The chimp waited until midday when he launched his attack, throwing rocks at visitors. Interviews with caretakers at the zoo and other observations revealed that he had tapped on these boulders to identify weak points and broken up pieces that were too large to throw. Santino collected rocks and knocked out parts of concrete boulders inside of his enclosure. Santino shocked keepers at Furuvik and fascinated researchers because he was so prepared.Ī subsequent study of the 31 year old chimp showed that he had started preparing the morning of the attack. One of the chimps thought to have died made headlines in 2009 after collecting rocks to throw at visitors. 'Without nature we have nothing' said UN Chief at COP15 Biodiversity summit.Scottish university takes meat off the menu as student union votes to go 100% vegan.They were working on getting a better idea of their location and coaxing them back inside the enclosure. The zoo said that, after a "quiet" night, the four animals were thought to have returned to the chimpanzee house. It was unclear how the mammals were able to escape from their enclosure but staff had still not managed to get them back inside on Thursday. The one injured animal has not received veterinary attention as no one could safely get inside the building to administer it. It is part of an amusement park.Īccording to the park's web page, it is also the only primate research station in the Nordic countries. "These are individuals we have taken care of, known and protected."įuruvik zoo is located near Gavle, 165 kilometres north of Stockholm, and had seven chimpanzees. "We had to euthanise three of our seven chimps today and it is extremely painful for us all," the zoo said in a post on Instagram. Three other chimps were shot dead and a fourth was injured after they got out on Wednesday. Four chimpanzees escaped from their enclosure in a Swedish zoo and are still loose inside a building.
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