Rodent on the run recaptured after two months
Compiled by JUNAID IBRAHIM, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
A CAPYBARA that escaped a zoo in Jiangsu, China, was recaptured two months later, with zookeepers surprised with its weight gain and sleeker fur, reported China Press.
Named Dou Bao, the year-and-a-half old rodent was one of three capybaras which escaped from the Zhuyuwan Zoo on April 3.
While the other two were quickly re-captured, Dou Bao remained at large until June 3.
Dou Bao was finally re-captured after it walked into a trap that day, with the zoo announcing later that it had placed in its enclosure safely.
However, the zookeeper who had looked after Dou Bao was surprised that it had gained weight after being away for two months.
'Looks like it had the time of its life outside!' he said.
The zoo has since reinforced its capybara enclosure with protective nets.
(The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.)
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