Orangutan escapes at Kansas zoo

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Wednesday, October 26, 2016
VIDEO: Orangutan escape at Kansas zoo
A daring Orangutan is back in its enclosure Wednesday morning, after a short escape through a Wichita, Kansas zoo.

Wichita, Kansas (WPVI) -- A daring Orangutan is back in its enclosure Wednesday morning, after a short escape through a Wichita, Kansas zoo.



The escape led to a brief lockdown.



The animal, named Tao, slipped through unwoven mesh, and made it all the way to a guest path.



Two visitors first thought the orangutan was a statue, until it moved.



They notified zoo officials who were able to coax Tao back into the enclosure.



The exhibit is now closed until further notice.

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