Police in Tbilisi search for another tiger on the loose

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AP Tbilisi (US)
Last Updated : Jun 19 2015 | 10:22 PM IST
Police and volunteers in the Georgian capital are searching for another tiger that might have fled a zoo wrecked by severe flooding.
The hunt follows Wednesday's incident in which a runaway tiger mauled a man to death before being killed by police. The zoo director said another tiger and a hyena could be on the loose.
Today, Rustavi 2 television showed three pictures of a tiger taken in different areas of Tbilisi. Giorgi Metreveli, a hunter involved in the search, told the TV station the pictures appear to show the same animal.
Police received dozens of calls, and a tiger's growl was audible in one of them. It turned out to be a prank by teenagers who had recorded and played the sound into the phone.
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First Published: Jun 19 2015 | 10:22 PM IST

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