Exotic Incident #1958
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Alexandria, LA - USA
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Incident Date:
09/06/2013
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Summary:
A 20-pound Colobus monkey escaped from its handler and caused an evacuation and temporary closure when zoo staff were moving the primates. The monkey was tranquilized after zoo employees couldn’t coax it down form a tree.