The escaped antelope considers his prospects after a fight in the rutting season at Paignton Zoo Apex NewsA quiet neighbourhood was put on lockdown by police after an antelope escaped from a zoo and ran wild in suburban front gardens. The runaway later had to be put down. Residents raised the alarm after seeing a “big brown animal” darting down their sleepy road at breakfast time. Police marksmen and tracker dogs were scrambled and people were ordered to remain in their homes near Paignton Zoo, Devon. The large horned lechwe, an antelope native to central Africa, was tracked to the back garden of a bungalow where he was lying down peacefully after about two hours on the…

Source: The Times September 14, 2016 15:56 UTC