Exotic Incident #815
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Royal, NE - USA
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Incident Date:
06/09/2005
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Summary:
The director of the unaccredited Nebraska Zoo shot and killed three chimpanzees when they escaped from their pens. The chimpanzees escaped when a keeper left the padlock unlocked after a routine cleaning. The remaining chimpanzee was sent to a private breeding operation near Kansas City.