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All boar, no roar: 'Lioness' search near Berlin ends, wild pig suspected

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German police on Friday called off a search for a wild animal initially believed to be a lioness roaming the outskirts of Berlin after determining it was

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  1. Sioux City Journal

    Lioness believed to be on the loose in Berlin's suburbs, prompting search around German capital (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Police have warned residents around Germany's capital not to leave their homes.

  2. Al Jazeera

    German police hunt for lioness on the loose in Berlin’s suburbs (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The police urges residents to stay indoors after two people saw a lioness chasing a wild boar down a street near Berlin.

  3. People

    Suspected Lion on the Loose Near Berlin Forces German Police to Ask Residents to Stay Indoors (opens People)

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    Police in Germany are continuing their search for a wild animal, believed to be a lioness after the animal was spotted overnight in a town near Berlin

  4. ABC 11 Raleigh

    'Stay indoors': Lion on the loose in Berlin prompts urgent citywide search (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    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.

  5. Forbes

    ‘Lioness’ On Loose In Berlin As Residents Urged To Stay Indoors And Hide Pets (opens Forbes)

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    Police are unclear where the “loose, dangerous animal,” thought to be a lioness, may have come from and no nearby zoos, animal shelters or circuses have reported any missing.

  6. KTVZ Bend

    Germany warns of suspected lioness on the loose in Berlin (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Fred Pleitgen and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Berlin police warned residents in parts of the capital to stay indoors as a wild animal, believed to be a lioness, is on the loose in the southwestern part of the German capital Thursday morning.

  7. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Escaped lion on the loose in Berlin prompts urgent citywide search, police say: 'Stay indoors' (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    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.

  8. Los Angeles Times

    Lioness on the loose? Police on the hunt in Berlin's suburbs warn people to stay indoors (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    German authorities have warned residents in Berlin’s southern suburbs to watch out for a potentially dangerous animal, suspected to be a lioness.

  9. Washington Times

    German police on the prowl for possible lion on the loose near Berlin (opens Washington Times)

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    Police in Berlin and its surrounding suburbs are searching for a big cat, suspected to be a lioness, spotted hunting boars in nearby woods in the wee hours Thursday.

  10. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Lioness escapes in Berlin; police comb streets, woodlands (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    BERLIN -- A presumed lioness was on the loose on Thursday in Berlin, where residents in some areas were warned to stay indoors as scores of police tried to track

  11. FOX 5 New York

    Suspected lioness on the loose near Berlin: police (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    Nearby residents were advised to stay indoors if possible, to refrain from walks and jogs in the woods, and to take dogs at most for short walks on a leash.

  12. CBS News

    There may be a lioness on the loose in Berlin (opens CBS News)

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    Emergency services were scouring a forest area south of Berlin amid concern that "a lioness runs freely through" the German capital's suburbs.

  13. New York Times

    Reports of a Lioness Near Berlin Prompt a Sprawling Search (opens New York Times)

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    People were encouraged to stay home after the police received calls and a video of a wild cat believed to be a lioness in a town along the German capital’s southwest boundary.

  14. The Boston Globe

    German police search for a lioness suspected to be on the loose in Berlin’s suburbs (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    German authorities have warned people in Berlin’s southern suburbs to watch out for a potentially dangerous animal, suspected to be a lioness, that is on the loose.

  15. The Guardian

    Lioness believed to be on loose in Berlin (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

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

  16. Deutsche Welle

    Germany: Suspected lioness on the loose outside Berlin – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Residents in a region south of the German capital have been told to stay indoors while authorities search for what they believe is a lioness on the loose.

  17. Fox News

    German authorities search for lion suspected of being on the loose around Berlin (opens Fox News)

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    Police in Germany's Brandenburg state are searching for a lion that is suspected of being on the loose in the area. Police have no immediate information on who owned the animal.

  18. The Boston Globe

    German police search for a lion suspected to be on the loose on the edge of Berlin (opens The Boston Globe)

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    German police are searching with helicopters, drones, and infrared cameras as well as a vet and hunters for a potentially dangerous animal, suspected to be a lioness, that was sighted overnight on the southern edge of Berlin.

  19. NPR

    The 'lioness' that sparked a massive search near Berlin may have just been a boar (opens NPR)

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    For 36 hours, dozens of police, veterinarians and hunters scoured a wooded German suburb while warning residents a lion could be at large. Turns out they may have misjudged a video of the animal.

  20. Digital Journal

    All boar, no roar: 'Lioness' search near Berlin ends, wild pig suspected (opens Digital Journal)

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    German police on Friday called off a search for a wild animal initially believed to be a lioness roaming the outskirts of Berlin after determining it was

  21. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    German police search for lioness on the loose in Berlin (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    (CNN) — Dozens of German police officers are using helicopters, drones, and infrared cameras to track down what is believed to be a lioness spotted on the outskirts of Berlin. Police are working with a team of experts, including a veterinarian and hunters, as part of a search that began around midni…

  22. NBC News

    'Lion' that triggered police search in Germany was probably a boar (opens NBC News)

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    Germany was gripped by the story of a lioness prowling the suburbs Berlin — but the creature was likely not a big cat at all.

  23. Local News 8

    Berlin authorities abandon hunt for ‘lioness,’ saying they found no evidence of a wild animal (opens Local News 8)

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    By Chris Stern, Fred Pleitgen and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Local authorities in Germany said Friday that they are ending a search operation for what was previously believed to be a lioness on the loose in the suburbs of Berlin.

  24. NBC Chicago

    ‘Lion' that triggered huge police search in Germany was probably a wild boar (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Authorities have determined that there is “no acute danger” to people in an area on the edge of Berlin where a potentially dangerous animal was spotted.

  25. The Guardian

    Escaped ‘lioness’ in Berlin was most likely a wild boar, mayor says (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Experts reach conclusion after analysing video that had triggered the original search

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