Been a long time since I had an ape escape story to share with you. (It’s the only reason I have an Apes category on this blog.) Bokito, a 400-lb. gorilla at a zoo in Rotterdam, busted out and tried to snack on a woman’s arm:
“He got over the moat, which in itself is remarkable, because gorillas can’t swim,” Dorrestijn said. “He got onto a path for visitors and started running and went at full speed through tables and diners at the Oranje restaurant.”
They probably should have just lured him into a coffeehouse, gotten him baked, and walked him back to his pen after making a side trip to a convenience store for some snacks.