SHANGHAI, China — Officials have captured the last member of a runaway capybara gang that escaped from a zoo in eastern China two months ago, a statement said on Tuesday.
The missing male rodent, named 'Doubao,' or 'Bean Bun' in Chinese, absconded from an enclosure at the Yangzhou Zhuyuwan Scenic Area along with two other capybaras in early April. Doubao remained at large for weeks after his companions were caught by zoo officials. 'The runaway child has returned home!' the zoo wrote in a social media post.
Capybaras are native to South America but in recent years have become popular attractions at zoos worldwide, with the semi-aquatic rodents becoming unlikely darlings of the internet. The zoo said the trio made their April breakout when another capybara Bazong — 'Big Shot' — broke through a fence. Bazong was later found relaxing in a lake. It took seven or eight zoo staff to trap the second accomplice, Duoduo, or 'Hide Hide,' in a garbage bin.
Caught By China Zoo After Months On Run
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