Photos: Great ape escape forces lockdown at Indiana zoo

The Brief

  • Officials at the Indianapolis Zoo responded to a great ape escape on Friday.
  • Guests were moved to secure locations and the zoo was locked down until the chimp’s recapture.

A chimpanzee escaped its enclosure, forcing a lockdown at the Indianapolis Zoo.

The great ape escaped Friday, zoo officials said.

Chimp escaped Indiana zoo

What they’re saying:

“At approximately 10 am, a female chimpanzee was seen outside her exhibit,” the zoo said in a Facebook post.

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