The search for a 25-pound (11-kg) female bobcat that escaped from Washington's National Zoo has been called off, with officials turning to phone tips to find the elusive feline, the zoo said on Wednesday. The wild-born bobcat, Ollie, went missing on Monday and likely climbed through a hole in the mesh net that surrounds her enclosure. Searches by keepers, police and humane society volunteers have been fruitless, spokeswoman Devin Murphy said.
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