Moment lions escape from enclosure at Australian zoo

Newly-released CCTV shows how five lions escaped from their enclosure at a zoo in Australia.

Four cubs and an adult male broke through a fence at Taronga Zoo in Sydney at around 6:30am on 2 November, prompting a “code one” alert and sending the zoo into lockdown.

The zoo said that the big cats investigated their surroundings within metres of the main exhibit, before trying to find their way back under the fence as keepers called for them.

Taronga’s review of the escape is ongoing.

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