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Exotic Incident #1055

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Los Angeles, CA - USA
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Incident Date:
01/10/2007
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Summary:

Jim, a western lowland gorilla, jumped across the moat and into the waterfall between two gorilla exhibits at the Los Angeles Zoo. Jim apparently went to investigate noises the nearby gorillas were making. Keepers used a water hose to get him back into his enclosure. This is second time Jim escaped.