Judging by the number of animals that managed to escape over the years, it's really little wonder that Glasgow Zoo is no more.
Looking back through the archives, we've stories of all manner of 'inmates' fleeing their confines from the city's old zoological gardens on the Calderpark Estate.
Prior to the zoo's closure - amid allegations of animal cruelty and deteriorating enclosure conditions - in 2003, there were dramatic escapes involving everything from wander lusting elephants and tigers to 'rampaging' raccoons and even kangaroos. Let's take a closer look at the ones that made headlines back in the day.
