Red pandas break out of Swiss zoo after heavy snowfall

Two red panda cubs made a run for it and escaped into a nearby forest (Picture: Walter Zoo instagram.com/walterzoo)

A pair of red pandas broke out of their zoo enclosure and escaped into a nearby forest.

The female cubs, Li and Yen, made the daring getaway after heavy snowfall caused plants in the panda enclosure to collapse, offering an escape route.

A desperate search operation by the Swiss Zoo brought the pandas home after their tiny paw prints in the snow were spotted.

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