The zoo was put in lockdown and one animal had to be tranquillised during the brief emergency.
Five lions have sparked a brief emergency at an Australian zoo after escaping from their enclosure.
The animals - one adult and four cubs - were spotted outside their exhibit at Sydney's Taronga Zoo about 6:30 local time on Wednesday . The zoo was put in lockdown and one cub had to be tranquillised but all lions were secured within minutes, a spokesman said. No-one was injured.But zoo executive director Simon Duffy called it a "significant incident" that would be investigated.
He told local media the lions had entered a small area "adjacent" to their exhibit - about 100m from where guests were staying at the zoo overnight. The main zoo was closed at the time.Mr Duffy added the small area was protected by a six-foot fence usually used to keep people at a safe distance, and the entire zoo was surrounded by a perimeter fence.Staff responded quickly to move all people on the site to safe locations, according to Mr Duffy.
The lion exhibit will remain closed until further inspections to make sure it is "100% safe", Mr Duffy added.In 2009, a lioness escaped its enclosure at Mogo Zoo, south of Sydney, and had to be shot dead because of the danger it posed to the public.
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