We want animals to roam free as much as the next person, but there has to be some limit. You shouldn’t have to share an escalator with a wildebeest or hippo, unless you that's what you want. Here are ...

Tigers, lions, a hippopotamus and other animals have escaped from the zoo in Georgia's capital after heavy flooding destroyed their enclosures, prompting authorities to warn residents in Tbilisi to ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) — A chimpanzee was on the loose inside the Indianapolis Zoo on Friday as guests were asked to head back to their cars or shelter in secure locations. An Indianapolis Fire ...

Officials at the Indianapolis Zoo responded to a great ape escape on Friday. Guests were moved to secure locations and the zoo was locked down until the chimp’s recapture. A chimpanzee escaped its ...

The Indianapolis Zoo went on lockdown Friday morning after a female chimpanzee "was seen outside her exhibit" and later recaptured, the zoo said in a statement. The chimpanzee was spotted outside its ...

A chimpanzee briefly roamed free inside the Indianapolis Zoo on Friday, prompting staff to direct guests back to their cars or into secure indoor areas. Indianapolis Fire Department records indicate ...

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