Chennai, Oct 6 (PTI) Sheryaar, a five-year-old lion that kept Vandalur zoo officials on tenterhooks after going "missing" on October 3, returned to the night shelter on Monday, authorities said.

The lion, obtained under an exchange programme from the Bannerghatta Biological Park, Bengaluru, in 2023, was released into the Lion Safari on October 3 but did not return to the night shelter in the evening, "as expected," the Arignar Anna Zoological Park—popularly known as Vandalur zoo—said.

The next day, search teams located the lion inside the safari area, which has over 90 per cent vegetation cover.

"The zoo management immediately initiated precautionary measures to ensure the animal’s safety. Five dedicated search teams, supported by a technical team comprising veterinarians, biologists, a

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