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| Isle of Wight missing raccoons captured but two still at large | |
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| The first raccoon was found on zoo property | The first raccoon was found on zoo property |
| A second of four raccoons that went missing from a zoo on the Isle of Wight has been captured. | A second of four raccoons that went missing from a zoo on the Isle of Wight has been captured. |
| Four 18-month-old female raccoons escaped from their enclosure at Amazon World, near Sandown, prompting a search. | Four 18-month-old female raccoons escaped from their enclosure at Amazon World, near Sandown, prompting a search. |
| The first was captured within the zoo's grounds shortly before midnight on Friday. | The first was captured within the zoo's grounds shortly before midnight on Friday. |
| Her sister was found by staff at the top of the zoo's parrot perches on Saturday evening. | Her sister was found by staff at the top of the zoo's parrot perches on Saturday evening. |
| The second racoon was found in one of the zoo's parrot perches | The second racoon was found in one of the zoo's parrot perches |
| In a post on it's Facebook page, the zoo said it was "ecstatic" that the second of the four escaped raccoons had been caught. | In a post on it's Facebook page, the zoo said it was "ecstatic" that the second of the four escaped raccoons had been caught. |
| It also confirmed that both captured animals would be put in an enclosure away from the public, alongside their sibling that did not escape. | It also confirmed that both captured animals would be put in an enclosure away from the public, alongside their sibling that did not escape. |
| The two other missing raccoons remain at large - with the search set to continue "throughout the night". | The two other missing raccoons remain at large - with the search set to continue "throughout the night". |
| The search had been scaled down during daylight hours - when the raccoons are expected to go to sleep. | The search had been scaled down during daylight hours - when the raccoons are expected to go to sleep. |
| Three raccoons are still missing | Three raccoons are still missing |
| Head keeper Rachel Patrick had earlier urged locals to keep an eye out "in sheds and up trees" while speaking to BBC Radio Solent. | Head keeper Rachel Patrick had earlier urged locals to keep an eye out "in sheds and up trees" while speaking to BBC Radio Solent. |
| "The more eyes the better," she said. "They'll be hiding in any nook and cranny to go to sleep during the day." | "The more eyes the better," she said. "They'll be hiding in any nook and cranny to go to sleep during the day." |
| The captured raccoons are two of five siblings that arrived at Amazon World three weeks ago. Four of them escaped. | The captured raccoons are two of five siblings that arrived at Amazon World three weeks ago. Four of them escaped. |
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