Exotic Incident #1078

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St. Louis, MO - USA

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20/11/2007

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Zuri, a 1-year-old cheetah, escaped from her exhibit at the St. Louis Zoo. A visitor alerted a zoo worker that the cheetah was loose. The area was evacuated until the cheetah was captured, unharmed, around a half hour later, and returned to the exhibit. This was the third time since 2000 that a cheetah had escaped the zoo enclosure.