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| Escaped serval cat spotted roaming Plymouth streets | Escaped serval cat spotted roaming Plymouth streets |
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| A serval cat like this one had been seen wandering around Plymouth, the city council said | A serval cat like this one had been seen wandering around Plymouth, the city council said |
| A serval cat which was spotted roaming city streets after getting out during a suspected break-in at its owner's property has returned home. | A serval cat which was spotted roaming city streets after getting out during a suspected break-in at its owner's property has returned home. |
| Plymouth City Council said it received a call about a possible sighting of a large cat near the A38 in the city on Wednesday. | |
| The council said officers contacted the cat's owner, who is the only person in the city with a licence to keep a dangerous wild animal, who told them it got out during a break-in. It later returned to its enclosure safely, a spokesperson added. | |
| Devon and Cornwall Police said it was investigating the reported burglary and enquiries were ongoing. | |
| "It was a bit nervous and came back on its own accord," the council spokesperson added. | "It was a bit nervous and came back on its own accord," the council spokesperson added. |
| "But we will carry out an inspection of the property to make sure it has sufficient security and all licence conditions are complied with." | "But we will carry out an inspection of the property to make sure it has sufficient security and all licence conditions are complied with." |
| Serval cats are native to savannahs and wetlands in Africa and are listed as "least concern" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's red list of endangered species. | Serval cats are native to savannahs and wetlands in Africa and are listed as "least concern" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's red list of endangered species. |
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