In the Irkutsk zoo, turtles attempted to escape, but they were betrayed by a guard cat
The zoo just seems like a quiet backwater. In fact, this is a tangle of passions, broken hopes and underhanded intrigues. Recently, an illustrative case occurred in the Irkutsk Zoo Gallery. Two spur-bearing turtles Shrek and Fiona, who had been hatching an escape plan for a long time, almost reached their goal, but fell victim to feline cunning.
The old-timers of the zoo, who had never violated public order before, decided on desperate actions. Having broken through the glass with their strong heads, they rushed (or rather, wandered) away.
Nice try, but the sound of breaking glass immediately gave the fugitives away. However, they continued to press. In order to stop the turtles, it was necessary to use brute force. A zoo employee sat astride one of the animals. At the sight of such an inhumane attitude, the second turtle stopped resisting.
Soon a temporary barrier was installed in the aviary, and Shrek and Fiona returned to their cell. Naive people, did they really think that plywood would keep turtles from relapsing? This time the escape was more secretive. It is quite possible that the reptiles would have escaped to freedom if not for the all-seeing eye of the Baton cat. He made the arrest in a matter of seconds. But the turtles considered the Loaf a friend…