A CAPYBARA which is on the run from a zoo is feared to have fled from the area.
An expert animal tracker brought in by The Sun could find no trace of
Samba the capybara went missing from Marwell Zoo three weekes agoCredit: Solent
John Rhyder, 61, who was recruited by The Sun to join the hunt, found no trace of the nine-month-old rodentCredit: Chris Eades
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Search teams mapped out a three square mile zone on the River Itchen where she is thought to be hiding and
But John Rhyder, 61, who was recruited by The Sun to join the hunt, found no trace of the nine-month-old.
John, who has worked with telly presenter , said: “My theory is she has found a quiet area inaccessible to humans, and especially dogs, to lay low.
“Other semi-aquatic mammals would do the same and there are acres of meadow along the river that are quiet and free from .
“I would say she is hiding in a reed bed with plenty of access to grass, on a quiet stretch of river.”
John, who did find evidence of deer, swans, ducks, voles, rats and herons, went on: “If she was along any of the river paths we would have seen some sign of her. Some footprints, some scat, or vegetation eaten.”
There have been sightings seven miles from Marwell Zoo, near Winchester.
Capybara, from South America, are the world’s biggest rodents.
They can grow to more than 5ft and weigh 12st.
Search teams mapped out a three square mile zone on the River Itchen where Samba is thought to be hidingCredit: Solent
Zoo staff search an area with netsCredit: Solent 
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