In 2017, two orangutans escaped Perth Zoo, prompting a brief lockdown. Zoo staff quickly contained the incident; both animals are safe and healthy.
TIL in 2017 Perth Zoo was put on lockdown when two orangutans briefly escaped their enclosure. A 5-year-old male orangutan fell over a barrier & into a garden bed outside the enclosure. His mom then simply went to retreive him before using the visitor boardwalk to go back to her exhibit voluntarily.
