A tiger kept as a pet in South Africa was finally
cornered after two days on the run, thanks to a tracker, sniffer
dogs, a piece of meat -- and his master's voice.
Panjo, a 17-month-old 140-kilo Bengal tiger made a break for it
on Monday while being taken to the vet, sparking a hunt involving
thousand of people.
They finally tracked him sown near the town of Bronkhorstspruit,
about 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of Pretoria, Radio 702
reported.
A tracker came across his prints, tracker dogs were put on his
trail and when they finally caught up with him, a piece of meat and
the voice of his master helped bring him in unharmed, the radio
station reported.
Panjo was bought by his present owners at the age of three
months from a privately run reserve.
During the hunt, the couple insisted to the media that he was
perfectly harmless and should be treated just like a dog.
But numerous experts stressed how dangerous tigers could could
be and advised the public not to approach him.
South Africa has several centres devoted to raising and
protecting tigers.
