Cinnamon the giant rodent has finally been captured over a week after her grand escape from her habitat in Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World. The missing capybara was located on Wednesday by her team who were working around the clock to bring her home.

Cinnamon, the capybara missing in Telford, has been caught, zoo officials say.The giant rodent escaped from her enclosure at Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World on Friday 13 September, into nearby woodland owned by the zoo.

Telford's missing Capybara, who has made headlines across the world, has been captured and returned to her home.

Escaped capybara finally captured after almost a week on the run - A video shared by the zoo on social media showed fugitive rodent Cinnamon being hauled from a pond in a metal cage

The search for Cinnamon the escaped capybara is to resume after efforts to find her were paused over fears she could move on to Ministry of Defence (MoD) land. She escaped from her enclosure at Hoo Zoo in Telford, Shropshire, on 13 September and since then has been living in zoo-owned woodland outside the site's perimeter.