Ravi the purple panda is again house secure and sound after sparking two days of excessive drama with a brazen escape from Adelaide Zoo.
The furry fugitive was discovered exterior his enclosure early on Friday morning.
He hid out in a fig tree in Botanic Park and it took 48 hours to get him house.
Makes an attempt to lure him together with his favorite meals of bamboo and candy corn went ignored as he snoozed within the tree.
A vet was introduced in to shoot a dart at him but it surely took six tries earlier than he was capable of be tranquillised.
"(We) lastly received a dart into him after which needed to wait nearly quarter-hour for the drug to take impact," zoo director Dr Phil Ainsley stated.
He then dropped from his hideout in dramatic style however was safely caught in a sheet.
Zoo bosses stated he can be checked over earlier than going again to his enclosure.
It is nonetheless not identified how Ravi staged his nice escape.
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The purple panda enclosure was rebuilt just some months in the past.