CNN The Situation Room June 24, 2013 21:53:00
Rusty was born in captivity. could he have survived on his own? we asked smith what dangers he faced outside the zoo. >> i think the biggest danger is if he ate any inappropriate food. >> anything other than bamboo or any other food prepared by his keepers. for the moment, zoo officials say rusty has no visible signs of injury or illness. we pressed a zoo spokeswoman on another key question. how in the world do you lose a red panda? how did it happen? >> well, we don't know right now. complete honesty. we do not know. that habitat has housed red pandas for several years. no one has escaped fro...