No Missing Ape In D.C. Zoo, Despite Reports

August 8, 2014 3:17 PM EDT

As a main area of Washington, D.C.’s National Zoo was evacuated Friday, zoo-goers took to Twitter to announce that they were being evacuated because an ape had escaped — though that turned out not to be the case.

So an ape escaped at the @NationalZoo. First one to find him gets a gold star (and a re-tweet from this guy).
— ryan carey-mahoney (@thegoodcarmah) August 8, 2014

Got cleared out of small mammal house at DC Zoo by many policeman - cops all around and exhibits closed good times #WashingtonDCZoo
— Jana Battiloro (@JanaBatt) August 8, 2014

The ape that escaped from the zoo in D.C. shouldn’t be hard to find, he crossed over the border to Maryland where the schools are better
— Michael Roston (@michaelroston) August 8, 2014

But, in the end, all of the mammals were in their pens. The Zoo had evacuated the area in response to a bomb threat in “an abundance of caution,” according to a spokesperson. The area was cleared by police, and no bombs were found.

The whole incident, though reminds us of this time a panda escaped from the zoo:

We are looking for a missing red panda, a male named Rusty. He was last seen at 6 p.m. last night. pic.twitter.com/JHVB79x8XY
— National Zoo (@NationalZoo) June 24, 2013

Bomb Threat False Alarm at National Zoo Triggers Ape Escape Rumors

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