Bull Goes on the Run at Edinburgh Zoo
September 4th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya BhattEdinburgh, Sept 4 (THAINDIAN News) A bull on the run in the Edinburg zoo caused chaos it as it escaped from its cage. However, its excitement was short lived and lasted for only a period of about 40 minutes.
The visitors who were present at the time of the incident, had to run for their safety in the cafe. The keepers at the zoo on their part were armed so as to contain the situation that shocked many. The horned 200lb bull was eventually subdued after it was shot with a tranquilizer dart.
This made its escape came to a halt. The zookeepers as well as veterinarians are making attempts so as to know what went wrong so that the bull escaped from its cage in this zoo.
Richard Dean who is a computer scientist was at the time at the zoo celebrating his wedding anniversary. He however managed to capture this unfortunate and shocking incident on camera.
He is among those who were present at the time that the incident occurred. Some of the people who witnessed this escape, explained how the zoo keepers made efforts to hold down the bull using tranquilizer guns and brooms in a chaos that lasted for nearly an hour.
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