Visitors got an unexpected thrill Friday as a mischievous chimpanzee made a brief escape at the Indianapolis Zoo.

A chimpanzee escaped its enclosure and was on the loose at the Indianapolis Zoo, but the animal was later located and returned to her exhibit, the zoo said.

Visitors to the Indianapolis Zoo on Friday morning were asked to shelter in place after a chimpanzee got loose from its enclosure for an adventure around the park.

After a female chimpanzee escaped an enclosure at the Indianapolis Zoo, a lockdown and emergency response were triggered. The animal was safely sedated and returned with no injuries, the zoo said.

An escaped chimpanzee was safely captured at the Indianapolis Zoo without any injuries. The zoo reopened after a lockdown.

A chimpanzee that escaped its enclosure was recaptured on November 14, the Indianapolis Zoo said.“At approximately 10 am, a female chimpanzee was seen outside her exhibit,” the zoo said in a Facebook ...

The Indianapolis Zoo went on lockdown Friday morning after a female chimpanzee "was seen outside her exhibit" and later ...

San Francisco Zoo is rehoming its last three chimps and pausing the chimp program to focus on orangutan conservation.

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