A senior expert with the Chinese Academy of Sciences told CCTV that the third escaped leopard could attack humans due to hunger and agitation.
"I'm personally quite worried about the state of the leopard," Zhang told CCTV on the 21st day of the animal's disappearance."All three were juvenile, so it is very young and was bred in full captivity at the zoo. It has no wilderness survival skills."
"However, it could be stimulated by hunger or stress in a new environment," Zhang added."Being surrounded by a large group of people or hunting dogs could elicit an atypical response. Under these circumstances, it's possible it could attack humans." Hangzhou Deputy Mayor Wang Hong told reporters that investigators had arrested five people in connection with the case. They included the zoo's general manager, Zhang Dequan, who is accused of ordering the initial cover-up.
Wang, the Hangzhou official, said the first of the escaped leopards was caught two days after the incident, which the zoo blamed on staff error during a handover.
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