8 Zoo Animals That Might Escape One Day (and How to Protect Yourself)
Part of the cost of running a business as a zoo is that sometimes the animals will try to escape. An orangutan named Ken has repeatedly escaped from his enclosure at the San Diego Zoo. A gorilla named Evelyn has temporarily escaped her home at the Los Angeles Zoo. Even the hippo managed to walk along the nearby road after being released at the Fleischhacker Zoo (now called the San Francisco Zoo). The fact is, while zoo escapes are incredibly rare, they do happen. This means that perhaps one day you will go for a walk, minding your own business, and come face to face with an exotic animal that you have never seen so close.
What should you do in this case besides calling 911? Here is a detailed guide on exactly what you should do if you come face to face with an escaped zoo animal, depending on which animal it is.