‘Bonnie and Clyde’ capybaras still on the run

The Toronto news-media is enjoying itself; two capybaras, which escaped from the local zoo, have become celebrities. 

‘Bonnie and Clyde’ capybaras still on the run

A drama began around 7am last Tuesday week, when keepers were transferring the duo to a new enclosure. While their handler’s backs were turned, the pair absconded. The alert was raised and a search for the fugitives began. First reports said that both escapees were female, so they became known as ‘Thelma and Louise’.

When it emerged that they were a male and female, they became ‘Bonnie and Clyde’. That film, celebrating the real-life activities of two 1930s serial bank-robbers, was released almost 50 years ago. Only oldies, like me, would remember it; the names must be lost on the young. ‘The Toronto Two’ is the best I can come up with.

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