Itchy the Tasmanian devil is back behind bars after being on the run in Western Australia for almost a week. Picture: PEEL ZOO
A SECOND Tasmanian devil that escaped from a West Australian zoo has been caught in a midnight ambush.
Three young devils – Itchy, Scratch and Genghis -- scarpered from Peel Zoo at Pinjarra, south of Perth, early on Tuesday last week.
Scratchy was recaptured in the early hours of Sunday and the zoo was thrilled to find Itchy earlier today.
Zoo co-owner Narelle MacPherson said a couple at nearby South Yunderup were awoken during the night.
"We got the call about 20 past midnight this morning," Ms MacPherson said.
"Erica and James heard a noise outside. They thought it might be a cat; they've got a couple of dogs.
"They investigated and managed to net him -- good job -- and by the time we got there, they had him in a cage."
She said Itchy had a bit of a bump on the nose but appeared relatively unscathed.
"We have him in a box in a quiet room and will give him a proper check over," Ms MacPherson said.
"Scratchy's fine. Now we've got the two boys back that we hand-raised."
Genghis, however, is still on the loose.
The 18-month-old males are offspring of devils bought from East Coast Natureworld, at Bicheno, in 2010.
They escaped after a tall gum tree fell on their enclosure during the night, crushing the fence.
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