German police hunt for lioness on the loose on the outskirts of Berlin

Police during a search operation for a dangerous wild animal near the village of Kleinmachnow in the southern suburbs of Berlin (Sven Kaeuler/TNN/dpa/AP)

A lioness is believed to be on the loose on the southern outskirts of Berlin.

Authorities in Germany on Thursday morning warned people in and around Kleinmachnow, Teltow and Stahnsdorf, just outside Berlin’s city limits, to stay inside and take their pets indoors because of an “escaped wild animal”.