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| Two Bengal tigers that escaped from a big cat shelter 90 miles north of Amsterdam have been recaptured, Dutch authorities said on Sunday. | Two Bengal tigers that escaped from a big cat shelter 90 miles north of Amsterdam have been recaptured, Dutch authorities said on Sunday. |
| The tigers – Radja and Delhi – were free for four hours and were found in the woods surrounding the Felida refuge near the village of Oldeberkoop. After several botched attempts to capture them, the animals were eventually anaesthetised. | The tigers – Radja and Delhi – were free for four hours and were found in the woods surrounding the Felida refuge near the village of Oldeberkoop. After several botched attempts to capture them, the animals were eventually anaesthetised. |
| Jan Graafstra, a police officer involved in the operation, wrote on Twitter that the cats were “in a very deep sleep”. Several men carried the animals, each weighing 150kg, back to their cages. | Jan Graafstra, a police officer involved in the operation, wrote on Twitter that the cats were “in a very deep sleep”. Several men carried the animals, each weighing 150kg, back to their cages. |