WANGANUI ZOO SCARE

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 27 July 1916, Page 5

WANGANUI ZOO SCARE

LION 'S CAGE ACCIDENT - A transference of animals from the Anamoho Zoo to Onehunga was not earlied out without some excitement. It appears that at the Onehunga railway station an attempt was being made to transfer a cage containing a pair of African lionsf-part of a consignment' from the Wanganui Zoo—to a lorry, preparatory to taking them to the .Royal Oak Zoo. The cage, or rollers, had been placed successfully on the mrry, when one of the animals caughtsight of the horses, and emitted a characteristic growl. Before the on-look-ers had realised what had happened the affrighted animals had started no a mad caaeer with th e cage rocking to and fro on the lorry. The lions had on!y enjoyed about £0 yards of their impromptu “joy ride" when the cage rolled off and after a series of somersaults down an incline ultimately came to a standstill. The case , was stoutly built and protected by chains, there thus being little possibility of th e animals escaping. Considerable difficulty was experienced in getting the cage bacJt to the conveyance, but it wag ultimately i»Bplaced and its were transferred to their now abode, little lh e worse fon their exciting episode.