London Zoo Placed on Lockdown When Gorilla Escaped 'Through Open Cage Door'

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Oct 14, 2016, 9:52 am96 pts
The London Zoo was placed on lockdown Thursday after a 400-pound adult western lowland silverback gorilla escaped from his enclosure around 5:15 p.m. local time. Visitors at the Gorilla Kingdom exhibit were given quite a scare when the 18-year-old silverback, Kumbuka, began smashing his way out of the…

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