Exotic Incident #734
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Houston, TX - USA
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Incident Date:
10/11/2004
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Summary:
A pregnant baboon being loaded onto aircraft at Bush Intercontinental Airport escaped after the door to her cage opened. She was eventually caught after clambering up into the rafters below the elevated terminal concourse. The baboon is part of a troupe of primates heading to a San Francisco area zoo.