Exotic Incident #438
Incident Date:
04/02/2002
Location:
Honolulu, HI - USA
Facility Name:
Honolulu Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Gibbon
Animal disposition:
Summary:
A part-time zookeeper trainee woman was cleaning the sleeping area of two Siamang gibbons at the Honolulu Zoo when a 34-year-old female gibbon attacked. The partition separating the keeper from the gibbons was not properly locked. It required 45 stitches to close the wounds on the keeper’s legs.
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