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Leipzig zoo says situation under control after two lions escaped Lion shot dead at Leipzig zoo after escaping from enclosure
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Zookeepers in eastern Germany say the situation is under control after two lions escaped from their enclosure overnight. One of two lions that escaped from an enclosure at a German zoo has been shot dead.
Leipzig zoo officials said one lion was successfully corralled back into its cage and the second was shot with a tranquiliser and would shortly be returned too. Leipzig zoo said no one was injured in the incident after the lions escaped early on Thursday morning.
Earlier, officials told the DPA news agency that the lions had somehow escaped and were somewhere on the zoo grounds. The zoo was closed to the public on Thursday morning and an emergency plan put in place. Nobody was injured in the incident. One lion was successfully corralled back into its cage and the second was initially shot with a tranquilliser. The tranquilliser failed, zoo director Jörg Junhold told the dpa news agency, giving officials no option but to kill the lion.
The two male lions, Majo and Motshegetsi, were born about a year ago at Basel zoo and have been in Leipzig since August. “In this case the safety of people came first,” he said.
The two male lions, Majo and Motshegetsi, were born about a year ago at Basel zoo and have been in Leipzig. since August. It was not clear which of the two lions was killed.