Gorilla Runs Amok In Berlin Zoo

[matcom]

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BERLIN (Reuters) - A male gorilla escaped from his cage in the Berlin zoo and sent terrified visitors running for cover, the zoo said on Wednesday.

Eight-year-old Bokito, who weighs 286 pounds and stands more than six feet, six inches tall, climbed over the top of the glass wall surrounding his outside enclosure and roamed the zoo on Tuesday.

Berlin newspapers showed shaky photos of the gorilla taken by an 18-year-old visitor who recorded how Bokito was grabbed by two burly zookeepers and marched back to his enclosure.

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[GOPisEvil]

1. Can you imagine being the two zookeepers, burly or not?

You two - go catch the gorilla!
Uh, I think it's time for lunch, boss.

[hlthe2b]

2. I really must be a bleeding heart liberal...

the story and most who read it focus on the humans reaction...To me it just brings sadness that an animal who is so very close to the human animal, is so desperate for freedom. I've always loved going to zoos, but the older I get the more convinced that most large species of animalsshould be in natural refuges and forbidden from being housed in zoos, or at least only temporarily so, to ensure successful breeding programs for the endangered of these species.

[RiffRandell]

3. I agree. n/t