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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shahana Yasmin

Search for escaped wolf in South Korea enters fourth day as efforts hindered by AI image confusion

A wolf that escaped from a zoo in the South Korean city of Daejeon remains on the loose after more than four days, with authorities struggle to track it amid bad weather and a surge of false sightings.

The two-year-old male wolf, named Neukgu, broke out of its enclosure at O-World around 9.15am on Wednesday by digging under a fence, zoo officials said. Born in January 2024 and weighing between 30kg and 35kg, the animal was discovered missing during a pre-opening inspection, with CCTV later confirming how it escaped.

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