The hunt continues for two-year-old Flaviu
A recording of an escaped lynx’s mother may be used in a bid to capture the animal.
Two-year-old Flaviu broke out from his enclosure at Dartmoor Zoo last Thursday (7 July).
On Friday, staff reported a sighting of the lynx in farmland just outside the zoo. However, all efforts to capture the animal have so far failed.
According to BBC News, bedding from the animal’s former home - Port Lympne Reserve, Kent - will be used as the hunt continues.
Furthermore, the Zoo hopes to obtain a recording of Flaviu’s mother, Klementyna, who remains at Port Lympne.
"Flaviu is a bit of a mummy's boy, so we think he is really missing his mum,” said Dartmoor owner Ben Mee. "That is why he could have escaped last week, because he was trying to get back to her."
Flaviu arrived at Dartmoor Zoo on Wednesday (6 July). By Thursday morning, keepers discovered that he had escaped by chewing through a board in his enclosure.
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