Tiger escapes from pen at Taiping Zoo


TAIPING: A tiger escaped from its pen at the Taiping Zoo and Night Safari here on Thursday.

The incident is believed to have occurred in the morning while the gates to the zoo was still closed.

According to sources, two tigers escaped but one was caught with tranquilizers.

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