Tiger caught after 2 days on the run
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July 30, 2010, Friday
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THE escaped Bengal tiger who captured headlines across South Africa has been found and returned home after a 2-day search, hungry and worse for the wear after a jump from the back of a moving truck, the tiger's owners said yesterday.
The owners of Panjo, a full-grown tiger, say tracker dogs found the cat's scent late Wednesday in bush woodlands about 70 kilometers south of Johannesburg. The tiger was slightly hurt, evidently from jumping from a moving truck when it escaped on Tuesday.
Police had warned residents of the neighborhood not to approach Panjo, though the owners said it was tame and had been hand-raised from a cub.
The hunt attracted widespread publicity in South Africa where tigers are not a native species.
The tiger appeared not to have eaten since its escape. The captors offered it raw meat and milk to attract it toward them to put on a harness.
"We felt relieved and very glad to see that Panjo was safe and sound and that no one harmed him," said Justin Fernandes, 25, the son of Panjo's owner, Goosey Fernandes.
Panjo was found after one of the search dogs spotted it in the field near the Fernandes' farm.
The owners of Panjo, a full-grown tiger, say tracker dogs found the cat's scent late Wednesday in bush woodlands about 70 kilometers south of Johannesburg. The tiger was slightly hurt, evidently from jumping from a moving truck when it escaped on Tuesday.
Police had warned residents of the neighborhood not to approach Panjo, though the owners said it was tame and had been hand-raised from a cub.
The hunt attracted widespread publicity in South Africa where tigers are not a native species.
The tiger appeared not to have eaten since its escape. The captors offered it raw meat and milk to attract it toward them to put on a harness.
"We felt relieved and very glad to see that Panjo was safe and sound and that no one harmed him," said Justin Fernandes, 25, the son of Panjo's owner, Goosey Fernandes.
Panjo was found after one of the search dogs spotted it in the field near the Fernandes' farm.
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