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Five lions escape enclosure, sparking alarm at Sydney zoo - NBC News
Nov 2, 2022 · Five lions managed to escape their enclosure at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia Wednesday, sparking a brief emergency as officials rushed to contain them.
Taronga Zoo: Five lions escape exhibit at Sydney zoo - BBC
Five lions have sparked a brief emergency at an Australian zoo after escaping from their enclosure. The animals - one adult and four cubs - were spotted outside their exhibit at Sydney's...
Guests told to 'run' after five lions break free at Taronga Zoo
Nov 2, 2022 · A man who was sleeping in a tent at Taronga Zoo has described the moment he was told one lion and four cubs had escaped from their enclosure.
CCTV footage captures the moment five lions escape enclosure at Taronga Zoo
Dec 1, 2022 · Vision from Sydney's Taronga Zoo shows the moment four lion cubs and an adult male made their escape, sparking an emergency at the iconic venue. The footage, from two CCTV cameras pointed at the Lion Pride Lands enclosure, shows the lions slipping through a hole in a wire fence and venturing outside the pen.
Taronga Zoo staff reveal how five lions escaped | news.com.au ...
Nov 2, 2022 · Taronga Zoo has revealed a crucial detail as to how five lions escaped their enclosure on Wednesday morning, sparking an emergency with guests on-site. A portion of fence and “digging marks” were the centre of an investigation after police arrived on scene.
Pygmy Hippo Calf born at Taronga Zoo Sydney!
Feb 15, 2024 · Taronga Zoo Sydney are celebrating World Hippo Day with a huge announcement of the birth and public debut of a four-week-old female Pygmy Hippopotamus calf born to Australasia’s only breeding pair, Kambiri and Fergus. The female calf was born at 3:05am on 16 January 2024 weighing 4kg.
Fence 'integrity issue' at Taronga Zoo blamed for five lions …
Nov 2, 2022 · Sydney's Taronga Zoo has blamed a containment fence "integrity issue" for the escape of five lions from their enclosure this morning, while a full review continues.
Five lions escape enclosure at Taronga Zoo - news.com.au
Nov 1, 2022 · Five lions briefly escaped their enclosure at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo this morning, triggering a “code one” alert with staff urged to retreat to “safe havens”. The alarm was sounded at around 7.30am after a construction worker reportedly made the discovery.
Taronga Zoo lion escape forces campers to hide in toilet block …
Nov 2, 2022 · Five lions escaped their enclosure this morning at Sydney's Taronga Zoo. (ABC News: Harriet Tatham) Taronga Zoo executive director Simon Duffy said the entire facility had its own safety perimeter fence, which stopped animals mixing with the community outside, on Sydney's lower north shore.