Taronga Zoo said the lions were playing with the fence for 20 minutes before five squeezed under it. Two would later pass another fence that keeps the public at a safe distance.
The zoo said it was still awaiting the full engineering report and the lions would remain out of their main exhibit until further advice was received.
Letting the gas out of the biggest balloon.
Taronga Zoo says it will release details about how the lions escaped and sparked a lockdown at the top tourist attraction,but has not committed to a timeframe.
I’m no zoologist,but perhaps more wildness is exactly what these creatures were after? Few places are less wild than Mosman.
Five of the zoo’s seven lions escaped from their enclosure on Wednesday,prompting the zoo to go into lockdown and police to be called.
Rents are through the roof,and prospective tenants with massive claws and incisors would struggle to compete for a lease anyway.
News of five escaped lions from their enclosure at Taronga Zoo sparked alarm – but the big cats aren’t the zoo’s most dangerous resident.
Families staying overnight at the zoo as part of its “Roar and Snore” program were awoken by zookeepers and told to leave their belongings.
Dominique and Magnus Perri and their children Lucas and Oliver were awoken by an alarm and zookeepers rushing to their tent at 6.40am on Wednesday.
With three baby elephants due any month now,Melbourne Zoo will let its herd take the lead on how they’re handled – and indeed,where they live.