Rachel Banbury
The London Zoo silverback gorilla, Kumbuka, that escaped in early October drank five litres of blackcurrant juice before he was recaptured by zookeepers.
An investigation found that Kumbuka made an ‘opportunistic’ exit through two unlocked doors into an area where zookeepers were working.
Kumbuka then threw back five litres of undiluted blackcurrant squash while briefly exploring the area next to his den.
He was finally tranquilised by zoo staff and moved to safety.
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9 Responses
The gorilla must of been very thirsty!
I think Kumbuka might be ‘monkeying around’
HA! get it?
why did they not tranquilize Harambe???? 🙁
That doesn’t sound good! A new drink for the gorilla.
Sure was thirsty!!!
thats bad gorillas r dangouras i’m glad i am in NZ
cool but weird
Strange!!! never met a gorilla that drink’s blackcurrant juice?
Wow so weird just escaped for that? he must be thirsty i mean who escapes from something and get juice