It is now more than six months since Marwell capybara Samba escaped from the Hampshire zoo, with the elusive animal still yet to be brought home.
Samba disappeared from Marwell Zoo on March 17, after escaping from a temporary holding area alongside her sister Tango.
While Tango was quickly recovered, Samba made it beyond the zoo's perimeter and has remained missing since.
Marwell has now said it has no further update following the latest confirmed sighting in August.
On August 11, the zoo said it was acting on a "very promising lead" after a member of the public provided photographic evidence of Samba.
The zoo later confirmed the sighting was Samba.
That remains the latest update listed by Marwell, which says its search for Samba is continuing.
The zoo has previously used thermal-imaging drones, tracker dogs, ground searches, and camera traps in its efforts to locate her.
The surrounding area has complicated the search, with dense vegetation and waterways offering plenty of places for a capybara to hide. Marwell says Samba is likely to be more mobile at night and can spend time in water.
Samba and Tango arrived at Marwell from Jimmy's Farm & Wildlife Park on March 16, and the pair were kept in a temporary area while staff completed their new habitat and carried out routine health checks.
The following day, both escaped. Zoo staff retrieved Tango within the zoo grounds, while Samba ventured beyond the perimeter.
Early in the search, Samba was reported near Owslebury and was subsequently spotted along the River Itchen. Marwell's timeline records a confirmed video sighting from a dog walker on March 22 and a sighting by Marwell's chief executive the following day.
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The zoo later received numerous possible sightings, including reports around Brambridge, but it could not confirm many.
Marwell says it continues to monitor the area and adapt its search methods, with Samba's welfare remaining a priority.
Members of the public are still being asked to report possible sightings rather than approaching the animal.
Anyone who believes they have seen Samba should take a photograph and send it to Marwell on 07436 167401, along with the location using Google Maps or What3Words.
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