A Chimp Uses a Fallen Tree Branch to Escape from a Zoo
A visitor at the Belfast Zoo in Northern Ireland filmed some chimpanzees attempting a breakout on Saturday. They had propped a fallen tree branch against the enclosure’s wall and then…

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – NOVEMBER 20: A Chimpanzee enjoys an icy treat at Taronga Zoo on November 20, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. With high temperatures expected across Sydney and NSw today, Taronga Zoo primate keepers provided ice blocks filled with food to the chimpanzees in order to keep them cool. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
(Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)A visitor at the Belfast Zoo in Northern Ireland filmed some chimpanzees attempting a breakout on Saturday.
They had propped a fallen tree branch against the enclosure's wall and then climbed to the top.
The branch is already leaning against the wall when the clip starts and you see a couple of chimps making their way to the top. One of them does escape . . . although it returned later.