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| Lynx wild cat in Dartmoor Zoo escape alert | Lynx wild cat in Dartmoor Zoo escape alert |
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| Police have launched an air and ground search for a lynx wild cat which has escaped from a zoo. | Police have launched an air and ground search for a lynx wild cat which has escaped from a zoo. |
| Officers have warned people not to approach the animal which escaped from Dartmoor Zoo in Devon by digging out of its enclosure. | Officers have warned people not to approach the animal which escaped from Dartmoor Zoo in Devon by digging out of its enclosure. |
| Children at one school have have been warned to stay inside after police said the Carpathian Lynx could be dangerous if cornered. | Children at one school have have been warned to stay inside after police said the Carpathian Lynx could be dangerous if cornered. |
| It is the size of a large domestic cat and grey and silver in colour. | It is the size of a large domestic cat and grey and silver in colour. |
| More on the escaped Lynx, plus other Devon and Cornwall news | |
| The zoo took delivery of the animal on Wednesday but on Thursday morning they discovered it had escaped. | The zoo took delivery of the animal on Wednesday but on Thursday morning they discovered it had escaped. |
| No trace of it has been found in the zoo. | No trace of it has been found in the zoo. |
| Escapes from Dartmoor Zoo: | Escapes from Dartmoor Zoo: |
| 2006 Jaguar escapes from pen and into a tigers' enclosure before it was sedated by keepers | 2006 Jaguar escapes from pen and into a tigers' enclosure before it was sedated by keepers |
| 2007: Wolf clambered over the top of its enclosure before being recaptured | 2007: Wolf clambered over the top of its enclosure before being recaptured |
| A police spokesman said: "If members of the public sight it they should call 999 immediately. | A police spokesman said: "If members of the public sight it they should call 999 immediately. |
| "The animal should not be approached as it could become dangerous if alarmed or cornered." | "The animal should not be approached as it could become dangerous if alarmed or cornered." |
| Children at the nearby Little Orchard Montessori School have been told to stay inside. | Children at the nearby Little Orchard Montessori School have been told to stay inside. |
| A police helicopter has joined the search and officers were going house to house in the area to offer advice. | A police helicopter has joined the search and officers were going house to house in the area to offer advice. |