peace and tranquility on the Gulf.",
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    "PORT LAVACA, Texas \u2014 The quiet life along the Coastal Bend can be heaven for those looking for peace and tranquility on the Gulf.",
    "Zoo officials have never made plans to recapture No. 492, despite the sightings, saying there is no easy way to do so without disturbing other wildlife.",
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   "title": "A chimpanzee escapes from a Japanese zoo and manages to avoid capture by climbing up an electrical pole",
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    "# A chimpanzee escapes from a Japanese zoo and manages to avoid capture by climbing up an electrical pole",
    "The chimp, 24-year-old Chacha, escaped from Sendai Yagiyama Zoological Park with keepers in hot pursuit but climbed up an electricity pole.",
    "Chacha, the male chimp, screams at a worker as he desperately to avoid being captured"
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    "# A chimpanzee escapes from a Japanese zoo and manages to avoid capture by climbing up an electrical pole",
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    "# A chimpanzee escapes from a Japanese zoo and manages to avoid capture by climbing up an electrical pole",
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   "title": "A chimpanzee escapes from a Japanese zoo and manages to avoid capture by climbing up an electrical pole",
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    "Chacha was more fortunate than a zebra which escaped from a Tokyo zoo last month, its bid for freedom ending in death when it collapsed in a water trap after also being shot with a tranquiliser."
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   "title": "Has a Lion Ever Escaped a Zoo? Famous Incidents and Zoo Safety - Know Animals",
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    "On November 2, 2022, five lions \u2014 four cubs and an adult male \u2014 slipped through a gap in the mesh at Taronga Zoo in Sydney.",
    "# Has a Lion Ever Escaped a Zoo? Famous Incidents and Zoo Safety",
    "## Real-Life Lion Escapes from Zoos",
    "### Taronga Zoo Lion Escape and the Roar and Snore Incident"
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    "On November 2, 2022, five lions \u2014 four cubs and an adult male \u2014 slipped through a gap in the mesh at Taronga Zoo in Sydney.",
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    "## Real-Life Lion Escapes from Zoos",
    "### Taronga Zoo Lion Escape and the Roar and Snore Incident"
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    "They tranquilized one cub and got all the lions back into a holding area.",
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    "The Taronga escape stands out, but there are older cases too \u2014 like the 2007 Siberian tiger escape at the San Francisco Zoo, which led to injuries.",
    "# Has a Lion Ever Escaped a Zoo? Famous Incidents and Zoo Safety",
    "## Real-Life Lion Escapes from Zoos",
    "### Verified Zoo Escapes Around the World"
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    "The Taronga escape stands out, but there are older cases too \u2014 like the 2007 Siberian tiger escape at the San Francisco Zoo, which led to injuries.",
    "# Has a Lion Ever Escaped a Zoo? Famous Incidents and Zoo Safety",
    "## Real-Life Lion Escapes from Zoos",
    "### Verified Zoo Escapes Around the World"
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   "title": "Japan Zoo Recaptures Escaped \u2018Bear\u2019 in Adorable Emergency Drill",
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    "Last February, for instance, a 4-year-old Andean bear named Ben at the Saint Louis Zoo in Missouri escaped from its habitat, [not once but twice](https://abcnews.go.com/US/mischievous-bear-escapes-enclosure-st-louis-zoo/story?id=97462530), in a span of a month, though both escapes were short-lived.",
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    "Last February, for instance, a 4-year-old Andean bear named Ben at the Saint Louis Zoo in Missouri escaped from its habitat, [not once but twice](https://abcnews.go.com/US/mischievous-bear-escapes-enclosure-st-louis-zoo/story?id=97462530), in a span of a month, though both escapes were short-lived.",
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    "The Coastal Fisheries division of Texas Parks and Wildlife confirmed Tuesday to The Associated Press that the African flamingo - known as No. 492 because of the number on its leg band - was captured on video shot March 10 by an environmental activist near Port Lavaca, Texas, at Rhodes Point in Cox Bay.",
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    "# Muskingum County Animal Farm",
    "## Exotic animal escape",
    "The zoo received worldwide attention on October 18, 2011, when dozens of exotic animals were released from their enclosures.[2]",
    "Owner Terry Thompson allegedly set free fifty-six of his exotic animals before allegedly shooting himself in the head.",
    "The animals freed included lions, leopards, wolves, primates, bears, and eighteen tigers.[6]",
    "The animals confirmed to be dead were eighteen tigers, six black bears, two grizzly bears, two wolves, one macaque monkey, one baboon, three mountain lions, nine male lions, and eight lionesses.[5]",
    "Three leopards, one grizzly bear, and two monkeys were left caged inside Thompson's home.",
    "One of the surviving leopards was subsequently injured in an accident at the zoo and was euthanized.[7]",
    "One monkey was eaten by a tiger, and a wolf was killed after being hit by a car.[8]"
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    "# Muskingum County Animal Farm",
    "## Exotic animal escape",
    "The animals were killed or captured and taken to the [Columbus Zoo and Aquarium](Columbus_Zoo_and_Aquarium.html).[3]",
    "Forty-nine animals were killed by the local police.[4][5]",
    "These animals were tranquilized and sent to the [Columbus Zoo](Columbus_Zoo_and_Aquarium.html).[3]",
    "One of the surviving leopards was subsequently injured in an accident at the zoo and was euthanized.[7]",
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   "title": "Escaped wolf Neukgu returned to South Korean zoo after nine-day search involving thermal imaging drones",
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    "# Escaped wolf Neukgu returned to South Korean zoo after nine-day search involving thermal imaging drones",
    "A wolf who escaped a [South Korean zoo](https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/south-korea) nine days ago, captivating international attention, has been found and safely returned."
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    "In March, a 9-year-old male orangutan, Rocky, and his adoptive mother, Knobi, broke out of their primary enclosure and were found in an inner enclosure in the Indianapolis Zoo\u2019s new $26 million International Orangutan Center, scheduled to open to the public in May.",
    "# Animal escapes rarely happen, but they can give zoos some wild rides"
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    "The animals were never near the public, although 60 visitors were asked to wait inside the zoo\u2019s dolphin exhibit until the animals were collected.",
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    "BURLINGTON, N.C. (AP) \u2014 Alex Black came face to face with an escaped lion when she was just 10 days into her unpaid internship at a private animal sanctuary.",
    "It\u2019s unclear how [Matthai](https://www.facebook.com/ConservatorsCenter/photos/a.10150089665046232/10155167055886232/?type=1&theater) \u2014 a 14-year-old male with 2.5-inch (6-cm) long upper canine teeth \u2014 escaped."
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    "A red panda has escaped from the Adelaide Zoo, sparking a two-day search.",
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    "He was found up a tree at the nearby Botanic Park on Sunday, however, keepers have spent the day trying to entice him down using food, but without success."
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    "\"Our amazing vet team and animal keepers were underneath with some blankets and managed to capture him as he dropped.\"",
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   "title": "Kansas Flamingo Is Living Large in Texas",
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    "Kansas Flamingo Is Living Large in Texas",
    "Of course, zoos are meant to be escaped from, and one flamingo from a Wichita Zoo did exactly that in 2005.",
    "Just as zoo officials believed they could get the birds, named No. 347 and No. 492 for the bands on their legs, under the cover of night, a thunderstorm on July 3 spooked the birds, and by July 4, they were simply gone.",
    "One of those birds, No. 347, flew north and was spotted in Michigan's AuTrain Lake that August but it was never seen again."
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   "url": "https://treehugger.com/animals/fugitive-flamingo-lam-kansas-zoo-spotted-texas.html",
   "title": "Kansas Flamingo Is Living Large in Texas",
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    "Of course, zoos are meant to be escaped from, and one flamingo from a Wichita Zoo did exactly that in 2005.",
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    "No. 492, however, wanted a more scenic tour of the States."
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    "Kansas Flamingo Is Living Large in Texas",
    "The [long-legged bird has been spotted in Wisconsin, Louisiana and Texas over the years](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-flamingo-escape/eight-years-on-the-lam-escaped-zoo-flamingo-living-large-in-texas-idUSBRE9BC0PD20131213/)."
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    "A visitor spotted the 4-year-old female snoozing on the outdoor beam about two feet from the exhibit, Hogle Zoo spokeswoman Erica Hansen said.",
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   "title": "Leopard recaptured at zoo in Salt Lake City after making short escape",
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   "url": "https://kentucky.com/news/nation-world/national/article259861105.html",
   "title": "Fugitive flamingo seen on Texas coast 17 years after escaping Kansas zoo during storm",
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    "[Flamingo No. 492 broke free](https://www.kansas.com/news/state/article230880504.html) from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita alongside another African flamingo during an evening storm on June 27, 2005, the Wichita Eagle reported."
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    "Officials say it is the same zoo escapee that continues to [linger on the Texas coast](https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=972436996996649), though they referred to the flamingo as \u201cPink Floyd\u201d rather than No. 492 (the number on its leg band)."
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    "### Bruno the orangutan breaks free"
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   "url": "https://dailytelegraph.com.au/travel/travel-news/missing-red-panda-rusty-found-in-a-washington-neighbourhood-after-escaping-national-zoo/news-story/619daf39a4a6a3750c30a555ab360a75",
   "title": "Red panda \u2018Rusty\u2019 escapes from zoo",
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    "## **And here are a couple of \u201czoobreak\u201d close calls**",
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   "url": "https://thenews.com.pk/print/351601-animals-loathe-zoos",
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    "# Animals loathe zoos",
    "In July, a 3-year-old male jaguar, Valerio, at New Orleans\u2019 Audubon Zoo escaped and fatally mauled four trapped alpacas, one emu and one fox who were held in other displays."
   ],
   "facility_evidence": [
    "# Animals loathe zoos",
    "In July, a 3-year-old male jaguar, Valerio, at New Orleans\u2019 Audubon Zoo escaped and fatally mauled four trapped alpacas, one emu and one fox who were held in other displays."
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   "outcome_evidence": [
    "# Animals loathe zoos",
    "In July, a 3-year-old male jaguar, Valerio, at New Orleans\u2019 Audubon Zoo escaped and fatally mauled four trapped alpacas, one emu and one fox who were held in other displays."
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   "url": "https://theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/18/canada-zoo-runaway-wolf-break-in",
   "title": "Canada conservation officers seek runaway wolf days after zoo break-in",
   "published_at": "2022-08-18T18:36:53",
   "animal": "a pack of grey wolves",
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   "outcome": "most wolves are back in the care of animal health and welfare team, while some remain unaccounted for and at large",
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    "# Canada conservation officers seek runaway wolf days after zoo break-in",
    "The Greater Vancouver Zoo revealed a pack of grey wolves had escaped after \u2018suspicious\u2019 damage to the fence of their enclosure",
    "Conservation officers in [Canada](https://www.theguardian.com/world/canada) are searching for a runaway wolf three days after a mysterious break-in freed a pack of the predators from a popular zoo."
   ],
   "facility_evidence": [
    "# Canada conservation officers seek runaway wolf days after zoo break-in",
    "The Greater Vancouver Zoo revealed a pack of grey wolves had escaped after \u2018suspicious\u2019 damage to the fence of their enclosure",
    "The Greater Vancouver Zoo announced on Tuesday morning it would not open to crowds that day, and later acknowledged that a pack of grey wolves had escaped after \u201csuspicious\u201d damage to the fence of their enclosure."
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   "outcome_evidence": [
    "# Canada conservation officers seek runaway wolf days after zoo break-in",
    "\u201cMost wolves are back in the care of our animal health and welfare team. [Zoo] staff continue to actively search for small number of remaining wolves un-accounted for,\u201d the zoo said in a statement on Tuesday."
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   "url": "https://katu.com/news/offbeat/red-pandas-recaptured-after-escaping-from-woodland-park-zoo",
   "title": "Twin red pandas recaptured after escaping from Woodland Park Zoo",
   "published_at": "2018-12-27T21:40:54",
   "animal": "Twin 6-month-old female red panda cubs, named Zeya and Ila",
   "facility": "Woodland Park Zoo",
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    "# Twin red pandas recaptured after escaping from Woodland Park Zoo",
    "The adventure unfolded at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday when an alert worker in the red panda area spotted the twin 6-month-old female cubs scurrying around in an area of their enclosure not visible to the public, said zoo spokesperson Farrah Paul.",
    "One of the cubs, named Zeya, scrambled up a tree beside the exhibit.",
    "The other cub, named Ila, climbed up a larger nearby tree."
   ],
   "facility_evidence": [
    "# Twin red pandas recaptured after escaping from Woodland Park Zoo",
    "SEATTLE - Two fugitives from the Woodland Park Zoo are safely back in custody Thursday after escaping from the red panda exhibit overnight - but a zoo keeper has some small battle scars to commemorate their recapture."
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   "outcome_evidence": [
    "# Twin red pandas recaptured after escaping from Woodland Park Zoo",
    "SEATTLE - Two fugitives from the Woodland Park Zoo are safely back in custody Thursday after escaping from the red panda exhibit overnight - but a zoo keeper has some small battle scars to commemorate their recapture.",
    "Both red panda cubs are now safely back in their enclosure."
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   "url": "https://squatchrocks.com/pink-floyd-flamingo",
   "title": "Flamingo Named Pink Floyd Spotted in Texas 17 Years After Zoo Escape",
   "published_at": "2022-03-31T12:35:50",
   "animal": "Pink Floyd, African Flamingo No. 492",
   "facility": "Sedgwick County Zoo",
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   "animal_evidence": [
    "A flamingo nicknamed [Pink Floyd](https://loudwire.com/tags/pink-floyd/) that escaped from a Kansas zoo 17 years ago turned up in Texas this month, according to Houston's [KHOU 11 News](https://www.khou.com/article/life/animals/flamingo-492-escaped-kansas-zoo-2005-spotted-texas-2022/285-f3a826e8-de1d-4560-9d1f-6f5479d46a0f).",
    "It escaped from Wichita's Sedgwick County Zoo in 2005 with another flamingo after handlers failed to clip their wings in time for a gust of wind to free them.",
    "But on Tuesday (March 29), the Coastal Fisheries Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife confirmed that Pink Floyd, the African Flamingo identified as No. 492 from the number on its leg band, was captured on video March 10 in the Lone Star State."
   ],
   "facility_evidence": [
    "It escaped from Wichita's Sedgwick County Zoo in 2005 with another flamingo after handlers failed to clip their wings in time for a gust of wind to free them.",
    "A flamingo nicknamed [Pink Floyd](https://loudwire.com/tags/pink-floyd/) that escaped from a Kansas zoo 17 years ago turned up in Texas this month, according to Houston's [KHOU 11 News](https://www.khou.com/article/life/animals/flamingo-492-escaped-kansas-zoo-2005-spotted-texas-2022/285-f3a826e8-de1d-4560-9d1f-6f5479d46a0f)."
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   "farthest_place_evidence": [
    "A flamingo nicknamed [Pink Floyd](https://loudwire.com/tags/pink-floyd/) that escaped from a Kansas zoo 17 years ago turned up in Texas this month, according to Houston's [KHOU 11 News](https://www.khou.com/article/life/animals/flamingo-492-escaped-kansas-zoo-2005-spotted-texas-2022/285-f3a826e8-de1d-4560-9d1f-6f5479d46a0f).",
    "Pink Floyd is a local Texas flamingo that escaped a Kansas zoo in 2005 and has been seen on the Texas coast for several years."
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   "outcome_evidence": [
    "The zoo doesn't plan on trying to recover Flamingo No. 492.",
    "A spokesperson said its staff has accepted the bird will likely live the rest of its life in Texas."
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   "url": "https://squatchrocks.com/pink-floyd-flamingo",
   "title": "Flamingo Named Pink Floyd Spotted in Texas 17 Years After Zoo Escape",
   "published_at": "2022-03-31T12:35:50",
   "animal": "Flamingo No. 347",
   "facility": "Sedgwick County Zoo",
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    "Pink Floyd's escapee partner, flamingo No. 347, was last spotted on Michigan's Au Train Lake in August 2005."
   ],
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    "It escaped from Wichita's Sedgwick County Zoo in 2005 with another flamingo after handlers failed to clip their wings in time for a gust of wind to free them."
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   "farthest_place_evidence": [
    "Pink Floyd's escapee partner, flamingo No. 347, was last spotted on Michigan's Au Train Lake in August 2005."
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    "Pink Floyd's escapee partner, flamingo No. 347, was last spotted on Michigan's Au Train Lake in August 2005."
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  },
  {
   "url": "https://fakta.co/greenville-zoo-captures-escaped-leopard",
   "title": "Greenville Zoo Captures Escaped Amur Leopard After Brief Lockout",
   "published_at": "2026-07-23T18:26:29",
   "animal": "Amur leopard named Irina (1)",
   "facility": "Greenville Zoo",
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    "# Greenville Zoo Captures Escaped Amur Leopard After Brief Lockout",
    "A four-year-old [Amur leopard](https://www.fakta.co/tag/amur-leopard) named Irina prompted a temporary shutdown at the [Greenville Zoo](https://www.fakta.co/tag/greenville-zoo) on July 23 after escaping her exhibit around 8:42 a.m."
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    "# Greenville Zoo Captures Escaped Amur Leopard After Brief Lockout",
    "A four-year-old [Amur leopard](https://www.fakta.co/tag/amur-leopard) named Irina prompted a temporary shutdown at the [Greenville Zoo](https://www.fakta.co/tag/greenville-zoo) on July 23 after escaping her exhibit around 8:42 a.m."
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    "# Greenville Zoo Captures Escaped Amur Leopard After Brief Lockout",
    "Zoo emergency responders located Irina and administered a tranquilizer shot at approximately 9:20 a.m., followed by a secondary precautionary injection."
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   "url": "https://straitstimes.com/singapore/twiggy-the-panther-congo-the-hippo-and-other-animals-that-escaped-their-homes-at-the-singapore-zoo",
   "title": "Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
   "published_at": "2024-11-02T01:00:00",
   "animal": "three-year-old black panther named Twiggy",
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   "animal_evidence": [
    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "## 1. Black panther, 1973",
    "In March 1973, just months before the Singapore Zoo opened in June that year, a three-year-old black panther named Twiggy slipped out of its cage, even though its cage was securely locked."
   ],
   "facility_evidence": [
    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "After an African monkey was [caught in Choa Chu Kang](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/monkey-native-to-africa-caught-after-being-seen-in-trees-at-choa-chu-kang?ref=inline-article) on Nov 1, having fled from its exhibit six months earlier, The Straits Times looks at other animals that have managed to escape from their enclosures at the Singapore Zoo."
   ],
   "city_evidence": null,
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   "farthest_place_evidence": [
    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "## 1. Black panther, 1973",
    "Twiggy was eventually spotted in a monsoon drain near the former Singapore Turf Club in Bukit Timah in January 1974, where it suffocated to death during an attempt to scare it into nets using fire."
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    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "## 1. Black panther, 1973",
    "Twiggy was eventually spotted in a monsoon drain near the former Singapore Turf Club in Bukit Timah in January 1974, where it suffocated to death during an attempt to scare it into nets using fire."
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   "url": "https://straitstimes.com/singapore/twiggy-the-panther-congo-the-hippo-and-other-animals-that-escaped-their-homes-at-the-singapore-zoo",
   "title": "Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
   "published_at": "2024-11-02T01:00:00",
   "animal": "Two sun bears",
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   "outcome": "One bear was recaptured immediately, while the other died after being shot 45m away from the cage after a search",
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   "animal_evidence": [
    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "## 2. Sun bears, 1973",
    "Two sun bears escaped from their cage the day before Twiggy vanished."
   ],
   "facility_evidence": [
    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "After an African monkey was [caught in Choa Chu Kang](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/monkey-native-to-africa-caught-after-being-seen-in-trees-at-choa-chu-kang?ref=inline-article) on Nov 1, having fled from its exhibit six months earlier, The Straits Times looks at other animals that have managed to escape from their enclosures at the Singapore Zoo."
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   "outcome_evidence": [
    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "## 2. Sun bears, 1973",
    "One bear was recaptured immediately, while the other died after being shot 45m away from the cage after a search, the duration of which was not specified."
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   "url": "https://straitstimes.com/singapore/twiggy-the-panther-congo-the-hippo-and-other-animals-that-escaped-their-homes-at-the-singapore-zoo",
   "title": "Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
   "published_at": "2024-11-02T01:00:00",
   "animal": "A hippopotamus named Congo",
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    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "## 3. Hippopotamus, 1974",
    "The animal, named Congo, was reportedly grief-stricken and was thought to be looking for its mate, Lucy, which had died three months earlier."
   ],
   "facility_evidence": [
    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "After an African monkey was [caught in Choa Chu Kang](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/monkey-native-to-africa-caught-after-being-seen-in-trees-at-choa-chu-kang?ref=inline-article) on Nov 1, having fled from its exhibit six months earlier, The Straits Times looks at other animals that have managed to escape from their enclosures at the Singapore Zoo."
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   "farthest_place_evidence": [
    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "## 3. Hippopotamus, 1974",
    "Congo was later spotted at the Upper Seletar Reservoir, near the zoo, before it was finally lured by zookeepers into a crate with bananas and sweet potato, 52 days after it escaped."
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    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "## 3. Hippopotamus, 1974",
    "Congo was later spotted at the Upper Seletar Reservoir, near the zoo, before it was finally lured by zookeepers into a crate with bananas and sweet potato, 52 days after it escaped."
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   "url": "https://straitstimes.com/singapore/twiggy-the-panther-congo-the-hippo-and-other-animals-that-escaped-their-homes-at-the-singapore-zoo",
   "title": "Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
   "published_at": "2024-11-02T01:00:00",
   "animal": "female African antelope, known as an eland",
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    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "## 4. Antelope, 1974",
    "After jumping over a 2.4m-high barbed wire fence in January 1974, a female African antelope, known as an eland, gave up her fight for freedom just 11 days later."
   ],
   "facility_evidence": [
    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "After an African monkey was [caught in Choa Chu Kang](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/monkey-native-to-africa-caught-after-being-seen-in-trees-at-choa-chu-kang?ref=inline-article) on Nov 1, having fled from its exhibit six months earlier, The Straits Times looks at other animals that have managed to escape from their enclosures at the Singapore Zoo."
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    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "## 4. Antelope, 1974",
    "She gave in to her hunger and trotted back to the zoo, her cage and her mate."
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   "url": "https://straitstimes.com/singapore/twiggy-the-panther-congo-the-hippo-and-other-animals-that-escaped-their-homes-at-the-singapore-zoo",
   "title": "Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
   "published_at": "2024-11-02T01:00:00",
   "animal": "six-year-old star chimpanzee Ramba",
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    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "## 5. Chimpanzee, 2004",
    "In April 2004, six-year-old star chimpanzee Ramba was hit with a tranquillizer dart on its stomach after it climbed a palm tree and escaped its enclosure, even after being zapped by electric barriers."
   ],
   "facility_evidence": [
    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "After an African monkey was [caught in Choa Chu Kang](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/monkey-native-to-africa-caught-after-being-seen-in-trees-at-choa-chu-kang?ref=inline-article) on Nov 1, having fled from its exhibit six months earlier, The Straits Times looks at other animals that have managed to escape from their enclosures at the Singapore Zoo."
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   "farthest_place_evidence": [
    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "## 5. Chimpanzee, 2004",
    "The barriers and dart did not stop the 30kg chimp from dashing through two animal exhibits and straight into the Upper Seletar Reservoir, where it eventually drowned about 25 minutes after its escape."
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    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "## 5. Chimpanzee, 2004",
    "The barriers and dart did not stop the 30kg chimp from dashing through two animal exhibits and straight into the Upper Seletar Reservoir, where it eventually drowned about 25 minutes after its escape."
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   "url": "https://straitstimes.com/singapore/twiggy-the-panther-congo-the-hippo-and-other-animals-that-escaped-their-homes-at-the-singapore-zoo",
   "title": "Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
   "published_at": "2024-11-02T01:00:00",
   "animal": "jaguar named Angel",
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   "outcome": "caught \u2013 lured by an unscheduled meal of meat \u2013 and returned to its repaired enclosure",
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    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "## 5. Jaguar, 2005",
    "About 500 visitors were evacuated from the zoo after a jaguar named Angel squeezed through an opening that zookeepers used to feed it in April 2005."
   ],
   "facility_evidence": [
    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "After an African monkey was [caught in Choa Chu Kang](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/monkey-native-to-africa-caught-after-being-seen-in-trees-at-choa-chu-kang?ref=inline-article) on Nov 1, having fled from its exhibit six months earlier, The Straits Times looks at other animals that have managed to escape from their enclosures at the Singapore Zoo."
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   "outcome_evidence": [
    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "## 5. Jaguar, 2005",
    "Within 30 minutes, the big cat was caught \u2013 lured by an unscheduled meal of meat \u2013 and returned to its repaired enclosure."
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   "url": "https://straitstimes.com/singapore/twiggy-the-panther-congo-the-hippo-and-other-animals-that-escaped-their-homes-at-the-singapore-zoo",
   "title": "Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
   "published_at": "2024-11-02T01:00:00",
   "animal": "Borneo orang utan Medan",
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    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "## 6. Orang utan, 2005",
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    "# Twiggy the panther, Congo the hippo, and other animals that escaped their homes at Singapore Zoo",
    "After an African monkey was [caught in Choa Chu Kang](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/monkey-native-to-africa-caught-after-being-seen-in-trees-at-choa-chu-kang?ref=inline-article) on Nov 1, having fled from its exhibit six months earlier, The Straits Times looks at other animals that have managed to escape from their enclosures at the Singapore Zoo."
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   "url": "https://independent.co.uk/news/uk/japanese-highlands-people-drone-b2488778.html",
   "title": "Escaped monkey caught after stopping to eat at bird feeder in garden",
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    "# Escaped monkey caught after stopping to eat at bird feeder in garden",
    "## The Japanese macaque got out of its enclosure at Highland Wildlife Park on Sunday.",
    "A monkey which escaped from a wildlife park in the [Highlands](/topic/highlands) has been found in a garden on the fifth day of searches.",
    "A search was launched on Sunday after the [Japanese](/topic/japanese) macaque found a way out of its enclosure at Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie.",
    "Keith Gilchrist, the park\u2019s living collections operations manager, said: \u201cWe can confirm we have successfully caught the macaque that escaped from the park on Sunday, named Honshu.",
    "The monkey, which had been nicknamed Kingussie Kong, was around 300 metres (roughly 980ft) north of the entry to the park in the footage captured on Tuesday.",
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    "## The Japanese macaque got out of its enclosure at Highland Wildlife Park on Sunday.",
    "A search was launched on Sunday after the [Japanese](/topic/japanese) macaque found a way out of its enclosure at Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie.",
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    "# Escaped monkey caught after stopping to eat at bird feeder in garden",
    "A monkey which escaped from a wildlife park in the [Highlands](/topic/highlands) has been found in a garden on the fifth day of searches.",
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   "url": "https://bbc.com/news/articles/cr5167lplqqo",
   "title": "Search for escaped capybara Samba closes in as traps deployed",
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    "# Capybara search 'closing in' as traps deployed",
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    "# Capybara search 'closing in' as traps deployed",
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   "url": "https://theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2012/mar/19/we-bought-a-zoo-animals",
   "title": "We Bought a Zoo: why displaying animals can be a grizzly business",
   "published_at": "2012-03-19T16:13:38",
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    "# We Bought a Zoo: why displaying animals can be a grizzly business",
    "We were reminded of that last year when dozens of lions, tigers, bears, monkeys and leopards [had to be shot by police](http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/19/ohio-police-exotic-animals-freed?INTCMP=SRCH) after the owner of an Ohio zoo deliberately released them."
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    "We were reminded of that last year when dozens of lions, tigers, bears, monkeys and leopards [had to be shot by police](http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/19/ohio-police-exotic-animals-freed?INTCMP=SRCH) after the owner of an Ohio zoo deliberately released them."
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    "# We Bought a Zoo: why displaying animals can be a grizzly business",
    "We were reminded of that last year when dozens of lions, tigers, bears, monkeys and leopards [had to be shot by police](http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/19/ohio-police-exotic-animals-freed?INTCMP=SRCH) after the owner of an Ohio zoo deliberately released them."
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   "title": "Escaped red panda seen 'ambling' down Newquay street",
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    "# Escaped red panda seen 'ambling' down street",
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   "url": "https://people.com/pets/escaped-flamingo-from-kansas-zoo-spotted-texas",
   "title": "Fugitive Flamingo that Escaped Kansas Zoo Spotted in Texas 14 Years After it Flew the Coop",
   "published_at": "2019-05-28T21:44:56",
   "animal": "Flamingo 492, flamingo (one of two flamingos)",
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    "Flamingo 492, as the bird is known to the Sedgwick County Zoo of Wichita, Kansas, is flaunting its freedom.",
    "According to[* The Wichita Eagle*](https://www.kansas.com/news/state/article230880504.html), the crafty flamingo escaped from the zoo with another flamingo in June 2005."
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   "url": "https://columbian.com/news/2016/oct/13/london-zoo-escaped-gorilla-back-in-enclosure-no-injuries-reported",
   "title": "London Zoo: Escaped gorilla back in enclosure; no injuries reported",
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   "title": "Peanut butter sandwiches used to capture escaped kangaroo",
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   "title": "Waiting for Flaviu: Dartmoor zoo takes softly-softly approach to missing lynx",
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    "![A two-year-old male lynx in its enclosure at Dartmoor zoo in Devon. The lynx is now believed to be on farm land outside the park.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7e9832e8dc79a53d78510090900ce5b972fb059b/0_234_638_383/master/638.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none)",
    "# Waiting for Flaviu: Dartmoor zoo takes softly-softly approach to missing lynx",
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   "url": "https://krcrtv.com/news/offbeat/red-panda-ravi-found-hanging-out-in-fig-tree-at-nearby-park-after-escaping-from-adelaide-zoo-on-the-run-australia-bamboo-sweet-corn-tranquilizer-dart-zookeepers",
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    "The bird started life in Tanzania and spent time in South Africa before being shipped to the U.S. and the [Sedgwick County Zoo](https://www.kansas.com/news/article1129542.html) in Wichita, as part of a group of 40 flamingos."
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   "title": "How runaway kangaroo was found three days after Wisconsin petting zoo escape",
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    "For [Chesney the kangaroo](/news/world/americas/kangaroo-escapes-wisconsin-zoo-denim-pants-b2946554.html), escaping a petty zoo was no small feat.",
    "The marsupial scaled an eight-foot (2 1/2 meter) fence before disappearing for three days, sending residents of a small [Wisconsin](/topic/wisconsin) town on a search that would end happily on Saturday."
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    "HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER INCIDENTS BEFORE AT THE DALLAS ZOO?",
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   "title": "Fugitive flamingo | 'Pink Floyd' spotted on Texas coast 17 years after escaping captivity in Kansas",
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    "But earlier this month, one of two [flamingos that escaped from a Kansas zoo during a storm 17 years ago](/article/news/local/animals/flamingo-missing-since-2005-spotted-in-texas/285-567962697) was spotted on the coast of Texas, according to wildlife officials.",
    "The Coastal Fisheries Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife confirmed Tuesday to The Associated Press that the [African flamingo](/article/news/local/animals/flamingo-missing-since-2005-spotted-in-texas/285-567962697) \u2014 known as No. 492 because of the number on its leg band \u2014 was captured on video shot on March 10 by an environmental activist near Port Lavaca, Texas, at Rhodes Point in Cox Bay.",
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    "The bird and another flamingo [escaped from the Sedgwick County Zoo](/article/news/local/animals/flamingo-missing-since-2005-spotted-in-texas/285-567962697) in Wichita on a stormy night in June 2005."
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   "url": "https://dailymail.com/news/article-5794957/Two-lions-two-tigers-jaguar-escape-zoo-Germany-bear-shot.html",
   "title": "Five predators that escaped from Eifel Zoo in Germany are recaptured",
   "published_at": "2018-06-01T11:10:31",
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    "Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar that escaped from a flooded German zoo are recaptured after being found by a drone - but runaway bear had to be shot dead",
    "- **Five predators escaped from the Eifel Zoo in Lunebach, Germany, on Friday**",
    "- **A bear was shot dead but two lions, two tigers and a jaguar were recaptured**",
    "Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar have been recaptured hours after breaking out of a flooded zoo in [Germany](/news/germany/index.html).",
    "A runaway bear, however, had to be shot dead by authorities.",
    "The five big cats were safely tranquilised and brought back to their cages in Eifel Zoo on Friday after a huge operation to hunt them down.",
    "Two lions, two tigers, a jaguar, and a bear have been recaptured hours after breaking out of a flooded zoo in Germany."
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    "Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar that escaped from a flooded German zoo are recaptured after being found by a drone - but runaway bear had to be shot dead",
    "- **Five predators escaped from the Eifel Zoo in Lunebach, Germany, on Friday**",
    "The five big cats were safely tranquilised and brought back to their cages in Eifel Zoo on Friday after a huge operation to hunt them down."
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    "Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar that escaped from a flooded German zoo are recaptured after being found by a drone - but runaway bear had to be shot dead",
    "- **Five predators escaped from the Eifel Zoo in Lunebach, Germany, on Friday**",
    "A runaway bear, however, had to be shot dead by authorities. A drone was used to track down the animals and residents were warned to stay indoors, in the town of Lunebach."
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    "- **A bear was shot dead but two lions, two tigers and a jaguar were recaptured**",
    "Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar have been recaptured hours after breaking out of a flooded zoo in [Germany](/news/germany/index.html).",
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   "url": "https://dailymail.com/news/article-5794957/Two-lions-two-tigers-jaguar-escape-zoo-Germany-bear-shot.html",
   "title": "Five predators that escaped from Eifel Zoo in Germany are recaptured",
   "published_at": "2018-06-01T11:10:31",
   "animal": "Two one-year-old lions, Majo and Motshegetsi",
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    "Friday's escape came two years after a similar case in eastern Germany, when two lions broke out of their cages at the Leipzig zoo.",
    "### Zoo animals shot in other escapes",
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    "Friday's escape came two years after a similar case in eastern Germany, when two lions broke out of their cages at the Leipzig zoo.",
    "### Zoo animals shot in other escapes",
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    "One of the lions was shot dead and the other was eventually brought back into captivity.",
    "### Zoo animals shot in other escapes",
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   "url": "https://dailymail.com/news/article-5794957/Two-lions-two-tigers-jaguar-escape-zoo-Germany-bear-shot.html",
   "title": "Five predators that escaped from Eifel Zoo in Germany are recaptured",
   "published_at": "2018-06-01T11:10:31",
   "animal": "Nearly 50 animals (including 18 rare Bengal tigers, 17 lions, six black bears, a pair of grizzlies, three mountain lions, two wolves, and a baboon)",
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   "title": "Jos Wildlife Park: Escaped hyena in Nigerian city captured",
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   "url": "https://bbc.com/news/articles/cg3j88668xgo",
   "title": "Jos Wildlife Park: Escaped hyena in Nigerian city captured",
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    "In 2015, a four-year-old lion was shot dead after it had escaped from the same park.",
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   "url": "https://bbc.com/news/articles/cg3j88668xgo",
   "title": "Jos Wildlife Park: Escaped hyena in Nigerian city captured",
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    "# Hyena captured after panic in Nigerian city",
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   "url": "https://dayton247now.com/news/offbeat/red-panda-ravi-found-hanging-out-in-fig-tree-at-nearby-park-after-escaping-from-adelaide-zoo-on-the-run-australia-bamboo-sweet-corn-tranquilizer-dart-zookeepers",
   "title": "Red panda found hanging out in fig tree at nearby park after escaping from zoo",
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   "url": "https://kgun9.com/runaway-flamingo-spotted-17-years-after-zoo-escape",
   "title": "Runaway Flamingo Pops Up In Texas 17 Years After Escaping Kansas Zoo",
   "published_at": "2022-04-13T11:30:25",
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    "# Runaway Flamingo Pops Up In Texas 17 Years After Escaping Kansas Zoo",
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    "# Runaway Flamingo Pops Up In Texas 17 Years After Escaping Kansas Zoo",
    "The bird started life in Tanzania and spent time in South Africa before being shipped to the U.S. and the [Sedgwick County Zoo](https://www.kansas.com/news/article1129542.html) in Wichita, as part of a group of 40 flamingos."
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   "url": "https://cbsnews.com/news/major-munchies-for-zoo-gorilla",
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    "# Major Munchies For Zoo Gorilla",
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    "The animal, which is only 3-1/2 feet tall and is not considered a public danger, quickly found her way to the zoo's outdoor concession area on Sunday afternoon and began digging through overflowing trash cans.",
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   "url": "https://thejournal.ie/escaped-chimpanzees-recaptured-sweden-four-shot-dead-5950006-Dec2022",
   "title": "Escaped chimpanzees recaptured in Sweden as four shot dead",
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    "OFFICIALS AT A Swedish zoo have recaptured three chimpanzees who had broken out of their enclosure, and got them back into a secure space, but four others were shot dead.",
    "We all feel a huge sadness about what has happened and mourn our beloved chimps Linda, Torsten, Santino and Manda.",
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   "url": "https://thejournal.ie/escaped-chimpanzees-recaptured-sweden-four-shot-dead-5950006-Dec2022",
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   "url": "https://wctrib.com/news/missing-red-panda-found-in-tree-near-fargo-zoo",
   "title": "Missing red panda found in tree near Fargo zoo",
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   "url": "https://abc7chicago.com/post/flamingo-spotted-on-texas-cost-no-492-port-lavaca-escape-from-kansas-zoo/11692223",
   "title": "Flamingo that escaped Kansas zoo in 2005 spotted on Texas coast",
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    "The Coastal Fisheries division of Texas Parks and Wildlife confirmed Tuesday to The Associated Press that the African flamingo - known as No. 492 because of the number on its leg band - was captured on video shot March 10 by an environmental activist near Port Lavaca, Texas, at Rhodes Point in Cox Bay.",
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   "url": "https://finwire.io/news/general/denim-diaper-wearing-kangaroo-found-safe-and-sound-three-days-after-daring-escape-from-wisconsin-zoo",
   "title": "Denim diaper-wearing kangaroo found safe and sound three days after daring escape from Wisconsin zoo",
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   "title": "Reports: 5 incidents of escaped animals at Audubon Zoo before latest 'tragedy'",
   "published_at": "2018-07-15T00:43:00",
   "animal": "A then-17-year-old lion named Mahat",
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    "A then-17-year-old lion named Mahat escaped from her pen after a keeper opened a gate on the enclosure.",
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    "The lion wandered into an equipment room and tranquilized.",
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   "url": "https://nola.com/news/reports-5-incidents-of-escaped-animals-at-audubon-zoo-before-latest-tragedy/article_479d79d4-9653-5a38-90b4-b9b0f0a7be13.html",
   "title": "Reports: 5 incidents of escaped animals at Audubon Zoo before latest 'tragedy'",
   "published_at": "2018-07-15T00:43:00",
   "animal": "A then-9-month-old jaguar named Mulac",
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    "A then-9-month-old jaguar named Mulac broke through the strands of a stainless-steel wire that lined the front of the exhibit.",
    "December 2001"
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    "A then-9-month-old jaguar named Mulac broke through the strands of a stainless-steel wire that lined the front of the exhibit.",
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   "url": "https://nola.com/news/reports-5-incidents-of-escaped-animals-at-audubon-zoo-before-latest-tragedy/article_479d79d4-9653-5a38-90b4-b9b0f0a7be13.html",
   "title": "Reports: 5 incidents of escaped animals at Audubon Zoo before latest 'tragedy'",
   "published_at": "2018-07-15T00:43:00",
   "animal": "A Sumatran orangutan named Berani",
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    "A Sumatran [orangutan named Berani](https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_1c46b758-4af0-11e7-bff3-ab89679698f5.html) escaped for about 10 minutes.",
    "September 2009"
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    "The orangutan cleverly used a t-shirt to help scale a 10-1/2-foot wall and swing out the habitat.",
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    "He swung back into the exhibit after a zookeeper [yelled at him](https://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/ape_escape_audubon_zoo_orangut.html).",
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   "url": "https://nola.com/news/reports-5-incidents-of-escaped-animals-at-audubon-zoo-before-latest-tragedy/article_479d79d4-9653-5a38-90b4-b9b0f0a7be13.html",
   "title": "Reports: 5 incidents of escaped animals at Audubon Zoo before latest 'tragedy'",
   "published_at": "2018-07-15T00:43:00",
   "animal": "A 30-pound, 11-year-old black-and-white primate named Kivuli",
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    "A 30-pound, 11-year-old black-and-white primate named Kivuli escaped for about 30 minutes.",
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    "Zoo staff were able to corral Kivuli without a tranquilizer.",
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   "url": "https://9news.com.au/world/lions-tigers-jaguar-bear-animals-escape-german-zoo-lunebach/eee01d7c-449c-417f-b25a-ac676cd1a201",
   "title": "Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar escape from German zoo",
   "published_at": "2018-06-01T13:06:00",
   "animal": "two lions, two tigers and a jaguar",
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    "# Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar escape from German zoo",
    "Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar that escaped their enclosures at a German zoo have been found, local media reports say.",
    "The other animals were found later on Friday by a drone inside the zoo compound, local media said."
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    "# Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar escape from German zoo",
    "Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar that escaped their enclosures at a German zoo have been found, local media reports say.",
    "The animals escaped from a zoo in Lueneburg in western Germany after flooding caused by storms eroded fences, allowing them to break out, local authorities said."
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    "# Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar escape from German zoo",
    "Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar that escaped their enclosures at a German zoo have been found, local media reports say.",
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   "url": "https://9news.com.au/world/lions-tigers-jaguar-bear-animals-escape-german-zoo-lunebach/eee01d7c-449c-417f-b25a-ac676cd1a201",
   "title": "Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar escape from German zoo",
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   "url": "https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/toronto-park-staff-nab-second-missing-capybara-finally-outfoxing-runaway-rodents-after-five-weeks",
   "title": "Toronto park staff nab second missing capybara, finally outfoxing runaway rodents after five weeks",
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    "It took five weeks for a ragtag team of zookeepers, wildlife experts and vigilante rodent wranglers to catch Toronto\u2019s runaway capybaras and bring them home to a local zoo \u2014 but the job is finally done.",
    "The two rodents fled their pen at the High Park Zoo on May 24 just minutes after arriving from a breeding program in Texas."
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    "The two rodents fled their pen at the High Park Zoo on May 24 just minutes after arriving from a breeding program in Texas."
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    "The city\u2019s second escaped rodent was apprehended around 7 a.m. Tuesday near a pond on the western side of High Park, putting a sudden cap on a saga that saw the capybara shrewdly elude capture for exactly five weeks."
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    "It took five weeks for a ragtag team of zookeepers, wildlife experts and vigilante rodent wranglers to catch Toronto\u2019s runaway capybaras and bring them home to a local zoo \u2014 but the job is finally done."
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   "url": "https://wjla.com/news/local/rusty-the-red-panda-returns-to-national-zoo-exhibit-91126",
   "title": "Rusty the red panda returns to National Zoo exhibit",
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   "animal": "Rusty, 1-year-old red panda",
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    "Rusty the red panda returns to National Zoo exhibit topics: animals washington-dc More than two weeks after his daring escape from the Smithsonian's National Zoo, Rusty has made triumphant return.",
    "The red panda, who's day on the lam near Adams Morgan on June 24 captivated the D.C. area and the nation, returned to his exhibit on Tuesday morning.",
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    "Rusty the red panda returns to National Zoo exhibit topics: animals washington-dc More than two weeks after his daring escape from the Smithsonian's National Zoo, Rusty has made triumphant return."
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    "Rusty the red panda returns to National Zoo exhibit topics: animals washington-dc More than two weeks after his daring escape from the Smithsonian's National Zoo, Rusty has made triumphant return.",
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   "url": "https://dogobooks.com/2022/4/7/famous-kansas-zoo-fugitive-flamingo-spotted-in-texas",
   "title": "Kansas Zoo's Fugitive Flamingo Has Been Spotted In Texas",
   "published_at": "2022-04-07T06:32:18",
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    "# Kansas Zoo's Fugitive Flamingo Has Been Spotted In Texas",
    "No. 492 and its buddy, No. 347, escaped from the Sedgwick County Zoo in 2005.",
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    "# Kansas Zoo's Fugitive Flamingo Has Been Spotted In Texas",
    "No 347, who flew north toward Michigan, was only seen once and is believed to have perished in the winter.",
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   "url": "https://arrowlakesnews.com/2022/12/19/tranquilizer-darts-used-to-recapture-wolves-in-aldergrove-escape-government-documents",
   "title": "Tranquilizer darts used to recapture wolves in Aldergrove escape: government documents",
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    "## Tranquilizer darts used to recapture wolves in Aldergrove escape: government documents",
    "Government documents about the August escape of wolves from a vandalized enclosure at Langley\u2019s Greater Vancouver Zoo show that there was a frantic early effort to corral the majority of the animals and get them safely contained.",
    "Emails and handwritten notes by members of the Conservation Officers Service and other B.C. officials indicate that the zoo initially reported that there were 15 total wolves, of which three were back in their enclosure shortly after keepers discovered the hole that had been cut in the fencing on the morning of Aug. 16.",
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   "url": "https://nypost.com/2025/06/29/science/bears-escape-wildwood-devon-wildlife-park-enclosure-and-feast-on-weeks-worth-of-honey",
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   "title": "Bears escape wildlife park enclosure and feast on week's worth of honey",
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   "url": "https://sciotocountydailynews.com/panda-escapes-columbus-zoo",
   "title": "Red Panda Escapes From Columbus Zoo: UPDATE",
   "published_at": "2020-07-23T10:13:37",
   "animal": "Kora (red panda)",
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    "**Red Panda Escapes From Columbus Zoo**",
    "The [Columbus Zoo and Aquarium](https://www.columbuszoo.org/) released a statement on their Facebook explaining that on Wednesday, July 22nd a [red panda](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/r/red-panda/) was missing from its habitat in the [Asia Quest](https://www.columbuszoo.org/home/visit/explore-your-columbus-zoo/asia-quest) section of the zoo.",
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    "**Red Panda Escapes From Columbus Zoo**",
    "The [Columbus Zoo and Aquarium](https://www.columbuszoo.org/) released a statement on their Facebook explaining that on Wednesday, July 22nd a [red panda](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/r/red-panda/) was missing from its habitat in the [Asia Quest](https://www.columbuszoo.org/home/visit/explore-your-columbus-zoo/asia-quest) section of the zoo."
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   "url": "https://thepopularflamingo.com/blogs/posts/why-dont-flamingos-fly-at-the-zoo",
   "title": "Why Don't Flamingos Fly at the Zoo?",
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    "# Why Don't Flamingos Fly at the Zoo?",
    "### So, Flamingos Never Escape Zoos?",
    "One of the more well-known of such instances [occurred in 2005](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/flamingo-escaped-kansas-zoo-17-years-ago-spotted-texas-coast-rcna22129) when two flamingos left Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas, amid the confusion of a nighttime storm."
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    "# Why Don't Flamingos Fly at the Zoo?",
    "### So, Flamingos Never Escape Zoos?",
    "One of the more well-known of such instances [occurred in 2005](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/flamingo-escaped-kansas-zoo-17-years-ago-spotted-texas-coast-rcna22129) when two flamingos left Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas, amid the confusion of a nighttime storm."
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   "farthest_place_evidence": [
    "# Why Don't Flamingos Fly at the Zoo?",
    "### So, Flamingos Never Escape Zoos?",
    "[Seventeen years later](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/flamingo-escaped-kansas-zoo-17-years-ago-spotted-texas-coast-rcna22129), one of those two birds was spotted in Texas, still living, and still doing its flamingo thing."
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    "# Why Don't Flamingos Fly at the Zoo?",
    "### So, Flamingos Never Escape Zoos?",
    "If you still don\u2019t believe me, then consider the flamingos we mentioned earlier that escaped from the Kansas zoo."
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   "url": "https://factrepublic.com/40-adorable-terrifying-facts-zoo-animals",
   "title": "40 Adorable & Terrifying Facts about Zoo Animals",
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   "animal": "orangutan, Ken Allen",
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    "## The National Zoo ends their panda hunt with a successful capture"
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    "# Emergency response team (zoo)",
    "## Notable events",
    "### Denver Zoo",
    "On February 24, 2007, an emergency response team at the [Denver Zoo](Denver_Zoo) shot and killed a [jaguar](Jaguar) which had attacked a zookeeper.[5]"
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   "url": "https://langleyadvancetimes.com/2022/12/19/tranquilizer-darts-used-to-recapture-wolves-in-aldergrove-escape-government-documents",
   "title": "Tranquilizer darts used to recapture wolves in Aldergrove escape: government documents",
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    "The wolf escape took place on Tuesday, Aug. 16.",
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   "url": "https://asiae.co.kr/en/article/2026041718405839672",
   "title": "Neukgu's Tense 10 Days from Escape to Capture... Calls for \"Measures to Prevent Recurrence\" - The Asia Business Daily",
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   "title": "Rusty the Red Panda, Famed for National Zoo Escape, Dies in Colorado",
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    "# Rusty the Red Panda, Famed for National Zoo Escape, Dies in Colorado",
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   "title": "Rusty the Red Panda, Famed for National Zoo Escape, Dies in Colorado",
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    "# Escaped raccoon breaks back into Drusillas Park",
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    "The zebra \u2013 a male named Sero who was born in the zoo in 2021 \u2013 was in a stable condition and being examined by veterinarians on Thursday evening, said Choi Ye-ra, an official at the Children\u2019s Grand Park in South Korea\u2019s capital."
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   "title": "Missing red panda Amber found a mile away from Belfast Zoo",
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    "A seven-month-old missing red panda was today found safe and well after escaping from [Belfast ](/news/northern-ireland/index.html)Zoo and spending more than 12 hours on the run."
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   "title": "Flamingo that escaped Kansas zoo in 2005 spotted in Texas",
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    "The Coastal Fisheries division of Texas Parks and Wildlife confirmed Tuesday to The Associated Press that the African flamingo \u2014 known as No. 492 because of the number on its leg band \u2014 was captured on video shot March 10 by an environmental activist near Port Lavaca, Texas, at Rhodes Point in Cox Bay."
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    "While the other flamingo was never seen again, [No. 492 has been spotted several times](https://apnews.com/article/texas-kansas-birds-b591a299f86c4005ac394669862889c8) in Wisconsin, Louisiana and Texas, sometimes with other wild flamingos.",
    "Zoo officials have never made plans to recapture No. 492, despite the sightings, [saying there is no easy way to do so ](https://apnews.com/article/mexico-04eb3a0d17154d04a8edf3523856a84c) without disturbing other wildlife."
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   "title": "This is what animals have done when they escaped from captivity",
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    "By the end of the first day, almost all of the wolves were accounted for.",
    "One young wolf, Chia, was found dead outside the zoo grounds near 264th Street on Wednesday, Aug. 18.",
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   "title": "Red Panda climbs tree, escapes from San Diego Zoo habitat; captured hours later",
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    "Adira, a 2-year-old Red Panda, \"escaped\" her habitat by climbing up a tree.",
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   "url": "https://dailyhive.com/mapped/flamingo-fugitive-kansas-zoo",
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    "The last time No. 347 was seen was in [August 2005](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/us/flamingo-escapes-zoo-texas.html?fbclid=IwAR1YdqAU1TuGySN2L_bM4I7WsZ5QAx0FMJ337wLyRk8iFnvLPq2HghK2mYY) heading north."
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    "The keeper had a good relationship with the mother who, like Koga, is a West Lowland gorilla, native to West Africa and the Congo River Basin.",
    "# Rampaging 400lb gorilla breaks out of his cage at New York zoo and bites zookeeper before being tranquilised by 'veterinarian with a blow pipe'"
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    "We all feel a huge sadness about what has happened and mourn our beloved chimps Linda, Torsten, Santino and Manda. \u2026 We are very keen to get to the bottom of how this could have happened and the investigation may show where we have (failed) or if we could have acted differently.",
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    "A monkey which escaped from a wildlife park in the [Highlands](/topic/highlands) has been found in a garden on the fifth day of searches.",
    "A search was launched on Sunday after the [Japanese](/topic/japanese) macaque found a way out of its enclosure at Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie.",
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    "A monkey which escaped from a wildlife park in the [Highlands](/topic/highlands) has been found in a garden on the fifth day of searches.",
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    "COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) \u2014 The Columbus Zoo said Kora, the [red panda that was discovered missing](https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/columbus-zoo-searching-for-missing-red-panda) from her habitat Wednesday morning, has been safely located."
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    "# Have any animals escaped from Belfast Zoo?"
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    "## What animals have escaped from Belfast Zoo?",
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