00:00This is the moment Nookgu, a wolf that had escaped from a South Korean zoo, was recaptured
00:05on Friday after nine days on the run.
00:08The saga has gripped the country after the elusive animal was spotted several times but
00:12evaded capture.
00:14Nookgu, a two-year-old male, escaped from the Oworld Zoo in the city of Daejeon last
00:19week by burrowing under a fence, a zoo official said at the time.
00:23A nearby elementary school was closed as a precaution while more than 100 personnel
00:28searched for the animal.
00:30Efforts involved the use of drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras, and howls played
00:35through speakers to attract the wolf.
00:39The episode spawned a cryptocurrency meme coin named after the fugitive predator.
00:45President Lee Jae-myung weighed in, urging authorities to ensure a safe outcome.
00:49Nookgu is part of a program to restore the Korean wolf, a species considered extinct in the wild.
00:55After a number of sightings, he was spotted near a highway interchange about two and a
01:00half miles from the zoo on Thursday, according to an official.
01:03A search team caught him with the help of a tranquilizer gun operated by a veterinarian.
01:08The official said he was taken back to the zoo, where initial health checks showed his vital
01:13signs were normal, though a fishing hook was removed from his stomach.
01:16South Korean online message boards were abuzz with news of the recapture.
01:20Some posted that Nookgu was an honorary ambassador for the zoo, which closed after his escape,
01:25and vowed to visit him once it reopened.
01:27So, at the end , the doctor said he might be
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