Three of the chimpanzees at a Swedish zoo were forced to kill them after they managed to escape from the fence, and the situation got out of control on Thursday (15), according to the animal park.
A fourth primate was injured by one of the bullets, according to the company that runs the Furuvik zoo, located about 200km north of Stockholm.
“The chimpanzee is considered a high-risk animal. Outside the park, it poses a threat to people’s lives,” Annika Troselius, spokesperson for the Parks and Resorts group that runs the zoo, told AFP.
By Wednesday afternoon, five of the seven chimpanzees managed to escape from their shelters for reasons that are still unclear, and were roaming freely in the park.
Sedation is “not an alternative,” according to the zoo.
The institution said, “It is necessary to be very close to the animal to throw the anesthesia dart. Besides, it is necessary to wait for about ten minutes for the sleeping pill to take effect.” management of the event.
This Thursday at noon local time (8:00 a.m. in Brazil), the four still-living primates were in the ape-reserved sector, but detailed the Furuvik zoo on Facebook.
“This means we cannot allow people to cross the park and we are still on alert,” the agency said in a statement. Said.
During the incident, only the parking attendants, who were closed to the public due to the winter season, were present at the scene.
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source: Noticias
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