2016-10-14 Escaped gorilla

File picture: ZSL London, August 21st 2014. Kumbuka the silverbacked gorilla ponders the height scale in his enclosure as ZSL London holds its annual animal weigh and measure day to update their databases. The gorilla escaped from its enclosure on the evening of October 13th 2016, prompting an armed police response before ZSL staff managed to tranquilise him and return him to his enclosure.

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Paul Davey

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Kumbuka London Zoo Silverbacked Gorilla ZSL London Zoo Zoological society of London animal animals biology breeding captive breeding measure measuring nature rare species silverback species weigh-in weighing zoo-keeper zookeeper zoologist zoology

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2014-08-21 London Zoo annual weigh-in, 2016-10-14 Kumbuka the gorilla escapes from London Zoo enclosure