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Annika Troselius, press spokeswoman for the group that operates the Furuvik zoo, told the Expressen daily that the animals had to be euthanized because there was not enough tranquilizer for all of them

Sweden: chimps euthanized after escaping from zoo enclosure

Swedish media are reporting that four chimpanzees that escaped from their enclosure in a zoo have been captured and euthanized

By AP News
Published - Dec 14, 2022, 10:24 AM ET
Last Updated - Aug 05, 2024, 01:17 AM EDT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Four chimpanzees escaped from their enclosure in a Swedish zoo and roamed freely before being captured and euthanized on Wednesday, according to Swedish media. 

Annika Troselius, press spokeswoman for the group that operates the Furuvik zoo, told the Expressen daily that the animals had to be euthanized because there was not enough tranquilizer for all of them. 

She said that the chimpanzees are strong and dangerous animals and the zoo's main focus “is that no human gets hurt.” 

Troselius told Swedish radio that a fifth chimpanzee is believed to have left its enclosure, though there were no other immediate details. 

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