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Chimps' break for lunch forces public from zoo | Quote: | Chester Zoo, the country's most popular wildlife attraction, was evacuated on Sunday after 30 chimpanzees escaped from their enclosure. Skip related content
The animals made their escape at lunchtime and found their way into a keeper area where their food is normally prepared.
Visitors were asked to leave the 110-acre zoo as keepers rounded up the chimps.
"We had an army of chimps eating their way through the keeper's kitchen and the decision was taken, quite rightly, to evacuate," a spokeswoman said.
"By around 4 pm we had managed to get all the chimps back in their enclosure, some of them with very full bellies."
There were no injuries to members of the public or staff and the zoo said the decision to evacuate was taken as a precautionary measure. It apologised for the incident and an investigation was underway into how the animals escaped.
Chester Zoo, in Cheshire, north west England, is home to more than 7,000 animals and attracts more than a million visitors each year. |
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F.K.R.
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I hope they took time out to visit the local pub after they ate!
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Lady Rachel
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 thats hilarious
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dawn
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this is my local zoo i couldnt help but laugh wen one of the keepers said they raided the chimp kitchen where they prepared the food
i think it was 4 hours that they had to shut the zoo... the public were either shut in shops and the cafes who had to leave while they got them back
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Julie C
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That must of been embarrasing take care luv Juliexx
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