Chimpanzee at the Attica Zoological Park. File photoATHENA, Jun 26A male chimpanzee escaped from an enclosure at the Athens Zoo, staff were forced to shoot him in order not to endanger the lives of visitors, the park said. park security protocol activated, police informed, visitors isolated, and the chimpanzee, with coordinated movements by security personnel in the presence of veterinarians, was taken to an isolated area in the park, where it was deemed necessary to neutralize it after 20 minutes,» Attica Zoological Park said. «This is tragic day for the park, which led to the death of an animal loved by the whole family of the park,» the message says. It was not possible to put the animal to sleep, according to the zoo. The administration explained that anesthetics act on a calm animal in about 5-10 minutes, and on an animal with increased adrenaline level and after 20 minutes. «Chimpanzees are in the red and highest danger category, therefore, according to safety protocols and risk assessment by the veterinarians present, observing the behavior of the animal, they are neutralized,» the message says.
A female dolphin died in the United States, whose fate formed the basis of the famous film, Naftemporiki writes that there are nine chimpanzees in the zoo, the escaped one was the largest, he was 27 years old, he was 1.6 meters high. The animal managed to overcome a high fence with electric current and a moat with water. «The witness said that instructions were given over the loudspeaker to all people in the parking lot to get into the cars. The eyewitness said that at least 20 zoo employees went out to catch the animal,» the newspaper writes. As a result, the Attica Zoological Park decided to kill the chimpanzees. «Shame on you,» commented on the news of the killing of chimpanzees in several posts on social networks. In December 2016, two jaguars were able to escape from the enclosure at the Athens Zoo due to damaged glass. They were shot by zoo security. At that time, there were visitors to the zoo, it was not possible to euthanize the animals, the press service of the zoo said then. About 2 thousand animals representing 400 species live in the zoo, there is a dolphinarium. The goal of the zoo is to protect biodiversity and inform visitors about the threat to wildlife. Europe's oldest polar bear dies at Berlin Zoo
