Ukraine
Chimpanzee escaped from Kharkiv zoo – so lovingly the keeper catches him again
The escaped chimpanzee from Kharkiv
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In the embattled Ukrainian city of Kharkov, a female chimpanzee escaped from a zoo. In the absence of vets with tranquilizer darts, a zoo keeper had to convince the animal to bring him back home.
It is an unusual video that has been making the rounds on Twitter since Tuesday: an adult chimpanzee, seemingly unmolested, walks down a deserted street in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. As explained in the text accompanying the clip, this is a female chimpanzee who escaped from the local zoo. It is not explained how this happened, but it is possible that walls or bars were damaged by attacks during the war.
Chimpanzees are the closest living relatives of humans, but for that very reason they are not exactly harmless. An angry adult chimpanzee is a real threat. In Germany, in a similar situation, veterinarians would probably have been ready immediately with tranquilizer darts – but in the Ukraine you have to manage differently at the moment. And, as the video shows: This also works wonderfully.
Chimpanzee must be lured back unaided
Several animal keepers try to call and lure the escaped monkey lady – but of course she wants to explore the area first. After a long walk, which she didn’t let the lure calls spoil, she took a break and sat down in a square. Her nurse took the chance, approached cautiously and then sat down confidentially next to her. The animal didn’t seem to find that too bad, the monkey lady even seems to like the closeness to her reference person. The two look quite comfortable sitting there together.
Then nature comes to the animal keepers’ help: It starts to rain. The chimpanzee doesn’t seem to like that at all. She hastily runs to her supervisor, who knows straight away what the animal wants: She takes off her yellow jacket and offers it to the monkey lady, who puts her arms straight into it. Apparently someone isn’t a fan of wet at all! Now she is also ready to return “home” to the zoo – the animal keeper puts her on her bike and the two of them cycle back together. A small, bizarre video that is unexpectedly good for the heart.
Source: Twitter