THE ELUSIVE LEOPARD.
FOUND DROWNED IN AUCKLAND.
Auckland, October 11
Alarums and excursions regarding the female leopard which escaped from the Zoo on September 1C were ended to-day when the beast was found' drowned in Lady Bay, near St. Heliers. The leopard was floating belly up, but there were no signs of decomposition. However, it must have been in the water for some time to come to the surface.
St. Heliers is nine miles to the east of Auckland, while the Zoo is in the western suburb. How the animal travelled so far is not known, but it is surmised that it fell into the waters of Motion’s Creek, below the Zoo.- This rises in the Western Springs, and is a fairly strong body of water. Thus, it is supposed, the leopard was carried into the Waitemata Harbour, where the tides and currents would easily carry it to the place where it was found. Its recovery will be a great relief to the western suburbs and the dwellers in the bush-clad Waitakere Hills, where there has been an undercurrent of anxiety for over three weeks.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2948, 13 October 1925, Page 2
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185THE ELUSIVE LEOPARD. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2948, 13 October 1925, Page 2
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