Exotic Incident #1047
Incident Date:
09/02/2007
Location:
Nashville, TN - USA
Facility Name:
Nashville Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Gibbon
Animal disposition:
Recaptured
Summary:
A gibbon at the Nashville Zoo, named Dixon, escaped from his habitat by jumping onto the shoulders of a keeper who was leaving the exhibit, and then leaping from there to a wooded area outside the enclosure. Zoo visitors were hurried to safety and remained protected until Dixon could be coaxed back into his habitat. He was then kept in “lockdown” while zookeepers determined how to prevent a repeat escape.
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