The one-year-old female got out of her pen and fled, prompting a week of extensive searches, day and night.
A capybara that escaped from its enclosure has been recaptured, a zoo in Shropshire has said. The animal, named Cinnamon, escaped from Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World, a small family-run zoo near Telford, almost a week ago. The one-year-old female got out of her pen and fled the zoo on Saturday, prompting the zoo to ask the public for help as it organised 'a week of extensive searches throughout both day and night'.
Zoo owner Will Dorrell said: 'We've been astounded at the public reaction to Cinnamon's escape and are so grateful to everybody who has helped to return her safely to the zoo.' Visitors will have to wait until next week to see her again, he said. 'All being well', she'll soon be back in 'her usual paddock with the rest of her family', he added.
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