A 400 lb Silverback gorilla named Kumbuka decided he needed to get out for a while, so about dinner time when he was headed in he noticed a door open and decided he wanted to go explore. The whole episode was very undramatic. Kumbuka briefly explored the zookeeper area next door to his den, where he opened and drank five litres of undiluted blackcurrant squash. Professor David Field, the ZSL’s zoological director stated that, “Thanks to the incredibly close bond and relationship shared by the zookeeper and Kumbuka, the zookeeper was able to continually reassure Kumbuka, talking to him calmly and in the same light-hearted tone he would always use, as he removed himself from the area.” So the zookeeper did what any friend would do. You let you bud get his drink on, keep him calm and then put him to bed with some advil next to the bed for the next morning. Read more from The Guardian
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