BERLIN - Five dangerous big cats -- two lions, two tigers and a jaguar -- escaped their enclosures in a flooded German zoo Friday for several hours but were later reported back "in their cages". German residents near the zoo close to the Luxembourg border were warned to stay indoors while the predators were on the looseLocal residents near the zoo close to the Luxembourg border were warned to stay indoors while the predators were on the loose. A bear, which also broke out of its enclosure at the Eifel Zoo in Luenebach, was shot dead, a spokesman for local authorities said. One of the lions was shot dead while the other was eventually brought back into captivity. In 2015, an orang-utan was shot dead after escaping from the Duisburg zoo, and a bear escapee from Osnabrueck suffered the same fate in 2017.

Source: Bangkok Post June 01, 2018 12:56 UTC