This is both hilarious and makes total sense. Just like everyone else, zoos have to practice for emergencies. And zoo emergencies include escaping animals. Problem: You can’t just release a real ...

“A hippopotamus has escaped from the African Pavilion. All visitors and staff, please evacuate to nearby indoor areas.” At 1:48 p.m. on the 28th, at the Second African Pavilion of the Seoul Grand Park ...

A rescue drill was held in case Moo Deng escapes, the drill aimed to test the zoo's preparedness for real-life animal escape scenarios.

Workers evacuated the Lehigh Co. Humane Society Saturday afternoon. It's not an actual emergency, but a drill to prepare for one. Like Noah loading his creatures into the ark, animals at the Humane ...

As the emergency alarm sounded throughout the animal health center, employees of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium sprang into action. Did they restrain the poisonous snake? Was an ambulance on the way?