An investigation is under way into how 30 chimpanzees escaped their enclosure at Chester Zoo, forcing its evacuation.
The primates found their way into a nearby keepers’ area, where their food is usually prepared, on Sunday afternoon, the zoo said
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Sarah Jones, from Chester, was among the visitors at the zoo when the animals left their enclosure.”My two young boys had only just gone into the chimpanzee house when we heard terrifying loud noises,” she said. “The chimpanzees were large animals and they seemed very upset about something,
probably because it was the equivalent to them of one of our raves being shut down by riot cops :laugh_at:
