Escape plan

Seeing as how the short guy in the costume and an actual, real-life gorilla pumped up on adrenaline are of comparable strength, I think this emergency drill was a great use of time for all involved.

The elephants are snickering.

...and once again everyone misses the joke.

It's a drill, people. It's designed to get people into their positions and practice running search patterns. They have a bit of fun with it, and it generates a bit of free publicity for the zoo at the same time.

That net would be as effective at stopping an angry gorilla as a paper chain. If there was an escape the gorilla will be shot ASAP.

This was on ABC network newscasts in the US this a.m. They had a grand ole time with the story !

Or they could just throw a beer and a bunch of bananas in its cage and it would probably walk back in there on its own. ... for a beer and a porno mag it would probably run back in.

hokkaidoguy,

Exactly, look at the face on the gorilla. They are just having a bit of fun while doing drills.

@serrano

you have the best line of the week!

watched this on TV last night and was laughing my a"" off. Only in Japan would a drill be so "cute."

I was at the zoo one year when they were doing this with a guy in a panda costume. Given all the yuru-kyara running around these days, it came across as far more hilarious than alarming. Hard to run on asphalt when you're wearing a huge panda head and furry slippers!!

I have to make myself believe that this is nothing more than a performace for the bored, for what good would these clowns do to a real gorilla? When people struggle to catch a wild boar (some time ago in the sticks), how do they possibly expect this to work? Bread and cisuses is what gors here.

Can't wait for the cute terrorist costumes (a la Aladin?) for the 2020 Olympics.

Looks kind of like the Eneos gorilla.

If you look closely, you'll notice it's a person in a gorilla suit.

This is; without a doubt, the most HYSTERICAL thing I've ever seen reported on in the news, in J-Pan. LOL....

This would work if they populate the gorilla cages with guys in gorilla suits. For a real gorilla... not so much.

Remember they did his last year with a zebra? It was a huge hit on YouTube. One of the funniest and entertaining video clips of the year. I also agree that, a 200 kilogram silverback gorilla is just gonna run straight the through the net and the people behind it. Last years video they used a tranquilizer to calm the faux zebra. It was hilarious!

I saw something like this on The Amazing Race television show when the contestants passed through Tokyo. lol

Oh, give them a break. Nice to see people having a bit of fun at work.

Cue Benny Hill music.

Next time, can it please be Domo-kun?

How cute.

Here is last year's zebra escape. It's much more entertaining than this year's gorilla escape.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eiDnVEWY4ys

Japan, infantile as usual!