Animal Escapes

He ran away from the circus hoping to get on a jumbo jet.

Elephant on the loose spotted outside supermarket in southern Italy​

An elephant could be seen stomping down a highway in Calabria, southern Italy on Thursday.

In video shared with the BBC, the animal appears to be heading towards a supermarket.

Local media reports say that the elephant escaped a local circus, and has since been returned.

The BBC contacted the police, but authorities avoided addressing the elephant in the room and were unable to confirm the story.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-66344561
 
Wonder if it's dangerous.

The lizard found in Guernsey
IMAGE SOURCE, GSPCA Image caption, The lizard was 3ft long

A lizard rescued after escaping from its owners' home was so big it had to be kept in a dog kennel, an animal charity said.

The 3ft-long (91cm) reptile was found wandering around Castel in Guernsey at about 16:30 BST on Friday.

The Guernsey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA) said it was the biggest lizard it had ever seen on the island.

It was retrieved by its owners about five hours later, the charity said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-66487847
 
Whole lot of loving going on.

green, yellow and red birds
IMAGE SOURCE, DREW HOLDAWAY Image caption, Mr Holdaway keeps parrots, cockatiels, parakeets and budgies in his aviaries


Brightly-coloured lovebirds have been spotted across a town after a colony was accidentally released.

The 72 birds escaped from a garden in Tadley, Hampshire, after birdkeeper Drew Holdaway, 64, left the door to one of his aviaries open.

Since they took flight on 9 August, neighbours in Burnham Road had been notifying Mr Holdaway when one of the exotic animals was spotted in the area.

Of the missing birds, 28 have returned home, but 44 are still missing.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-66527822
 
Spraying for her safe recovery.

The owner of a missing deaf pet skunk is appealing for help to find her.

Sky, who has brown and white stripes, escaped from the back garden of her home in Purewell, Christchurch, Dorset, on Friday night.

Owner Sharon Tyler, who described seven-year-old Sky as elderly, said she was "not dangerous but will be petrified".

Ms Tyler has appealed on social media for help finding her microchipped pet but said she was struggling for information as "a lot of people think it's a prank".

Sky the skunk

Sky's owner said she would likely be curled up asleep during the day and looking for food at night

She has asked residents in the area to check their sheds and gardens and hopes someone with a thermal drone might come forward.

She said: "She'll be curled up and asleep during the day but as soon as it gets dark she'll be out looking for food."

Because Sky cannot hear and will be scared, Ms Tyler said she will probably run and could spray, although she added she had only sprayed once when she was young.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqv9gw42de3o
 
This probably comes under the 'coincidence' heading...

I just took the dog for a walk around the village. As we rounded the village green, the little terrier from the house across the way (Paddy) came barrelling up to see my dog. Along with all the other dogs in the village, he's never out on his own, so I knew he must have escaped, so Dog and I promptly went to his house, knocked on the door and returned him. I didn't want him to get hit by a car.

Then I come on here - and the Animal Escapes topic is up on the board!
 
ramonmercado said:
Spraying for her safe recovery.

The owner of a missing deaf pet skunk is appealing for help to find her.

Sky, who has brown and white stripes, escaped from the back garden of her home in Purewell, Christchurch, Dorset, on Friday night.

Owner Sharon Tyler, who described seven-year-old Sky as elderly, said she was "not dangerous but will be petrified".

Ms Tyler has appealed on social media for help finding her microchipped pet but said she was struggling for information as "a lot of people think it's a prank".

Sky the skunk

Sky's owner said she would likely be curled up asleep during the day and looking for food at night

She has asked residents in the area to check their sheds and gardens and hopes someone with a thermal drone might come forward.

She said: "She'll be curled up and asleep during the day but as soon as it gets dark she'll be out looking for food."

Because Sky cannot hear and will be scared, Ms Tyler said she will probably run and could spray, although she added she had only sprayed once when she was young.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqv9gw42de3o
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a) Microchipped in order to distinguish it from all the other skunks in Dorset?

b) Why hasn’t she had it “deactivated” if she wanted it as a pet?

maximus otter
 
maximus otter said:
a) Microchipped in order to distinguish it from all the other skunks in Dorset?

b) Why hasn’t she had it “deactivated” if she wanted it as a pet?

maximus otter
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I met a pet skunk, that wasn't 'deactivated' either, because they only spray under certain conditions - they don't go round squirting left right and centre, and if they are pets and used to being handled they are calm and generally tame. I was told that removing the scent glands can be uncomfortable for the pet - so I'd guess that's why she hadn't been descented.

And microchipped, like any other animal, so if she's found and handed in to a vet, they can get straight in touch with her owner, rather than waiting to hear that someone has lost a skunk.
 
maximus otter said:
b) Why hasn’t she had it “deactivated” if she wanted it as a pet?
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tut tut Max!

'According to the British Pest Control Association, it is legal to keep skunks as pets in the UK, however, it is illegal to have the scent glands removed.

Skunks spray to deter predators. The pungent liquid causes no real damage, but the rotten egg smell can linger for many days.'
 
Sollywos said:
tut tut Max!

'According to the British Pest Control Association, it is legal to keep skunks as pets in the UK, however, it is illegal to have the scent glands removed.

Skunks spray to deter predators. The pungent liquid causes no real damage, but the rotten egg smell can linger for many days.'
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You can buy soap and detergent to get the smell off your skin and clothes,even then you may have to bin the clothing,you can always tell when a skunk has been knocked over on the road by the stench that suddenly fills the car.
 
Druk said:
You can buy soap and detergent to get the smell off your skin and clothes,even then you may have to bin the clothing,you can always tell when a skunk has been knocked over on the road by the stench that suddenly fills the car.
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I guess because skunks aren't native to the UK, people don't really know quite what to do with one when they meet it.

The one I met was an adorable little thing, she had the cutest face!
 
Whenever I visit Australia, I am the one cooing over the possums and their cuteness while everyone around me growls about them getting in the roofspace.

Do we have any wild creatures in the UK that make tourists stop and stare because they have never seen them in the wild before?
 
catseye said:
Whenever I visit Australia, I am the one cooing over the possums and their cuteness while everyone around me growls about them getting in the roofspace.

Do we have any wild creatures in the UK that make tourists stop and stare because they have never seen them in the wild before?
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Maybe the ravens at the Tower of London?
 
Druk said:
You can buy soap and detergent to get the smell off your skin and clothes,even then you may have to bin the clothing,you can always tell when a skunk has been knocked over on the road by the stench that suddenly fills the car.
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My best friend from school married an American and went over there to live. So what was it that had intrigued her most about her new country in the first few days of lving there? Yep a skunk, apparently it was living under the porch steps of her in laws house! She couldn't believe the stink it could make when alarmed. lol
 
Mythopoeika said:
Maybe the ravens at the Tower of London?
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I don't know, ravens live wild in most of the northern hemisphere, so they aren't that unusual. I really meant wild creatures that we have in the UK that aren't common elsewhere.
 
catseye said:
I don't know, ravens live wild in most of the northern hemisphere, so they aren't that unusual. I really meant wild creatures that we have in the UK that aren't common elsewhere.
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There aren't that many of those.
Adders?
Slow worms?
Nessie?
 
Mythopoeika said:
There aren't that many of those.
Adders?
Slow worms?
Nessie?
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I did have someone remark on seeing a badger in the wild once, she was from Hungary. I don't know whether they don't have badgers, or whether she'd just never seen one in the wild!
 
catseye said:
I did have someone remark on seeing a badger in the wild once, she was from Hungary. I don't know whether they don't have badgers, or whether she'd just never seen one in the wild!
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You do get badger in Hungary,but as in the UK most people will only ever see one dead on the roadside.
 
One of my student lodgers who came over from the NT in OZ was most keen to see a hedgehog she kept her eyes open for one everywhere she went. She'd purchased a 'Brit Rail' card and didn't waste a single minute of her time here travelling all over Britain from my home in Wales, but she was never able to spot one!
 
Sollywos said:
One of my student lodgers who came over from the NT in OZ was most keen to see a hedgehog she kept her eyes open for one everywhere she went. She'd purchased a 'Brit Rail' card and didn't waste a single minute of her time here travelling all over Britain from my home in Wales, but she was never able to spot one!
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They have the echidna which is good enough I guess?I have a Chinese neighbour in the uk who has a pet hedgehog,keeps it indoors.
“British” animals that look cute?Maybe Chinese water deer?Only other place you will find them is china and Korea?
 
ramonmercado said:
Spraying for her safe recovery.

The owner of a missing deaf pet skunk is appealing for help to find her.

Sky, who has brown and white stripes, escaped from the back garden of her home in Purewell, Christchurch, Dorset, on Friday night.

Owner Sharon Tyler, who described seven-year-old Sky as elderly, said she was "not dangerous but will be petrified".

Ms Tyler has appealed on social media for help finding her microchipped pet but said she was struggling for information as "a lot of people think it's a prank".

Sky the skunk

Sky's owner said she would likely be curled up asleep during the day and looking for food at night

She has asked residents in the area to check their sheds and gardens and hopes someone with a thermal drone might come forward.

She said: "She'll be curled up and asleep during the day but as soon as it gets dark she'll be out looking for food."

Because Sky cannot hear and will be scared, Ms Tyler said she will probably run and could spray, although she added she had only sprayed once when she was young.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqv9gw42de3o
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A happy ending.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnd8422ejxdo

A deaf pet skunk that escaped from a garden has been found.
Sky went missing from her home in Purewell, Christchurch, Dorset, on Friday night.
Owner Sharon Tyler said the seven-year-old pet was spotted relaxing under a car close to her home during a search with friends and neighbours late at night on Tuesday.
The brown and white skunk was reunited with Ms Tyler after some coaxing with a piece of chicken.
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Druk said:
They have the echidna which is good enough I guess?I have a Chinese neighbour in the uk who has a pet hedgehog,keeps it indoors.
“British” animals that look cute?Maybe Chinese water deer?Only other place you will find them is china and Korea?
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Oh dear I'm not sure it's kind to keep a hedgehog indoors unless it's a rescue one she's nurturing back to health?

I see plenty of muntjac deer round here in rural Norfolk. They come right into my small market town and sometimes get run over and I've had them in my garden. They are cute but I didn't really want them eating the stuff on my veg plot. ha!ha!

My son has caught glimses of the water deer on the Broads but so far I haven't.
 
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