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| Furry-suited 'zebra' simulates zoo rampage in Japan | |
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| A zebra has escaped from its enclosure in a Japanese zoo, giving one keeper a heart attack and injuring another – or that was the apparent outcome of a drill aimed at dealing with runaway animals. | A zebra has escaped from its enclosure in a Japanese zoo, giving one keeper a heart attack and injuring another – or that was the apparent outcome of a drill aimed at dealing with runaway animals. |
| The zebra – actually a zoo staff member dressed up in a furry suit – supposedly bolted from a cage at Tokyo’s Ueno zoo after an earthquake destroyed its enclosure. It then wandered around before ramming into a wall and sending a keeper to hospital with a heart attack. | The zebra – actually a zoo staff member dressed up in a furry suit – supposedly bolted from a cage at Tokyo’s Ueno zoo after an earthquake destroyed its enclosure. It then wandered around before ramming into a wall and sending a keeper to hospital with a heart attack. |
| After injuring another keeper, the zebra was subdued with a fake stun gun and bundled on to a nearby pickup truck, as curious zoo visitors looked on, laughing and taking photos. | After injuring another keeper, the zebra was subdued with a fake stun gun and bundled on to a nearby pickup truck, as curious zoo visitors looked on, laughing and taking photos. |
| “The zebra is an animal that easily panics,” said Yumi Tamura, 27, who dressed as the zebra but usually cares for gorillas and monkeys. | “The zebra is an animal that easily panics,” said Yumi Tamura, 27, who dressed as the zebra but usually cares for gorillas and monkeys. |
| “I myself felt panicky when acting it out,” she told reporters. | “I myself felt panicky when acting it out,” she told reporters. |
| Past simulations at Tokyo’s city-run zoos have featured faux gorillas, rhinos, lions and orangutans making a break for freedom. “Every year, a keeper plays the role of an escaping animal,” said an Ueno zoo spokesman. “They know how the animals would act.” | Past simulations at Tokyo’s city-run zoos have featured faux gorillas, rhinos, lions and orangutans making a break for freedom. “Every year, a keeper plays the role of an escaping animal,” said an Ueno zoo spokesman. “They know how the animals would act.” |