Police scramble to snare escaped papier mâché rhino at Japanese zoo

[muriel_volestrangler]

I can see just why they needed this model - gasp at the life-like realism! Thrill at the speed the panicking rhino charges the brave emergency workers! There's no doubt they know exactly what it'll be like if that does ever happen ...

As the paper rhino, manoevered by two people inside it, slowly plodded through the park and tried to make a break for freedom, staff and police joined forces to deal with the 'threat'.

Keepers were even attacked by the life-sized model forcing zoo staff to push the rhino away with sticks in order to rescue their colleagues.

Although visitors were rushed away from the animal's path, many stayed to watch the drama unfold as the fake animal meandered through the park.

Eventually, keepers surrounded the paper beast with a net, before tranquillising and capturing it, allowing the two staff inside the rhino to return to their normal duties.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9068426/Police-scramble-to-snare-escaped-papier-mache-rhino-at-Japanese-zoo.html