A wild animal – believed to be a lioness – is on the unfastened on the outskirts of German capital Berlin.

Police tweeted within the early hours to inform folks to remain inside and herald pets.

Hunting specialists, vets, a helicopter and thermal cameras are reportedly concerned within the search.

Officers have been utilizing loudspeakers and emergency apps to warn folks within the Kleinmachnow, Teltow and Stahnsdorf areas – within the southwest of Berlin.

German media mentioned members of the general public raised the alarm after seeing the animal chasing a wild boar.

“The two gentlemen recorded a smartphone video and even experienced police officers had to confirm that it is probably a lioness,” police spokesman Daniel Kiep instructed native broadcaster rbb.

No zoos or circuses have reported lacking an animal, so it is unclear the place it got here from.

Police had been nonetheless looking the southwest fringes of the town as daylight broke and imagine it may very well be sleeping in a wooded space.

“The escaping wild animal has NOT been found yet! We still ask you not to leave the house. If you see the animal, please call the emergency number 110!,” Brandenburg police tweeted.