Chinese zoo concealed escaped leopards blunder for two weeks 12 May, 2021 09:59 PM 2 minutes to read As workers searched for the last of three escaped leopards, Hangzhou residents were not aware any were missing. Photo / Chinatopix As workers searched for the last of three escaped leopards, Hangzhou residents were not aware any were missing. Photo / Chinatopix Other Authorities in eastern China used drones and hunting dogs to search for the last of three leopards that escaped from a safari park, which faced strong public criticism for concealing the breakout for more than two weeks. The leopards escaped from Hangzhou Safari Park on April 19 during a handover between zookeepers due to a lapse in operating procedures, officials said at a news conference Monday.