Lynx captured after going missing from zoo

An escaped lynx that went missing from a Devon zoo for almost a month has been captured.

Flaviu, a two-year-old Carpathian lynx, was reported missing from Dartmoor Zoological Park on July 7, triggering a search involving a police helicopter and drone.

He had evaded capture despite several sightings and humane traps being set with various types of meat - experts even tried playing sounds from its mother to try and lure it.

He was eventually caught on Saturday morning when keepers of the zoo set a trap.

The owner of the zoo, Benjamin Mee, said: "Every professional tracker I'd spoken to said it could take three months.

"The most important thing is he's safe. He's grumpy but we're already trying to find a female lynx to keep him company."

Flaviu escaped the day after arriving at the park, with keepers arriving to find the wildcat had chewed through a board in the wall.

Thirty members of staff had initially tried to locate the animal before concluding it had escaped the park.