TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
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.
Change Size
A red panda licks an ice cube at the zoo of Mulhouse, eastern France, on June 26, 2019. (AFP/Sebastien Bozon)
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.
"We were called this morning around 8:15 am by a resident. He saw the red panda on a shrub in his garden," said park vet Dr Jean-Christophe Gerard in a statement.
A team headed immediately to the site and recovered the red panda.
"The little panda appears to be in good health and has not suffered from his stay outside the park, even if he is a bit thinner," Gerard said.
Read also: Rare albino panda caught on camera in China: State media
The three-year-old male escaped from the park last Thursday, taking advantage of heavy snowfall that brought down trees.
His female partner did not follow him out of the zoo.
On Wednesday, a driver spotted the animal some 10 kilometers (six miles) from the zoo but the police and zoo staff were unable to locate it.
The shy creatures spend most of their time in trees and are not considered dangerous.
Vets will be monitor the panda over the next few days to ensure his well-being.
