JOHANNESBURG, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Panjo, the runaway tiger which captured South African headlines since he escaped from a moving vehicle early this week, was finally captured miles away from here, local media reported on Thursday.
The 17-month-old Bengal tiger was discovered after dark on Wednesday one day after going missing.
A tracker dog alerted his handler to the cat's whereabouts near a road outside Bronkhorstspruit, 80 km east of Johannesburg.
"Once the dogs barked, we shone the spotlight in the area and saw eye shine," one of Panjo's owners, Rosa Fernandes, told The Citizen newspaper in Joahnnesburg.
Tigers are not indigenous anywhere in Africa.
Once Panjo was located he was lured from the tall grass with the promise of beef and his milk bottle.
Rosa explained Panjo is fed two bottles of infant formula daily.
"He really enjoys his bottle but he won't drink the milk cold, " said Rosa .
Panjo's great escape has made international headlines with outpourings of support and offers of assistance.
"We've had calls from every corner of the world, people have been amazing in their desire to want to help us find him," she said.
