Wolf 'Neukgu' Still Missing for Five Days After Escape from O-World

Can Survive for About 10 Days
Possibility of Dying in the Wild Hills Also Remains

The wolf named 'Neukgu,' who escaped from Daejeon O-World, has been missing for five days as authorities continue their search.

According to Daejeon City and other relevant authorities on April 12, the last time Neukgu was spotted by the search team was at around 1:30 a.m. on April 9, the day after its escape. The wolf was captured by a thermal imaging camera moving in a wooded hill near O-World, but disappeared from the search team's view during a drone battery replacement.

Since then, Neukgu's whereabouts have remained unknown. The wolf was not found during nighttime searches that continued from the previous night into the early hours of this day.

The search authorities believe that, due to its homing instinct, Neukgu is likely still roaming near O-World. On this day as well, they are deploying 12 drones to aid the search, focusing on an area within a 6-kilometer radius of O-World.

The search team is also considering the possibility that Neukgu may have dug a burrow and is hiding in the wooded hills. Given the current temperature and other conditions, it is believed that if Neukgu has access to water, the wolf can survive in the wild for about 10 days. However, since Neukgu was born in O-World and raised by humans, the wolf lacks hunting skills, so there remains a possibility that it could die in the wild.

On this day as well, multiple reports have been received claiming sightings of Neukgu, but most have been confirmed as misidentifications involving stray dogs or roe deer.

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