S. African tiger caught after 2 days on the run

[July 29, 2010]  JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Owners of Bengal tiger that escaped into a South African neighborhood say tracker dogs found the animal after two days of searching.

Panjo, hand-reared from a cub, was found late Wednesday in bush woodlands about 70 kilometers (40 miles) south of Johannesburg. The tiger was slightly hurt, evidently from jumping from a moving truck when it escaped Tuesday, an animal welfare group said Thursday.

Police had warned residents of the neighborhood not to approach the tiger though the owners said it was tame. The hunt attracted widespread publicity in South Africa where tigers are not a native species.

The tiger appeared not to have eaten since its escape. The captors offered it raw meat and milk to attract it toward them to put on a harness.

[Associated Press]

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