Wolf instinct: how an escaped South Korean zoo wolf survived nine days on carcasses

A wolf that escaped from a zoo in Daejeon was captured alive nine days later after surviving in the wild by feeding on animal carcasses and drinking from nearby water sources, according to the authorities. According to Daejeon city officials on April 17, the wolf, named Neukgu, was captured at around 12:44 a.m. near the Anyeong Interchange on the Daejeon Southern Ring Expressway, about 1 kilometer from Daejeon O-World, from where it had escaped. The search intensified after a citizen reported spotting the animal near a hiking trail by Ppuri Park on the afternoon of April 16. The authorities initially mistook another animal for the wolf but later identified its location using a drone at around 11:45 p.m. A team of veterinarians and zookeepers approached the wolf cautiously and fired a tranquilizer dart at 12:39 a.m. The dart struck the wolf in the thigh, and after staggering for about five minutes, the animal fell into a nearby waterway and was captured. An official said, “The wolf was not moving much when we found it, which allowed us to hit it with the tranquilizer dart,” adding tha

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