Exotic Incident #684
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Rochester, NY - USA
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Incident Date:
26/05/2004
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Summary:
A 50-pound Anubis baboon at the Seneca Park Zoo escaped from his enclosure and was found by a security guard in a fenced area nearby. It took more than two hours to return the baboon to his cage. A veterinarian for the zoo tried to anesthetize the animal with a tranquilizer dart but the baboon climbed into a tree instead of falling asleep. The baboon eventually went back into the exhibit area. The opening of the zoo was delayed by 10 minutes.