Video: Escaped 'gorilla' takes a stroll in Saudi residential area

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Video: Escaped gorilla takes a stroll in Saudi residential area

Riyadh - The animal was seen walking on its two feet in the middle of the street.

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Published: Sun 22 Jul 2018, 6:04 PM

An escaped chimpanzee was seen strolling around a residential area of Saudi's capital city.
The wild animal was filmed and coaxed by several people to return to its cage.
Some even offered it a banana.
The video shows the 'gorilla' huddled next to the tyres of a car as some braver residents tried to bring it back to its home, as per Erem news report.    
It wasn't clear whether it fled from a circus or a private owner. Residents reported it wandered around for 30 minutes before police intervened and subdued the animal.
Tweeps have been going ape over the incident, with some calling for a ban on keeping wild animals as pets.
Watch the video below:


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