GERMANY - Lion on the loose in Berlin

[AliceInPain]

They don't know where it came from

Neither of Berlin's two zoos nor any circuses were missing a lioness

Lion on the loose in Berlin as locals ordered to stay inside

Brandenburg State Police - responsible for the German capital, Berlin - issued a serious warning this morning, telling Berliners to stay inside after the big cat was seen prowling through the streets of the capital city

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[GoBuckeyes]

Has Carole Baskins visited recently?!

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[AliceInPain]

Has Carole Baskins visited recently?!

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LOL. Who knows.

I'm worried they'll feel they'll have to kill her if they find her =*( (lion, not Carole haha)
Hopefully they can catch it peacefully and find whoever thought it was a good idea to keep a pet lion in an urban area (or whatever happened here)

eta: just read hunters and veterinarians are searching for it with tranquiliser guns so no plans to unalive it phew.

 

[Inthedetails]

They don't know where it came from

Imagine getting an alert not to go outside because a lion is on the loose - in the city! Crazy.

 

[GoBuckeyes]

Imagine getting an alert not to go outside because a lion is on the loose - in the city! Crazy.

Yes, wildfires, air quality alerts, heat index,

a lion!!!!

 

[Fika]

Aaaand of course later I’m heading to Berlin to airport to fly home.
Something new to worry before flight: getting attacked by a lion.

 

[Inthedetails]

Controversy has entered the chat. Is it really a lion?

"Fire services in Brandenburg said the large animal was 'presumably a lioness'. However, the director of a circus in the Teltow area told local media he was not aware of any lions being held in circuses or private zoos in the area and said the animal could be a misidentified Caucasian shepherd dog. 'If it’s a lion I’ll eat a broom,' Michel Rogall told Tagesspiegel newspaper."

(I guess in Germany, they eat a broom instead of their hat if wrong. )

Lioness believed to be on loose in Berlin

People urged to stay inside as officials track down ‘dangerous animal’ in south-west of capital

www.theguardian.com

 

[LadyL]

LOL. Who knows.

I'm worried they'll feel they'll have to kill her if they find her =*( (lion, not Carole haha)
Hopefully they can catch it peacefully and find whoever thought it was a good idea to keep a pet lion in an urban area (or whatever happened here)

eta: just read hunters and veterinarians are searching for it with tranquiliser guns so no plans to unalive it phew.

wow glad to know they're not going to kill this beautiful animal, whether lion or dog!

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I'm voting lion.

But even if a pet, how did they sneak her home in the first place? How did no one know she lived there? How'd they keep her fed?
And would a dog attack a wild boar?

"Police said they received a tip from someone who said they recorded a lion attacking a wild boar..."

'Stay indoors': Escaped wild animal on the loose in Berlin prompts urgent citywide search

A lion is loose in Berlin, prompting authorities in Germany to send emergency alerts to thousands of people in Berlin warning them to stay indoors.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Inthedetails]

I'm voting lion.

But even if a pet, how did they sneak her home in the first place? How did no one know she lived there? How'd they keep her fed?
And would a dog attack a wild boar?

"Police said they received a tip from someone who said they recorded a lion attacking a wild boar..."

'Stay indoors': Escaped wild animal on the loose in Berlin prompts urgent citywide search

A lion is loose in Berlin, prompting authorities in Germany to send emergency alerts to thousands of people in Berlin warning them to stay indoors.

abcnews.go.com

From the image I saw, I think it's a lion too. I'm just surprised it hasn't been tranquilized yet. I didn't expect it to go on long.

jmo

 

[ss90]

I think it's a big dog with it's fur cut down and the tail hairs left longer. The tail does not seem like a cat.

 

[GoBuckeyes]

I'm voting lion.

But even if a pet, how did they sneak her home in the first place? How did no one know she lived there? How'd they keep her fed?
And would a dog attack a wild boar?

"Police said they received a tip from someone who said they recorded a lion attacking a wild boar..."

'Stay indoors': Escaped wild animal on the loose in Berlin prompts urgent citywide search

A lion is loose in Berlin, prompting authorities in Germany to send emergency alerts to thousands of people in Berlin warning them to stay indoors.

abcnews.go.com

I wouldn't think a dog would attack a wild boar. Wild boar are pretty fierce. MOO

 

[LoveyG]

Looks like a lion to me. A thin, hungry one.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Oh, I had not watched the Guardian video before "voting." I didn't realize there were actual images available.

IMO it doesn't show enough to say for sure, but it could be a dog who looks like a lion, who came upon some already-deceased meat.

 

[AliceInPain]

"Experts on animal tracks joined the hunt on Friday for an elusive and potentially dangerous animal — suspected to be a lioness — spotted on the edge of Berlin as the search stretched into a second day."

Hopefully whatever animal it is we'll find out today!
I still think it looks more like a lion than a dog in the video.
Either 1. a very shy lion 2. a very big unusual-looking (?) dog 3. some other wild animal common elsewhere but not in Germany

Hunt for 'lioness' on the loose near Berlin goes into a second day

Police use drones, helicopters and infrared cameras and bring in animal tracks experts to help with their search.

www.euronews.com

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Roars heard in search for lion on loose in Berlin as people told to stay indoors

The "Beast of Berlin" is still on the loose and police have warned residents in the German capital to remain inside while hunters, vets, and cops carry out "Operation Lion Hunt" to track down the vicious lioness after zoos, circuses and sanctuaries failed to claim the big cat

www.mirror.co.uk

Possibly roars have been heard.

"The sounds are said to have come from the Zehlendorf area, which is close to the outer limits of Berlin, but not where the search was focused last night, according to Berlin police."

 

[AliceInPain]

The Mirror ^ are doing live updates.
Not top reporting but hey

"Local woman fears sausage dog could be 'ideal lion food'"

Roars heard in search for lion on loose in Berlin as people told to stay indoors

The "Beast of Berlin" is still on the loose and police have warned residents in the German capital to remain inside while hunters, vets, and cops carry out "Operation Lion Hunt" to track down the vicious lioness after zoos, circuses and sanctuaries failed to claim the big cat

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[Twistinginthewind]

It looks like a lioness to me, especially the slope of its back and the ears in this still from the video at 21 seconds.

Lioness believed to be on loose in Berlin

 

[ss90]

My vote goes for either a dog (with its fur cut down) or more likely a young cow.

I guess we'll find out.

 

[Luwin]

Berlin 'lioness': Wild animal probably a boar, authorities say

Authorities call off a search for a suspected big cat spotted near the German capital.

www.bbc.co.uk

German authorities are calling off the search for a suspected lioness after finding no evidence of a big cat on the loose.
Police have been searching for more than a day after being notified about a wild animal by members of the public - but had found no trace.
After speaking to experts, they now believe the creature is a wild boar.
No paw-prints or DNA material, such as animal waste, had been found in areas where the lion was supposedly spotted.
"There is no acute danger," Michael Grubert, mayor of the Kleinmachnow area where the animal was first spotted, told a press conference on Friday.
He added that police would remain alert in case the situation changed.