Shouldn't you be taking this seriously? Dartmoor Zoo JOKES about missing dangerous lynx
THE hunt for a dangerous lynx on the loose has reached its sixth day - but zoo keepers appear to have found the funny side.
The hunt for a dangerous lynx on the loose has reached its sixth day
In a series of tweets in the days since the big cat evaded capture, Dartmoor Zoo has posted a series of jokes to their 15,000 followers.
So much so, the account has even linked to a parody account for the two-year-old wildcat.
It comes as it emerged the hungry animal may be closer to being captured after it started taking food left out for it.
They tweeted: "Summary of events so far from the #lynxontheloose Please follow @dartmoorlynx and if you get close enough, grab him!"
Flaviu the Carpathian lynx was reported as missing on Thursday morning after gnawing its way out of its new enclosure at the zoo in Devon.
One tweet read: "Still on the lookout for this naughty cat! #lynxontheloose #DartmoorLynx
Still on the lookout for this naughty cat! #lynxontheloose #DartmoorLynx @BBCDevon @BBCSpotlight pic.twitter.com/ltIcHhDuZ5
— Dartmoor Zoo (@DartmoorZoo) 9. juli 2016
Hope the weather in Dartmoor is better than up here or Flaviu will be one big soggy moggy. @dartmoorlynx @DartmoorZoo #lynxontheloose
— lil (@liliumx3) 9. juli 2016
Still on the lookout for this naughty cat! #lynxontheloose #DartmoorLynx
Another retweet said: "Hope the weather in Dartmoor is better than up here or Flaviu will be one big soggy muggy."
This is despite zoo founder Ben Mee urging members of the public not to go searching for Flaviu, saying any amateur attempts to capture here are "beyond unhelpful".
Flaviu arrived at Dartmoor Zoological Park, Devon, from Port Lympne in Kent on Wednesday.
Dartmoor Zoo has posted a series of jokes to their 15,000 followers
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But on Thursday morning keepers arrived at his house to find the lynx – a similar size to a Labrador – had chewed through a board in the wall.
Thirty members of staff and volunteers began combing the zoo but found no trace of the carnivore, concluding that he had left the park.
Search teams were organised in the local area, while humane traps were baited with various types of meat.