Exotic Incident #734

Incident Date:
11/10/2004
Location:
Houston, TX - USA
Facility Name:
San Francisco Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Baboon
Animal disposition:
Recaptured

Summary:

A pregnant baboon being loaded onto aircraft at Bush Intercontinental Airport escaped after the door to her cage opened. She was eventually caught after clambering up into the rafters below the elevated terminal concourse. The baboon is part of a troupe of primates heading to a San Francisco area zoo.

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