Chinese Zoo Captures Last Runaway Capybara After Two-Month Search
- Officials have captured Doubao, a capybara that fled with two siblings from a zoo located in the Yangzhou Zhuyuwan area of eastern China in early April 2025.
- The escape occurred when another capybara, Bazong, broke through a fence, triggering a two-month search across rivers and nearby areas.
- Doubao walked into a humane trap on June 3, closing a door mechanism and ending his time on the run while his siblings had been previously caught.
- Zoo officials reported that Doubao’s weight increased by nearly half a kilo and that his fur remained sleek and healthy, joyfully announcing his safe return after being on the run.
- Doubao’s return ended a social media stir and followed a controversial reward that included lifetime zoo entry and themed merchandise for information.
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Doubao, the last member of a group of three fugitive capibaras has been captured by the Chinese authorities. It is a male, who had escaped from a zoo in the east of the country along with two other companions two months ago, reports AFP. “The escaped child has returned home!”, celebrated the zoo in a message on his social network profile X. Dubao remained outside the facility a few weeks after his companions were captured. During these two month…
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