The fourth and final runaway raccoon which fled from a popular attraction on the Isle of Wight has been caught.
Last week, it was revealed four raccoons taken on by Amazon World around three weeks prior had escaped from their enclosure overnight.
There followed days of searching, as staff combed the nearby area and appealed to the public to keep an eye out for any escapee raccoons.
At around 11am on Friday, the first of the runaways was caught and placed back in an enclosure.
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Then, at around 6.15pm on Saturday, a second was recovered on site after staff managed to trap her at the top of some parrot perches.
The third was found on Monday, and yesterday (Tuesday), the Newchurch site was asking for some further help from the community.
Anyone on the Island who had large fox traps was asked to contact the zoo.
In the early hours of this morning, at 2.30am, the fourth and final escapee was reunited with her sisters.
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