Around 50 baboons escaped from their enclosure in Paris’s main zoo on Friday, forcing wardens to evacuate visitors while order was restored, the zoo said.
A worker at the attraction in the Vincennes area of the French capital spotted the breakout in the late morning when the primates were seen gathering in a service corridor used by employees.
READ MORE: Baby bear found honking horn in Tennessee car
Get daily National news
Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
“Since then the baboons have been returned to their enclosure, except for four of them which have been located in this service zone and are being rounded up,” the zoo said in a statement to AFP.
The baboons did not reach public areas and the evacuation was ordered as a precaution, the zoo said.
- Trump calls Canada-China deal ‘good thing’ as U.S. officials voice concern
- Trump says he may tariff countries that don’t ‘go along’ with Greenland plans
- ICE threw flashbangs, tear gas under car with our 6 kids inside, Minneapolis parents say
- This ‘landmark’ Nova Scotia castle is back up for sale. The price has gone up
-
![]()
Shah’s son Reza Pahlavi calls for surgical strikes on Iran after protests subside -
![]()
Is China still Canada’s ‘biggest security threat’ after historic Carney-Xi meeting? -
![]()
Carney welcomes ‘new era’ of Canada-China relations following ‘historic agreement’ with Xi Jinping -
![]()
Venezuelan opposition leader ‘presented’ her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump
Comments