Staff at Japan's Ueno Zoo practiced capturing escaped animals by chasing around one of their colleagues wearing a gorilla suit.
Monkeying around —
Staff at Japan's Ueno Zoo practiced capturing escaped animals by chasing around one of their colleagues wearing a gorilla suit.
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Visitors gaped as scores of helmet-wearing keepers surrounded the "gorilla" with cars and nets.
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Visitors gaped as scores of helmet-wearing keepers surrounded the "gorilla" with cars and nets.
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Staff then pretended to tranquilize their coworker, who swooned dramatically and collapsed to the ground.
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Staff then pretended to tranquilize their coworker, who swooned dramatically and collapsed to the ground.
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The acting ape was immediately wrapped in a large net and hauled away on a truck.
Monkeying around —
The acting ape was immediately wrapped in a large net and hauled away on a truck.
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"I tried to feel what an animal might feel and realized when they were on the run they would be scared," said zookeeper Natsumi Uno, who wore the costume.
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"I tried to feel what an animal might feel and realized when they were on the run they would be scared," said zookeeper Natsumi Uno, who wore the costume.
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In 2004, the zoo practiced using two men dressed up in a papier-mâché rhinoceros costume.
Rip-off rhino —
In 2004, the zoo practiced using two men dressed up in a papier-mâché rhinoceros costume.
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This real gorilla from the Ueno Zoo finds nothing to get so excited about.
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This real gorilla from the Ueno Zoo finds nothing to get so excited about.
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