3 Como Zoo gorillas take brief jaunt through unsecure door
Zookeepers were supposed to double-check all the exhibit doors, but on a busy summer day, no one noticed that one didn’t get locked. But the gorillas noticed.
Three of them, a group of bachelors, did a little exploring just before the park was to open. Around 9:50 a.m., a zookeeper noticed that Sampson, Jabir and Virgil were missing from the replica jungle in the indoor Gorilla Forest. A keeper radioed a Code 99 — a zoo alert reserved for potentially dangerous animals and situations.
Allison Jungheim, senior zookeeper, said the gorillas had been in the exhibit only 10 minutes before discovering the unlatched door. They pushed through into a secure behind-the-scenes area. Zoo staff knew the apes were safe but because of radio transmission weren’t sure exactly where they were, Jungheim said.
They found the gorillas wandering through the 5-foot-wide hall behind the orangutan and gorilla exhibit. One was bouncing balls, fascinated by the items in a closet filled with activities and food for the animals.
= new reply since forum marked as read
[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]They had fun!
Who's up for a beer? 
