THE APE ESCAPE; Gorilla caught at bus-stop after zoo rampage of terror.
Byline: ANTHONY HARWOOD, US Editor in New YorkA GORILLA who caused terror after escaping from a zoo was found sitting at a bus stop.
The 21-stone animal, called Little Joe, caused havoc during a two-hour rampage when he fled his cage.
Two people, including a two-year-old girl, suffered minor injuries as more than 50 police officers tried to capture him.
Fireman Mark Matthews: "Everyone was scared. Then I saw the gorilla sitting at the bus stop and they hit him with a tranquilizer gun."
Off-duty zoo worker Courtney Robertson, 18, was carrying Nia Scott, two, when the gorilla bit him and knocked the Nia from his arms, scratching her head. The 11-year-old beast then turned on ticket seller Nilsa Silver in her kiosk at Franklin Park zoo, Boston, Massachusetts. She said: "His nose was pressed against the window. It was terrifying."
Screaming people ran for cover as Joe lumbered outside the zoo looking for food. But as soon he took a rest he was hit by six tranquilizer darts and carried back to his cage.
AN ARCTIC walrus has been sun-bathing on a beach in Oslo, Norway. Experts believe he is lost.
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FRIGHTENING: Police try to capture Little Joe as he wanders down the road from the zoo in Boston; HAVOC: =Little Joe
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| Publication: | The Mirror (London, England) |
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| Date: | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Words: | 219 |
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