Lioness is captured

Miami - The search for Nala, a lioness which had escaped from a wildlife park, ended yesterday after authorities shot the big…

Miami - The search for Nala, a lioness which had escaped from a wildlife park, ended yesterday after authorities shot the big cat with tranquilisers and captured her.

Local television stations showed a team of experts from Florida's Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission taking a sleeping Nala - named after a character in the Disney film The Lion King, back to the Jungleland park.

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