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Red panda found after escaping zoo for two days

Aug 15, 2022, 03:26PM ISTSource: AP

A red panda which escaped from an Australian zoo was recaptured on Sunday after a two-day search. Named Ravi, the 7-year-old animal escaped from his enclosure at Adelaide Zoo on Friday and was found in a tree in a nearby park. Adelaide Zoo Director Phil Ainsley said a tranquilizer dart was used after zoo staff spent the day trying to entice the animal with food such as bamboo and sweet corn, to no avail. Ravi then fell into the blankets of zookeepers who were waiting underneath the tree. Ainsley said Ravi was taken back to the zoo's animal health center where he will undergo health checks and be monitored for a few days.

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