We were making our lap around the African area of the zoo when a frantic zoo keeper rushed over to us and asked if we would please follow her as she unlocked a back gate. We followed as she explained two male gorillas had gotten out of their cages and asked if we could all walk a little faster. WHAT?
I knew I shouldn't have worn my new shoes! We took a muddy path back to a primate holding facility. Before we were allowed in we had to step in a solution (my new shoes!!) to insure that we weren't bringing in anything that could contaminate the primates.
We waited in the kitchen area for about an hour while the zoo made sure that it was safe for us to leave.
We kept hearing things on the zoo keeper's walking talkie like, "We are taking the marshmallows from the elephants to try and lure the gorillas back into their cage." and "We are sending every covered vehicle to the gorilla area" and "The vet has been called with the tranquilizers"
All I could think of was, "Great. Now the elephants are mad that their marshmallows are gone!" There were bathrooms in the kitchen area we were waiting in, although I don't remember anyone using them. There were lots of kids and I do remember some singing - my aunt tried to start a round of "Row Row Row Your Boat"
We were obviously really worried... You can see the stress on our faces:
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