Cheetah Escapes

Sunday afternoon, Indianapolis Zoo was on a locked down.  A code red was issued which meant all the visitors to the zoo were to remain inside. All the visitors were moved to safe areas. A cheetah escaped. It remains a mystery as to how the animal was able to leave its cage.

The cheetah was located, and the zoo safety team used a tranquilizer dart to subdue it. (Zoo officials said the animal was behind barriers and was unable to get to public areas.) The cat ran back to its exhibit.

Around 11 a.m. a statement was released, announcing that all zoo guests and staff were safe and that Pounce, the cheetah was safe.