The Brief
- A child entered an outdoor animal exhibit at the Milwaukee County Zoo.
- The incident went viral in videos posted on TikTok.
- The boy’s father said his son has autism, and the zoo is reviewing its protocols.
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee County Zoo is responding after a child got into an animal exhibit. It happened Monday afternoon, and a video of the incident went viral on social media.
The zoo said the boy was in the outdoor African Savanna habitat for about two to three minutes after breaking away from family. A man identifying himself as the boy’s father reached out and said there is more to it, and they are looking for understanding.
Boy enters zoo enclosure
What we know:
The outdoor African Savanna gets a lot of eyes for the animals inside, but lately it has been getting a lot of attention for a different reason.
“My initial reaction was wondering how in the world the kid got in here,” said Angela Amundson of Waukesha.…