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Adelaide Zoo Orangutan escapes at Adelaide Zoo

Discussion in 'Australia' started by Simon Hampel, 10 May 2009.

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  1. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Administrator Staff Member 20+ year member

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    Orangutan escapes at Adelaide Zoo - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

     
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    Orangutan causes zoo evacuation

    Orangutan causes zoo evacuation | News.com.au Top stories | News.com.au

     
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    Apes seem to be escaping zoos all over the place at the moment.:D
     
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    Australian zoos seem to be having real trouble keeping their animals contained these days!
     
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    The great thing about this is that the orangutan has probably been sitting on this idea for a while until the opportunity came up for him to try it :D
     
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    Aparentley the intelligance of a 7 year old.

    There are so many reports coming through of apes and there intelligance. Maybe a new level of understanding on our behalf is soon to follow.
     
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