INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Residents have been advised to stay indoors as hunt is under way for the big cats
(Representational)Berlin, Germany: Five dangerous predators, including two lions, two tigers and a jaguar
escaped from a zoo in western Germany on Friday, sparking a massive hunt, a spokesman for the local authorities told AFP.A bear, which also
broke out of the Eifel Zoo in Luenebach, was shot dead
Residents in the area have been advised to stay indoors while a hunt is under way for the big cats.Owned by the Wallpott family, the zoo
located close to the border with Luxembourg is home to around 400 animals, including a Siberian tiger and lions.Friday's escape came two
years after another similar case in eastern Germany, when two lions broke out of their cages at the Leipzig zoo.One of the lions was shot
dead while the other was eventually brought back into captivity.
