The crafty capybara was first missed from the zoo on Friday, September 12, and was spotted just outside the fence the next day. From then until the following Tuesday, Cinnamon evaded rescuers, likely keeping out of sight in the dense underbrush surrounding the zoo. She was then identified by a drone equipped with infrared sensors, but her position in the overgrown brush has made her difficult to capture.

Between sightings, the search party identified fresh tracks as well as some capybara poop, indicating that she was alive and well in the area. Somehow, the giant rodent has proven to be more elusive than one might think, though.