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The following is an incomplete list of notable incidents where one or multiple animals escaped from their enclosures at zoos.

Australia

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2023 Australia Zoo Beerwah, Queensland Red-necked wallaby 3 days The male, Dougle, escaped through a damaged fence during a thunderstorm.[1]
2023 Perth Zoo Perth, Western Australia Silvery gibbon 30 minutes [2]
2022 Adelaide Zoo Adelaide, South Australia Red panda 2 days The 7-year-old male Ravi was found two days after his escape in a tree in a nearby botanical park. The animal was tranquilised and brought back.[3]
2022 Australian Reptile Park Somersby, New South Wales American alligator Brief escape [4]
2022 Symbio Wildlife Park Helensburgh, New South Wales Red panda Unknown The 8-year-old female Kesari escaped after a tree fell in her enclosure. She died after being hit by a car.[5]
2022 Taronga Zoo Mosman, New South Wales Lion 2.5 hours During the “Roar and Snore” program, where guests pay to sleep 100 metres from the lion enclosure, four cubs and their father Ato were spotted outside of their exhibit. The zoo was put under a lockdown and the visitors were evacuated to a bathroom block until the animals returned, one cub was tranquilized.[6]
2019 Melbourne Zoo Melbourne, Victoria Sumatran orangutan Brief escape The 15-year-old Malu briefly escaped. The zoo was put under lockdown.[7]
2018 Perth Zoo Perth, Western Australia Ghost bat 50 minutes [8]
2018 Perth Zoo Perth, Western Australia Red panda 90 minutes [8]
2017 Australian Reptile Park Somersby, New South Wales Koala Less than a day The 2-year-old female Irene escaped her enclosure at the start of the mating season.[9]
2017 Perth Zoo Perth, Western Australia Binturong Unknown A baby escaped twice through holes in its enclosure.[8]
2017 Perth Zoo Perth, Western Australia Sumatran orangutan[10] 15 minutes A 5-year-old male fell over a barrier and into a garden bed. His mother dropped into the area to retrieve him before moving onto the visitor boardwalk and back into her exhibit. The zoo was placed in lockdown.[11]
2016 Taronga Zoo Mosman, New South Wales Red-tailed black cockatoo 2 days One bird escaped during the free flight show after being scared by a peregrine falcon. It was found in a backyard 20 km north of the zoo.[12]
2015 Melbourne Zoo Melbourne, Victoria Sumatran orangutan Less than a day The 11-year-old Malu escaped into a secondary area before it was tranquilised. The zoo was put under lockdown.[13]
2012 Australia Zoo Beerwah, Queensland Binturong 17 days [14][15]
2012 Ranger Red's Zoo & Conservation Park Pinjarra, Western Australia Tasmanian devil Unknown The three Tasmanian devils Itchy, Jamie and Genghis escaped after a falling tree knocked down the wall of their enclosure. One week later, Itchy and Jamie were found.[16]
2012 Taronga Zoo Mosman, New South Wales Red-tailed black cockatoo At least 2 days Five birds escaped during the free flight show after being scared by sea eagles.[17]
2011 Taronga Zoo Mosman, New South Wales Crab-eating macaque 10 minutes [18]
2009 Adelaide Zoo Adelaide, South Australia Sumatran orangutan[19] 30 minutes The 27-year-old Karta escaped her enclosure by short-circuiting an electric fence, but did not make it over a surrounding fence.[20]
2008 Monarto Safari Park Monarto, South Australia White rhinoceros Less than a day The 18-year-old male Satara broke out to reach some female rhinos, but remained within a fenced zone. He was tranquilised and brought back to another enclosure.[21]
2004 Mareeba Wild Animal Park Kuranda, Queensland Cheetah Unknown [22]
1990 Taronga Zoo Mosman, New South Wales Clouded leopard 1 day One clouded leopard escaped through a broken wire into a nearby concrete structure, where it feasted on pigeons until a zookeeper tranquilised the animal.[18]
1973 Taronga Zoo Mosman, New South Wales Freshwater crocodile 1 day Initially thought to have been stolen, the two reptiles actually had scaled a 2.5-metre tall mesh fence.[18]
1972 Taronga Zoo Mosman, New South Wales Orangutan 1 hour [18]
1967 Taronga Zoo Mosman, New South Wales Northern plains gray langur Unknown The monkey escaped into nearby Bradley's Park where it was shot by zoo director Ron Strahan.[18]
Mid-1950s Taronga Zoo Mosman, New South Wales Chimpanzee Less than a day The ex-circus chimp Koko escaped her enclosure and trashed the interior of the office manager’s Ford Prefect until she was sedated with a bottle of chloroform by a zookeeper.[18]
1946 Taronga Zoo Mosman, New South Wales Bengal tiger Less than a day The animal was shot.[18]
1914 Melbourne Zoo Melbourne, Victoria Leopard 2 days The leopard fled into a garden where it was shot dead after attacking a 17-year-old girl.[23]

Austria

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2022 Doppelmayr Zoo Wolfurt Red-necked wallaby Unknown [24]
2022 Salzburg Zoo Salzburg African penguin Several hours A young penguin escaped in an unknown way and was found in a cornfield, about 800 metres away from the zoo.[25]
2021 Salzburg Zoo Salzburg African penguin 4 days The penguin was found emaciated on a path near the zoo. It was suspected that the animal had been stolen, because it is unknown how it could have escaped.[25]
2021 Salzburg Zoo Salzburg Cheetah Several hours In early June, the two females Juvi and Raha escaped the zoo and wandered towards Anif, but came back after their mother called them. Although the zoo stated that the safety measures will be improved, one month later, Juvi escaped again. This time, she could be pushed back into her enclosure by zookeepers and the vet.[26]
2012 Salzburg Zoo Salzburg Cheetah Unknown In June, two cheetahs escaped. In July, one of them managed to escape again briefly.[27]
2012 Salzburg Zoo Salzburg Eurasian lynx 1 day A Eurasian lynx named Vivious managed to escape after a storm damaged its enclosure.[27]
2009 Schönbrunn Zoo Vienna Spectacled bear 15 minutes The male Huan escaped for 15 minutes before he was tranquilized by a vet.[28]

Belgium

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2024 Unspecified Unknown Pink-backed pelican 2 weeks The pelican made its way to the Netherlands, where it was captured on the golf course in Vught. The bird was taken to Safaripark Beekse Bergen to be picked up by its owner.[29][30]
2023 Planckendael Mechelen Spotted hyena Brief escape A fallen tree allowed four hyenas to briefly escape their enclosure before the zoo was opened for visitors. The animals could quickly be lured back by caretakers.[31]
2022 Planckendael Mechelen Bonobo Less than a day A male bonobo escaped, causing the zoo to be evacuated. After the ape was tranquilized, it was brought back and the park was reopened.[32]
2020 Pairi Daiza Brugelette Wolf Several hours A 3-year-old wolf escaped for one night, before being recaptured the next morning. Local farmers were warned.[33]
2018 Planckendael Mechelen Lion 3 hours A lioness got out of her enclosure shortly after the zoo was opened, causing the zoo to be evacuated. After attempts to sedate her failed, the animal was shot.[34]

Brazil

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2012 Parque Municipal Danilo Galafassi Cascavel Capuchin monkey At least 1 day Eight monkeys escaped by smashing open the lock of their cage. One day later, four of them were recaptured.[35]

Bulgaria

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2014 Lovech Zoo Lovech Jaguar 6 hours The animal was shot dead.[36]
2014 Sofia Zoo Sofia Tiger Less than a day [37]

Canada

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2024 Greenview Park and Zoo Morpeth, Ontario Red kangaroo 3 hours A kangaroo escaped the Greenview Zoo by unknown means before being spotted by an Amazon driver and being captured by the Ontario Provincial Police.[38]
2023 Oshawa Zoo Oshawa, Ontario Eastern grey kangaroo Four days A kangaroo escaped while being transported by truck. It eluded capture for a week before being captured by Ontario Provincial Police.
2023 Waddles 'n' Wags Animal Haven Eganville, Ontario Serval Never found A serval escaped from a roadside zoo and is presumed dead.
2022 Greater Vancouver Zoo Langley, British Columbia Wolf 2 days Two wolves escaped from the Greater Vancouver Zoo after a hole was cut in their enclosure. One was recovered safely while the other was struck by a car and killed.[39]
2021 Papanack Park Zoo Wendover, Ontario Kangaroo Unknown A kangaroo escaped before being found seriously injured on a highway. It was euthanised.
2019 Roaring Cat Retreat Lambton Shores, Ontario Lion Unknown Two lion cubs escaped from an illegal zoo.
2019 Zoo Sauvage de St-Félicien Saint-Félicien, Quebec Wolverine This female wolverine was never recovered but in july of 2018,it was announced that a male wolverine escaped from the same zoo and was recovered later in august of 2018. [40]
2017 Chippewa Park Wildlife Exhibit Thunder Bay, Ontario Bald eagle Never found Two bald eagles escaped after their enclosure was vandalized. One was never found.
2016 High Park Zoo Toronto, Ontario Capybara 35 days Two capybaras, known as Bonnie and Clyde, escaped from the High Park Zoo. One was captured after 19 days while the other remained on the loose for 35 days.[41]
2016 Papanack Park Zoo Wendover, Ontario Lion 2 hours A lion managed to escape before being shot by police
2015 High Park Zoo Toronto, Ontario Indian peafowl 5 days A peacock escaped his enclosure and explored Toronto before returning to the zoo[42]
2013 Magnetic Hill Zoo Moncton, New Brunswick Indian peafowl One week [43]
2013 Calgary Zoo Calgary, Alberta Hippopotamus Several hours The two hippopotamus escaped their enclosure during the 2013 flood, but were safely returned by the zoo staff.[44]
2013 GuZoo Animal Farm Three Hills, Alberta Yak, sheep, coyote, ostrich, sika deer A day [45]
2009 Greater Vancouver Zoo Langley, British Columbia Blue-and-yellow macaw Three days Chuva the macaw escaped his enclosure before hiding in an RV. The RV driver discovered the bird three days later and returned it to the zoo.[46]
2008 Guha Exotic Animal Reserve Huntsville, Ontario Jaguar 1 day A six-year-old jaguar escaped from the zoo, attacking a dog before being shot by police. The zoo is now closed.
2007 Safari Niagara Stevensville, Ontario Syrian brown bear Several hours [47]
2007 Bergeron's Exotic Animal Sanctuary Picton, Ontario Japanese macaque 48 hours Escaped before being tranquillised by a bylaw officer
2006 Chippewa Wildlife Exhibit Thunder Bay, Ontario Wolf One week A wolf escaped after jumping over its 8-foot fence. It was shot by police.
1997 Bear Creek Sanctuary Barrie, Ontario Tiger 2 days A tiger escaped its enclosure. It was found two days later and tranquillized.
1997 Lickety Split Ranch and Zoo London, Ontario Tiger 4 hours
1958 Hertel's Zoo Nanaimo, British Columbia Lion 1 day The 2-year-old lioness Fury managed to escape the zoo in the night. The next day, she killed a little girl before the animal was shot by a hunter.[48]
1958 Storybook Gardens London, Ontario California sea lion 10 days A sea lion named Slippery managed to escape his enclosure, travelling into the United States before being caught in Toledo, Ohio.
1939 Calgary Zoo Calgary, Alberta California sea lion 3 months A sea lion named Buster became a local celebrity after escaping from the Calgary Zoo and travelling through irrigation canals to Chestermere Lake and then to Bassano where he played with children.[49]

China

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2025 Yangzhou Zoo Yangzhou Capybara 2 months Three capybaras escaped. While two of them were quickly caught by employees, the female Doubao managed to remain at large for two months, until she was caught in a trap and returned to the zoo.[50][51]
2021 Beijing Zoo Beijing Giant panda Brief escape The 6-year-old panda Meng Lan climbed a 6 ft (1.8 m) tall fence, but did not make it into an area that was open for the public. She was lured back into her enclosure.[52]
2021 Hangzhou Safari Park Hangzhou Leopard At least 3 weeks Three leopards escaped while a zookeeper cleaned their enclosure, it was kept a secret until seven days after they were spotted. Two of them were quickly recaptured, another one still wasn't found three weeks later.[53][54]
2019 Hefei Wildlife Park Hefei Chimpanzee Brief escape [55]
2002 Dongqian Lake Zoo Ningbo Wolf 2 months Six wolves broke the wire net with teeth and claws and ran towards Guotongluan Mountain. All but one were killed.[56]

Colombia

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2023 Parque Temático Hacienda Nápoles Medellín Tiger Brief escape The tiger was shot.[57]
2023 Ukumari Biopark Pereira Chimpanzee Several hours Two chimps called Pancho and Chita escaped and were shot dead.[58]
1993 Hacienda Nápoles Medellín Hippopotamus Never captured After Pablo Escobar was killed, his hacienda was abandoned. Veterinarians removed the animals from his private zoo, except for the hippos which were deemed to dangerous to approach. The animals moved to Magdalena River, where they reproduced. Nowadays, more than 200 hippos live in Colombia.[59]

Czech Republic

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2025 Contact Zoopark Zvole (Prague-West District) Lion Unknown The male lion was shot by the police.[60]
2023 Děčín Zoo Děčín Celebes crested macaque Unknown Nine macaques escaped their enclosure after the fence was damaged by a man under the influence of cannabis. Six of them escaped out of the zoo, all but two of them were recaptured two days later.[61][62]
2021 Děčín Zoo Děčín Macaque Several hours [63]
2021 Tábor Zoo Tábor European bison Unknown Seven bisons escaped after a falling tree damaged their enclosure's fence during a storm.[64]
2018 Contact Zoopark Zvole (Prague-West District) Cougar 2 days [60]
2017 Contact Zoopark Zvole (Prague-West District) Cougar 1 day [60][65]
2012 Liberec Zoo Liberec Bengal tiger[66] Unknown The white tiger Paris escaped its enclosure and attacked three employees before in was tranquilized. All victims were hospitalized, one suffered from a head injury, the other two had minor injuries.[67]
2010 Olomouc Zoo Olomouc Japanese macaque Unknown The macaques Simpy and Tatin escaped from the zoo after the sound of a chainsaw panicked them. Simpy was recaptured about 8 months later in a tree around 150 kilometres West of the zoo.[68]

Denmark

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2025 Jyllands Park Zoo Videbæk Zebra 3 days Three zebras escaped by kicking open a lock. Three days later, one of them was found in a cow herd about ten kilometres (6.2 miles) away from the zoo.[69]
2025 Odense Zoo Odense Pink-backed pelican[70] Unknown Two birds escaped through a hole. One day later, one of them was captured.[71]
2020 Copenhagen Zoo Copenhagen Giant panda Brief escape Before the zoo was opened, the 7-year-old male Xing Er climbed up a metal pole and crawled out into the garden. Quickly, he was sedated.[72]
2016 Blåvand Zoo Varde Municipality Barbary macaque 6 weeks After fighting over female monkeys, the male macaque escaped the zoo. Six weeks later, he was found dead under a tree by summerhouse guests, probably because of a car accident. To prevent further escapes, the fences of the enclosure were improved.[73]
2016 Odense Zoo Odense Black-capped squirrel monkey[74] Several hours A troop of 24 monkeys escaped their enclosure, but could be lured back with food.[75]
2015 Odense Zoo Odense Gentoo penguin[76] Brief escape Five birds escaped their enclosure through a corridor meant for staff. When they reached a dead end, they returned to their enclosure. In the media, this escape attempt was compared to the escape attempts of the four penguins in the 2005 DreamWorks Animation film Madagascar.[77]

Estonia

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2023 Elistvere Animal Park Tartu County Wolf Unknown A 2-year-old female that was brought from Riga Zoo two days earlier escaped.[78]
2012 Elistvere Animal Park Tartu County Lynx Unknown Three lynxes escaped after a tree fell onto one of the fences. A week later, two of them were still not found.[79]
2007 Tallinn Zoo Tallinn Polar bear Brief escape The 20-year-old male Franz walked out of his enclosure and was spotted between the cage and the safety barrier after a zookeeper forgot to lock his cage. He was tranquilised by zookeepers and brought back to his enclosure, where Franz died of heart failure.[80]

France

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2025 Amnéville Zoo Amnéville Steller's sea eagle At least several days The eagle Ryu went missing during a free-flight training session and was spotted several days later at the France–Luxembourg border.[81]
2022 Espace zoologique de Saint-Martin-la-Plaine Saint-Martin-la-Plaine Red panda 12 days The animal was found by the fire brigade in Génilac.[82]
2021 Trois Vallées zoo Montredon-Labessonnié Wolf Unknown A pack of wolves escaped after destroying the safety hatches on their enclosure. Four were shot and killed, while five were tranquillized.[83]
2019 Espace zoologique de Saint-Martin-la-Plaine Saint-Martin-la-Plaine Red panda 2 days Because of heavy snowfall, the 3-year-old male could escape from the park. About 10 kilometres (6 miles) from the zoo, the animal could be recaptured in a garden.[84]
2018 Paris Zoological Park Paris Guinea baboon Several hours 50 baboons escaped, causing the zoo to be temporarily shut down.[85]

Georgia

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2015 Tbilisi Zoo Tbilisi Hippopotamus, tiger, brown bear, pig, lion, hyena Multiple days Over half the animals from the Tbilisi zoo either escaped or were killed during the 2015 Tbilisi flood. One of the tigers mauled a man to death while eluding capture.[86]

Germany

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2026 Krefeld Zoo Krefeld Serval Less than a day [87]
2026 Wuppertal Zoo Wuppertal Red panda 1 day The male Liam escaped and climbed on a tree near the "Rivers of Sulawesi" area, which is still under construction. After a failed attempt to catch him, Liam returned to his enclosure by himself.[88][89]
2025 Frankfurt Zoological Garden Frankfurt Sumatran orangutan[90] 1 hour Four orangutans could escape because of a technical defect. The zoo was evacuated, the animals could be lured back into their enclosure by zookeepers.[91]
2025 Tierpark Ueckermünde Ueckermünde Barbary macaque 2 days Ten monkeys escaped, probably through an open gate.[92]
2025 Tierpark Wolgast Wolgast Porcupine 4 days The porcupine Klette escaped two times.[93][94]
2025 Wildtierpark Edersee Edertal Wolf Unknown A female wolf panicked and jumped over the fence of her enclosure when the veterinarian treated another wolf. To prevent her escape from the zoo's area, she was shot after efforts to catch or tranquilize her had failed.[95]
2025 Wuppertal Zoo Wuppertal Red panda Unknown The male Liam escaped.[89]
2024 Cologne Zoological Garden Cologne Red panda Less than a day The male Barney escaped and climbed on a tree until he was brought down by firefighters.[96]
2024 Dortmund Zoo Dortmund Indian crested porcupine[97] 5 days The two porcupines Wilma and Barry escaped in the night through an open door. While Barry was recaptured the next morning, Wilma had to be searched for with sniffer dogs.[98]
2024 Dortmund Zoo Dortmund Red panda 2 days The male Chenpo escaped until he was recaptured by firefighters in a tree near the zoo.[99]
2024 Tierpark Cux-Art Beverstedt Porcupine 2 weeks Nine porcupines escaped. All but one were recaptured quickly. The animal was spotted by inhabitants as far as 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) away from the zoo until it was found dead on the A27.[100]
2023 Tierpark Nadermann Delbrück Cheetah 10 minutes Two cheetahs escaped their enclosures due to carelessness of the staff. They went into the neighbouring enclosure, where they ate a guinea pig. Because of being trained, the cheetahs could be led back into their enclosure by zookeepers.[101]
2023 Tierpark Weißwasser Weißwasser Arctic fox Less than a day The fox fell asleep on a street in Weißkeißel before being recaptured.[102]
2022 Wildpark Gangelt Gangelt Lynx 3 days After their enclosure was damaged by a falling tree during a storm, three lynx escaped. Two of them were captured quickly, the third one, a female called Jumper, roamed free for three days before it also was tranquilized and brought back to the enclosure.[103]
2021 Duisburg Zoo Duisburg Red panda 2 days The male Jang probably used a plant to climb out of his enclosure. He was recaptured by firefighters in a tree near the panda enclosure.[104]
2021 Klimahaus Bremerhaven Nile monitor 3 days The 0,8-metre-long monitor lizard escaped through an open door. Three days later, it was found in the jungle section of the Cameroon area near its enclosure under a multi-layer floor covering.[105]
2021 Nuremberg Zoo Nuremberg Eurasian lynx Unknown The lynx could escape because the electrical circuit of the electric fence around the enclosure had been interrupted. The animal went into the neighbouring enclosure, where it killed three adult blackbucks and injured a calf. The lynx died, after it was tranquilized and brought back to its enclosure[106]
2021 Tatzmania Löffingen Löffingen Barbary macaque Several hours About two dozen escaped their enclosure and roamed the zoo before being recaptured several hours later.[107]
2020 Osnabrück Zoo Osnabrück Porcupine[108] 1 week The 4.5-month-old male Ben was found in a garden in Schölerberg one week after his escape[109]
2019 Magdeburg Zoo Magdeburg Chimpanzee 1 hour Two chimps called Sambala and Sokoto escaped and stayed on the roof of the chimpanzee house and on the nets spanning their enclosure. The visitors of the zoo could be brought to safety, the animals could be lured back into their enclosure.[110]
2019 Thüringer Zoopark Erfurt Erfurt Cheetah Several hours After a falling branch destroyed the fence during a storm, two cheetah cubs escaped their enclosure. The next morning, the two could be brought back to their mother, one had to be tranquilized.[111]
2019 Tierpark Berlin Berlin Golden-bellied capuchin 4 days The 6-year-old Philippa and the 17-year-old Obi escaped through a small gap. Three days later, Philippa was captured near the monkey house, while Obi made her way to Biesdorf train station where she was captured one day after Philippa's capture.[112]
2018 Eifel Zoo Lünebach Lion, jaguar, tiger, Asian black bear Several hours Multiple animals escaped from the private zoo during a flash flood. One bear was shot and the other animals were captured.[113][114]
2018 Natur- und Tierpark Brüggen Brüggen Red-necked wallaby[115] 4 days A male called Jack escaped one day before his dentist appointment.[116]
2018 Osnabrück Zoo Osnabrück Guereza Six days Two female guerezas escaped over the 3.5 metres wide moat of their enclosure. After several days, they came back by themself.[117][118]
2018 Tierpark Perleberg Perleberg Wolf 3 weeks [119]
2017 Osnabrück Zoo Osnabrück Brown × polar bear hybrid 10 minutes Hybrid bear Tips broke through an electric fence and squeezed through an opening that was only about 40 cm in size into the silver fox enclosure. She then broke through a bear-proof fence in order to get back to an area she was familiar with. Tips was then shot by an employee.[120][121]
2017 Osnabrück Zoo Osnabrück Black-headed spider monkey 4 hours A female monkey had been swinging so hard on a climbing rope on the enclosure that the animal jumped onto a neighboring tree outside the enclosure. The area around the enclosured was blocked for visitors, till the animal returned to its group independently.[122]
2017 Tierpark Bretten Bretten European fallow deer, Wallaby 9 days Five wallabies and four deer escaped.[123][124][125]
2017 ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen Eurasian lynx[126] 5 days Lynx Findus escaped over a frozen moat. After he was not discovered in the zoo, people were advised to keep distance from the animal and call the zoo when discovering it. Five days later, Findus was discovered in Herne, only several hundred metres away from the zoo. He was tranquilized and brought back to his enclosure.[127][128]
2016 Berlin Zoo Berlin Abyssinian ground hornbill[129] 10 minutes The 15-year-old male Clyde used a gust of wind to escape his enclosure.[130]
2016 Leipzig Zoological Garden Leipzig Lion Less than a day Two young lions escaped in the morning and hid in a bush on the zoo's area, before the zoo was opened for visitors. One could be pushed back into their enclosure, the other had to be shot.[131]
2016 Tierpark Wittenberg Wittenberg Coati 6 days Two coatis escaped.[132][133]
2016 Wildpark Johannesmühle Baruth/Mark Lion 2 hours Lion Massai and lioness Gretchen escaped through an open door, the zoo was evacuated. Massai could be pushed back into his enclosure. Gretchen, who had been trapped in a security area, had to be tranquilized.[134]
2016 Wuppertal Zoo Wuppertal Snow leopard Less than a day Male snow leopard Irbis could escape because of a cage door that was not closed properly. His escape was quickly discovered, the visitors were told to go in the zoo's buildings and the zoo was temporarily closed. The animal was tranquilized and brought back into its enclosure.[135]
2015 Duisburg Zoo Duisburg Bornean orangutan[136] 15 minutes The 26-year-old male Nieas could escape his enclosure because of an unlocked door. He then went into another enclosure and began fighting with the 12-year-old male Bayu. Nieas then flew through an open skylight, wandering around the zoo in panic. A zookeeper saw him and alarmed the other staff, who then tried to tranquilize the ape. Nieas had to be shot because he tried to escape over an external fence, Bayu could be tranquilized and brought back to its enclosure.[137]
2015 Osnabrück Zoo Osnabrück Coati 1 week In this year, the coati Norbert escaped two times by climbing out of his outer enclosure and escaped into the nearby forest. The first time he was brought back by firefighters, the second time he was captured by a zookeeper.[138][139]
2015 Osnabrück Zoo Osnabrück Silver fox 1 week A female fox escaped through a slot in the fence of the enclosure and moved East through several red fox territories. After one week, it was captured in Bünde.[140]
2015 Zoo Halle Halle (Saale) Chimpanzee Less than a day The 42-year-old female Banghi escaped. All visitors were brought into safety while the chimp could be lured into a neighbouring enclosure, where it was tranquilized.[141]
2014 Tierpark Greifswald Greifswald Porcupine 1 week The 9-month-old male Hartmut escaped together with other porcupines, but was the only one to avoid capture. One week later, he was run over by a train only 500 metres (0.3 miles) away from the zoo.[142]
2013 Cologne Zoological Garden Cologne Colombian red howler 2 hours The animal escaped through a hole in his fence, but returned independently.[143]
2013 Leipzig Zoological Garden Leipzig Cheetah Less than a day The cheetah jumped over a wall and injured a donkey. It was tranquilized and brought back to its enclosure. After that, the zoo's security measures were improved.[144]
2013 Osnabrück Zoo Osnabrück Guereza 13 days The female Lubaya escaped and wandered around the area near the zoo, probably to found a new territory. She was seen by inhabitants in the forest and in gardens, some even fed her cooked potatoes and rice. After nearly two weeks, zookeepers were able to lure her into a cellar, where she was captured.[145]
2013 Straussberg Adventure Park Sondershausen Barbary macaque 5 days Three male macaques called Fred, Richard and Paul fled their enclosure in order to escape the aggressive alpha male Cornelius. They were recaptured and castrated.[146]
2013 Tierpark Perleberg Perleberg Wolf 2 days After failing to capture the animal, it was shot dead.[147]
2012 Berlin Zoo Berlin Marabou stork Brief escaped The marabou escaped briefly to get some fish at the feeding of the sea lions.[148]
2012 Cologne Zoological Garden Cologne Cheetah 20 minutes The male Nelson escaped by jumping over a 2.5 m (8.2 ft) high fence into the neighbouring flamingo enclosure.[149][150]
2012 Hanover Zoo Hanover Chimpanzee 1 hour In May, the male Toto escaped, but returned independently. Two months later, five chimps escaped and wandered around the zoo. The visitors were brought into indoor areas. A 5-year-old girl was hospitalized after one of the apes knocked her down. Four chimps returned to their enclosure independently, the last one could be lured back by zookeepers.[151]
2012 Nuremberg Zoo Nuremberg Cheetah 1 day A young cheetah jumped over the electric fence of its enclosure after being scared by zookeepers that tried to help its injured sibling. One day later, visitors discovered the animal in a forest near the goitered gazelle enclosure, where it was captured by the zoo's employees.[152]
2012 Tierpark Rheinböllen Rheinböllen Red-necked wallaby[153] Unknown Two wallabies escaped from the zoo through holes dug by a fox and a boar.[154]
2011 Münster Zoo Munster African penguin 1 day The 3-month-old female (later named Leona) escaped on New Year's Day and ended up in the lion enclosure. The lions didn't pose a threat as they were dozing in their house.[155]
2008 Opel Zoo Kronberg im Taunus Red panda 2 days One couple escaped by using bamboo plants to climb over the fence of their enclosure.[156]
2008 Osnabrück Zoo Osnabrück Hudson Bay wolf[157] 2 hours (second time) Wolf Roy escaped two times by jumping over a fence. The second time, he was captured in Voxtrup near the A 33.[158]
2005 Hanover Zoo Hanover Red panda Unknown One red panda escaped into the forest nearby. It was tranquilized and brought back.[151]
2005 ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen Eastern wolf[159] 1 week A 2-year-old female escaped after a fight in her pack by jumping over a 3.5 m (11.5 ft) high wall. A week later, the animal was run over by a car on the A42.[160]
2004 Berlin Zoo Berlin Western gorilla Unknown The 8-year-old male Bokito climbed over a three-metre glass wall.[161]
2004 Hanover Zoo Hanover Northern plains gray langur[162] Less than a day Four monkeys escaped. One was captured, the others came back independently.[151]
2004 Tiergarten Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Unspecified monkey Several hours One little monkey escaped one night through a gap between the bars of its cage. It managed to turn off the heating of the monkey house.[163]
2003 Berlin Zoo Berlin Spectacled bear 30 minutes The male Juan escaped by dragging a trunk into the water-filled moat of his enclosure. He went to the zoo's playground, where he was tranquilised by zookeepers.[164]
2003 Tierpark Berlin Berlin Barbary macaque 2 days Eleven monkeys escaped their enclosure, two of them even got out of the zoo. All but one of them were captured the same day.[165]
2002 Hanover Zoo Hanover Asian elephant[166] Less than a day The female Dunja was able to climb on the pool drain and escape. She was lured back into her enclosure.[151]
2002 Krefeld Zoo Krefeld Cheetah Several hours Two cheetahs called Urs and Katrin escaped after burglars broke open the door of their enclosure. While Urs hid in a bush, Katrin managed to get into the grey kangaroo enclosure where it killed ten animals and bit another one. The next morning, Urs was lured back into his enclosure while Katrin was tranquilised.[167]
2001 Berlin Zoo Berlin Coati Unknown The coati escaped three times in that year. At the end of its last escape, the animal was captured in the Landeskriminalamt.[165][168]
2000 Nuremberg Zoo Nuremberg Polar bear 3.5 hours Four bears escaped and wandered through the zoo after unknown people cracked the locks of their cages open shortly before the closure of the zoo. The bears, that were only borrowed from Karlsruhe Zoo, had to be shot after tranquilisation attempts had failed.[169]
1999 Berlin Zoo Berlin Japanese macaque Less than a day [165]
1996 Berlin Zoo Berlin California sea lion[170] Several nights One sea lion escaped its enclosure repeatedly at nighttime to lay on the zoo's benches.[171]
1994 Berlin Zoo Berlin Chimpanzee Unknown [165]
1989 Berlin Zoo Berlin Chimpanzee Unknown The male Pedro climbed over the wall of his enclosure with the help of a hose.[165]
1988 Cologne Zoological Garden Cologne Grizzly bear Less than a day The bear escaped by knocking down a tree, with which he could pass a moat. 4000 Visitors had to be evacuated until a zookeeper shot the animal dead.[150]
1985 Cologne Zoological Garden Cologne Chimpanzee Less than a day The pair Petermann and Susi escaped because of the carelessness of a zookeeper. After Petermann attacked and nearly killed director Gunther Nogge, both animals were shot dead.[150]
1983 Berlin Zoo Berlin Brown bear Less than a day The female Petzi wandered through the zoo after climbing a 2.5 m (8.2 ft) high wall. She was tranquilised in the Egyptian goose enclosure.[165]
1975 Cologne Zoological Garden Cologne Jaguar Less than a day Three jaguars escaped their enclosure and wandered through the zoo. One animal that attacked a zookeeper was shot by the police, the other two were recaptured.[150]
1973 Karlsruhe Zoo Karlsruhe Brown bear Unknown Four bears escaped, one of them was killed.[172]
Late 1960s Phantasialand Brühl (Rhineland) Lion Brief escape The animal escaped when the park was closed for visitors. After walking around the park, it retreated into an artificial cave. One staff member eventually recaptured the lion by cutting a hole into the cave's wall and tranquilizing the animal.[173]

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2022 Attica Zoological Park Spata Chimpanzee 20 minutes A zoo came under scrutiny after shooting a chimpanzee that had escaped.[174]
2018 Attica Zoological Park Spata Jaguar Unknown [175]

Hungary

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2022 Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden Budapest Penguin Several hours The 6-month-old male Sanyika got out of his outdoor enclosure and wandered out of the zoo until he was captured by the police the next morning.[176]
2019 Veresegyházi Medveotthon Veresegyház Lion Less than a day The lioness Lili escaped through an open door. She went for the goat enclosure, causing panic among visitors and caretakers. She was tranquilised and brought back to her enclosure.[177]
2015 Pécs Zoo Pécs Wolf 1 day The wolf, which had been brought to the zoo two days earlier, jumped over a 2.5 m (8.2 ft) high electric fence. The zoo was evacuated until the animal was shot one day later by the zoo's director.[178]

Iceland

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2025 Reykjavík Family Park and Zoo Reykjavík Arctic fox Several hours The female Ylfa escaped in the night through a hole in the fence and was spotted in Laugardalur the next morning. Behind Laugardalshöll, she was cornered by five teenagers, until she was brought back to the zoo.[179][180]
2015 Reykjavík Family Park and Zoo Reykjavík Seal Several hours A baby seal escaped the zoo in the night and went for a nearby campsite, where it was caught the next morning. Shortly after, the zoo announced that it would be slaughtered to feed the zoo's foxes.[181][182]

India

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2025 Alipore Zoological Garden Kolkata Crocodile 1 hour Two crocodiles briefly escaped after heavy rainfall.[183]
2025 National Zoological Park Delhi Delhi Golden jackal Unknown Four animals escaped, two were recaptured two days later.[184][185]
2022 Alipore Zoological Garden Kolkata Chimpanzee Unknown In June 2022, a chimpanzee named Buri escaped her enclosure because the gate door was open while the zookeepers were feeding her. Onlookers saw that she jumped out of the cage, descended into water and swam around the moat. She returned in late noon (1 PM).[186][187][188]
2021 Nandankanan Zoological Park Bhubaneswar Bengal tiger Several hours The male Suraj was able to break the enclosure wire as it had become weak after rusting. All visitors were evacuated and the zoo was closed. The tiger was eventually captured and brought back.[189]
2018 Nehru Zoological Park Hyderabad Bengal tiger 1 day [190]
2016 Kamla Nehru Prani Sangrahalay Navlakha Bengal tiger 1.5 hours 1-year-old tigress Jamuna climbed a 12 ft high wall and crawled under the iron mesh surrounding the habitat after being scared by a balloon thrown into the enclosure.[191]
2015 Nehru Zoological Park Hyderabad Bengal tiger Brief escape The 5-year-old Kadamba scaled a 10 ft (3 m) tall fence, before it was tranquilised and brought back to its enclosure.[192]
2013 Nandankanan Zoological Park Bhubaneswar Bengal tiger Brief escape [193]

Indonesia

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2025 Lembang Park & Zoo Sukajaya Leopard Unknown [194]
2021 Sinka Zoo Singkawang Sumatran tiger 1 day Two 1-year-old tigers escaped after a landslide and killed a 47-year-old zookeeper. Nearby tourist attractions were ordered to close by police and people were told to stay at home. One tiger could be tranquilised, the other was shot after it behaved aggressively.[195]
2017 Museum of Wildlife and Culture Zoo Bukittinggi Malayan tapir Brief escape The tapir escaped, but fell into a palace pond, where it had to be rescued.[196]

Ireland

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2023 Fota Wildlife Park Fota Island Agile gibbon Brief escape The male Conor made his way towards the lions and tigers before heading to the perimeter fence, but was quickly recaptured.[197]
2023 Fota Wildlife Park Fota Island Black-and-white ruffed lemur Less than a day One female pushed through a fence and made it off her island despite getting shocked after getting into a "squabble" with two other females. She could be lured back into her enclosure.[197]
2023 Wild Encounters Mini Zoo Kilmeedy Capybara Unknown [198]
2022 Dublin Zoo Dublin Citron-crested cockatoo Never found [198]
2022 Dublin Zoo Dublin Celebes crested macaque Brief escape In June, one macaque crossed the electric fence and climbed into a tree at the edge of the habitat. The animal returned to the island ten minutes later. Two months later, another monkey escaped two times on the same day. To improve the enclosure barrier, the zoo planned to install additional metal plates on both macaque houses[199]
2022 Emerald Park County Meath American bison Brief escape Three bison escaped from their enclosure. Visitors were forced to shelter in a gift shop[200]
2021 Emerald Park County Meath White stork 7 hours [200]
2021 Fota Wildlife Park Fota Island Great white pelican Several months One of the birds that escaped in 2018 flew to Wexford. It was later spotted in Arklow, Bull Island and Rochestown.[201][202][203]
2021 Wild Encounters Mini Zoo Kilmeedy Japanese raccoon dog Never found Two raccoon dogs escaped on their first night in the zoo.[198]
2020 Fota Wildlife Park Fota Island Great white pelican Unknown Two birds escaped and were spotted at the wetlands at Harper's Island.[203]
2020 Fota Wildlife Park Fota Island Roloway monkey Brief escape The male Valentino escaped briefly at around 4.30 pm.[204]
2018-2019 Fota Wildlife Park Fota Island Great white pelican Five months Two pelicans escaped and stayed in Wexford, 100 miles (160 km) away from the zoo. They returned on their own.[201][202][205]
2017 Fota Wildlife Park Fota Island Mantled guereza[206] 3 days The monkey Cheeky Chops spent at least one night sleeping in a public toilet, before it could be caught and brought back into its enclosure.[207]
2016 Fota Wildlife Park Fota Island Humboldt penguin[208] Unknown [209]
2016 Fota Wildlife Park Fota Island Lion-tailed macaque[210] 3 days [209]
2015 Fota Wildlife Park Fota Island Humboldt penguin[208] 1 day The bird spent all day in the park’s lake.[209]
2015 Fota Wildlife Park Fota Island Lion-tailed macaque[210] Less than a day The male Stevie left his island several times on January 11 and knocked over rubbish bins. On January 12 and January 18, he and another monkey left their enclosure to raid bins.[209]

Japan

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2025 Tama Zoological Park Tokyo Wolf 5 hours [211]
2017 Shibukawa Animal Park Okayama Aldabra giant tortoise[212] 2 weeks The tortoise Abuh was found only 140 metres away from her enclosure.[213][214]
2016 Sendai Yagiyama Zoological Park Sendai Chimpanzee 2 hours [215]
2012 Tokyo Sea Life Park Tokyo Humboldt penguin 82 days [216]

Latvia

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2021 Mini Zoo Atomi South Kurzeme Municipality Wallaby At least 2 weeks The 1-year-old male Sidnejs was seen at multiple touristic places of the city such as Jūrmala Park and the beach bar Red Sun Buffet.[217]

Malaysia

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2024 Johor Zoo Johor Bahru Malayan tapir 1 day [218]
2020 Lok Kawi Wildlife Park Sabah Clouded leopard 14 hours [219]
2011 National Zoo of Malaysia Ulu Kelang Siamang Brief escape The gibbon attacked two children, one of them was hurt severely.[220]

Mexico

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2024 Quinta La Fauna Reynosa Bengal tiger 5 days The male Tony escaped and killed nearby hens and pigs. The zoo was closed until the animal was captured. The Environmental Protection Agency noted that Tony would be transferred to Tamatán Zoo.[221][222]
2015 Mangrove Paradise Coyuca de Benitez Jaguar, lion, tiger At least 1 month Two tigers, a jaguar and a lion escaped from this private zoo on 26 October. In early November, all but one of the tigers were captured and taken to a zoo in Hidalgo.[223][224]
2008 Bioparque Estrella Montemorelos Tiger Brief escape After the zoo had closed, the tiger left its unlocked cage and fatally attacked 26-year-old zookeeper Herminio Rodriguez Palma before being shot.[225]
2008 Unspecified private zoo near Acapulco Lion Unknown Before it was tranquilised and captured, the lion killed two dogs and a pig and attacked a woman and child on a donkey.[225][226]

Montenegro

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2010 Unspecified private zoo Plavnica, Lake Skadar Hippopotamus Unknown Hippopotamus Nikica escaped her pen after a flooding. After the flood, she was brought back.[227][228]

Netherlands

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2025 Eindhoven Zoo Eindhoven Eurasian lynx[229] 1 week A 1-year-old lynx managed to make a hole in a fence and escape for one week, before it was recaptured.[230]
2024 AquaZoo Leeuwarden Raccoon More than two weeks 11 of 12 raccoons escaped on their first night in the zoo by digging their way out. More than two weeks later, five of them still were not captured.[231][232]
2021 DierenPark Amersfoort Amersfoort Wolf Less than a day Two wolves escaped and roamed around in the park, before being sedated and brought back to their enclosure.[233]
2020 DierenPark Amersfoort Amersfoort Chimpanzee Less than a day Two males escaped. The zoo was evacuated and the apes were shot.[234]
2019 Mondo Verde Landgraaf Red-necked wallaby[235] Several hours A pair of wallabies escaped to Kerkrade, about 2.5 miles (4 km) away, where they were captured by the police and brought back.[236]
2017 Artis Amsterdam Red ruffed lemur 45 minutes [237]
2007 Diergaarde Blijdorp Rotterdam Western gorilla Less than a day The 11-year-old male Bokito climbed over a high stone wall and made his way through a water-filled moat. He then ran amok, dragged one woman to the ground and bit her. As Bokito approached the nearby restaurant, people hid inside and tried to barricade the door, but fled as the gorilla punched through the glass and ran in. He was tranquilized inside the restaurant and brought back to his enclosure.[238]

New Zealand

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2016 National Aquarium of New Zealand Napier Common New Zealand octopus Never found Inky
2006 Auckland Zoo Auckland Asian small-clawed otter Almost a month Jin
2006 Hamilton Zoo Hamilton Red panda 6 days Found dead.[239]
2004 Auckland Zoo Auckland Asian elephant Less than a day Burma
1925 Auckland Zoo Auckland Leopard 27 days Found after drowning in a harbour.[240]

Nigeria

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2024 Sanda Kyarimi Park Zoo Maiduguri Crocodile, Ostrich, Snake Unknown The animals could escape because of a flood.[241][242]
2015 Jos Wildlife Park Jos Lion 1 day The animal was shot dead by police and soldiers.[243]

Norway

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2024 Polar Park Bardu Municipality Wolf Unknown [244]

Philippines

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2022 Argao Nature Park Argao, Cebu Philippine long-tailed macaque Unknown The monkey escaped after its cage was damaged by Typhoon Odette and later bit a motorist.[245]
2019 Albay Park & Wildlife Legazpi, Albay Python Several days The 15 ft (4.5 m) long python called Sawa ventured into a farm and ate poultry.[246]

Poland

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2025 Unspecified private zoo Gdańsk Capybara Less than a day Two animals escaped.[247]
2024 Unspecified mini zoo Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship Bactrian camel Less than a day [248]
2023 Gdańsk Zoo Gdańsk Red panda Several hours [249]
1939 Warsaw Zoo Warsaw Bear, lion Unknown They escaped when the zoo was bombed during the invasion of Poland.[250]

Romania

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2011 Sibiu Zoo Sibiu Tiger Less than a day The 14-year-old tiger escaped through an open door and jumped over the 1.8 m (5.9 ft) high perimeter fence. It was tracked down in a nearby forest and shot dead. The manager of the zoo resigned shortly after the incident.[251][252]

Serbia

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2025 Beo Zoo vrt Belgrade Grant's zebra[253] Less than a day The zebra escaped by kicking a door open and injured three people before it was captured and brought back.[254]
1988 Beo Zoo vrt Belgrade Chimpanzee 1 hour (first escape), 4 hours (second escape) Sami
1987 Beo Zoo vrt Belgrade Jaguar Less than a day The jaguar was hindered from escaping from the zoo by the guard dog Gabi. It was shot after the police failed to capture it.[255]

Singapore

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2024 Singapore Zoo Mandai Mantled guereza[256] 6 months [257]
2014 Singapore Zoo Mandai African wild dog 30 minutes [258]
2005 Night Safari Mandai Unspecified African cat Brief escape The cat escaped off the stage of an animal show and bit the foot of a Chinese tourist. After the incident, the zoo built a moat to act as a barrier between the animals and the visitors.[259]
2005 Singapore Zoo Mandai Bornean orangutan 1 hour The female Medan ran up a tree when walking back to her enclosure after a photography session. She could be lured back with food.[258]
2005 Singapore Zoo Mandai Jaguar 30 minutes The 7-year-old Angel squeezed through an opening that zookeepers used to feed it. About 500 visitors were evacuated.[258]
2004 Singapore Zoo Mandai Chimpanzee 25 minutes The 6-year-old female Ramba escaped by climbing a palm tree. Although she was shot with a tranquilizer dart, she managed her way through two animal exhibits and straight into the Upper Seletar Reservoir, where she eventually drowned.[258]
1996 Night Safari Mandai Malayan tiger 25 minutes The 1-year-old Giggo was shot dead after it escaped from its enclosure through an unlocked door. None of the visitors were hurt.[259]
1974 Singapore Zoo Mandai Eland 11 days The female antelope jumped over a 2.4 m (7.9 ft) high barbed wire fence. 18 months after her escape, she gave birth to a calf, which was believed to be the first eland born in the region.[258]
1974 Singapore Zoo Mandai Hippopotamus 52 days The male Congo is thought to be looking for its mate, Lucy, which had died three months earlier.[258]
1973-1974 Singapore Zoo Mandai Black panther 11 months The 3-year-old panther Twiggy escaped its cage just months before the zoo opened. About 200 police troopers and Singapore Armed Forces sharpshooters searched the forest area near the zoo to recapture it. Nearly a year later, the animal succumbed to injuries ensued when authorities and trackers were trying to flush it out of its hiding spot.[260][258]
1973 Singapore Zoo Mandai Sun bear Less than a day Two bears squeezed through a narrow opening. One bear was recaptured immediately, while the other died after being shot 45 metres away from the cage.[258]

Slovakia

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2016 Bojnice Zoo Bojnice Brown bear Unknown The 6-year-old male Balú was killed after employees failed to tranquilize him.[261]

Slovenia

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2016 Ljubljana Zoo Ljubljana Carpathian lynx[262] At least 1 month Two lynx escaped after their enclosure was damaged in an ice storm. While one of them was captured quickly, the other one still wasn't caught one month later.[263][264]

South Africa

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2019 Pretoria Zoo Pretoria Western lowland gorilla Brief escape 17-year-old Binga escaped briefly through an unlocked door.[265]
2003 Johannesburg Zoo Johannesburg Leopard Brief escape An injured female leopard escaped her enclosure after attacking a veterinarian. She went to the male toilet area, where she was tranquilised.[266]
2002 Johannesburg Zoo Johannesburg Lion Several hours The lion killed two antelopes before being tranquilised the next morning.[266]

South Korea

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2026 Daejeon O-World Daejeon Wolf 9 days The 2-year-old male Neukgu escaped.[267]
2023 Children's Grand Park Seoul Plains zebra 3 hours Following the death of his parents, a plains zebra named Sero escaped from his enclosure and wandered through the streets of Seoul. Sero was tranquillized and brought back to the zoo.[268]
2018 Daejeon O-World Daejeon Cougar 4 hours The 8-year-old female Pporongi escaped her cage, residents living near Mount Bomun were alerted to stay indoors. After failing to tranquilise the animal, it was shot in a forested area near the zoo’s dry feed storage center, which was heavily criticized by the public.[269]

Spain

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2024 Safari Zoo Sa Coma Hamadryas baboon[270] Unknown A troop of baboons escaped after a branch landed on the electric fence of their enclosure. They ran around the town before being recaptured.[271]
2015 Safari Zoo Sa Coma Chimpanzee 2 days The pair Adam and Eve escaped after bending the metal bars of their cage. Eve was found in the nearby town of Son Carrio, where she was killed by rangers. Later, Adam was also killed.[272][273]
2010 Cocodrilo Park Gran Canaria Tiger Unknown Three tigers escaped a zoo and were shot by police.[274]

Sweden

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2022 Furuvik Zoo Furuvik Chimpanzee 3 days Seven chimpanzees escaped their enclosures through an unlocked lattice door. The staff opened fire on them using live ammunition, which killed four apes, among them the infant Torsten. Another one was severely injured. The decision to use lethal force rather than to attempt to use tranquilisers or otherwise recapture the apes resulted in widespread criticism.[275][276]
2022 Skansen Stockholm King cobra 1 week [277]

Switzerland

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2025 Walter Zoo Gossau, St. Gallen Red panda Unknown After a snow storm, plants in the enclosure collapsed, allowing the cubs Li and Yen to escape. Li resided alongside the vicuñas, while Yen went to the nearby forest. Both could be recaptured.[278]
2023 Zoo Basel Basel Cheetah Several minutes The female Saada escaped through a small gap between the grid and its attachment point on the artificial rock into the neighbouring elephant enclosure. The animal was tranquilized and brought back to her enclosure.[279]
2023 Zoo Basel Basel Ruffed lemur 1 day [280]
2019 Zürich Zoologischer Garten Zurich South American tapir[281] Less than a day The female Oroya probably panicked because of the noises of a sewer cleaning and fled into the neighbouring bear enclosure, where it fell into a moat. She was tranquilized and brought back.[282]
2018 Tierpark Dählhölzli Bern Greater flamingo[283] At least half an hour A 3-year-old flamingo escaped out of the zoo and wandered through the city of Bern, before being captured by the police. The bird was not integrated into its group and its wings were not trimmed yet.[284]
2016 Zoo Basel Basel Cheetah Unknown [285]
2015 Tierpark Dählhölzli Bern Dalmatian pelican[286] Less than a day A pelican without trimmed wings escaped and went to Marzilibad, a lido at the Aare, where it swam on the river together with the visitors before it was captured and brought back to its enclosure.[287]
2014 Zoo de Servion Servion Syrian brown bear Less than a day The bear escaped through an unclosed gate and ran out of the zoo, but was quickly lured back with a trail of food.[288][289]
2012 Zürich Zoologischer Garten Zurich Golden-bellied capuchin Unknown One monkey fell into a moat, where it could escape into the nearby forest.[290]
2009 Zoo Basel Basel Cheetah Unknown Three young cheetahs escaped.[285]
2008 Tierpark Dählhölzli Bern Bezoar ibex Less than a day A male goat jumped over the 2-metre-high electric fence and began wandering along the Aare till he was recaptured at the lido Marzilibad.[291]
2008 Zoo Basel Basel Cheetah Unknown [285]
2008 Zoo Basel Basel Reindeer Several minutes Shortly before Christmas, a reindeer walked out of his enclosure over the frozen moat, but quickly returned after discovering visitors.[285]
2008 Zoo Basel Basel Vervet monkey Unknown After the group was recaptured, new electric fences were installed.[285]
2005 Tierpark Dählhölzli Bern Nutria Never found During a flooding, three nutrias escaped. Only one of them was recaptured.[291]
2005 Tierpark Dählhölzli Bern Eurasian otter 2 years During a flooding, the otter pair Lumpi and Orava escaped and settled at the Aare between Bern and Münsingen. Shortly after, Orava gave birth to three pups. In 2007, the pair was captured, as well as one of the pups. The other pups were never found.[292]
2000 Zoo Basel Basel Ring-tailed lemur Unknown [285]
1999 Tierpark Dählhölzli Bern Eurasian beaver Never captured A pair of beavers escaped the zoo and settled at the Aare between Münsingen and Lake Wohlen.[291]
1987 Zoo Basel Basel Chimpanzee Several hours Five chimps escaped out of their enclosure, but stayed in the ape house. When trying to tranquilize the male Eros, he broke through the glass roof. After several hours, four apes could be tranquilized and recaptured. The 6-year-old male Dan tried to escape again and attacked a policeman, who shot him.[285]
1936 Zürich Zoologischer Garten Zurich Leopard Unknown The animal didn't survive its escape.[293]
1933 Zürich Zoologischer Garten Zurich Black panther Several weeks or months It is unknown how the animal could escape. It roamed free through Eastern Switzerland until it was shot by two poachers, who turned its meat into sausages. The two received a fine, which was offset by the reward for killing the panther.[294]

Thailand

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2024 Chiang Mai Zoo Chiang Mai Red kangaroo 1 day The 2-year-old animal was hopping uphill on a road towards the Doi Suthep mountain. It was found dead the next day.[295]

Turkey

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2025 Land of Lions Manavgat Lion Several hours The male Zeus escaped its cage and injured a farmer before being shot by hunters in a nearby forest.[296]

Ukraine

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2023 Kazkova Dibrova Nova Kakhovka duck, swan Unknown They escaped after the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam.[297]
2022 Kharkiv Zoo Kharkiv Chimpanzee 2 hours The 13-year-old female Chichi was wheeled back to its enclosure on a bike.[298]

United Kingdom

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2026 Marwell Zoo Hampshire, England Capybara 8 days Samba and Tango escaped one day after arriving at the zoo. While Tango was found quickly, Samba remains on the run. People in the area around the zoo took the incident with humor, generating AI images of the rodent.[299][300]
2025 Curraghs Wildlife Park Isle of Man Yellow mongoose Unknown [301]
2025 Jersey Zoo Jersey Capybara 2.5 hours The zoo closed temporarily after the 2-year-old Tango escaped.[302]
2025 Wildwood Devon Devon, England Eurasian brown bear Brief escape The two young bears Mish and Lucy escaped their enclosure and raided a honey store. The park was evacuated and the bears were monitored by staff, before Lucy was lured back and Mish returned by itself.[303]
2024 Colchester Zoo Essex, England Rainbow lorikeet Never found The bird escaped after landing on a guest who exited the curtained aviary. To encourage its return, the remaining lorikeets were moved into their outdoor enclosure and food was left overnight, but the bird never returned.[304]
2024 Dartmoor Zoological Park Devon, England Palawan binturong 19 days [305]
2024 Amazon World Zoo Park Isle of Wight, England Raccoon Seven days Four raccoons escaped, with the last being captured seven days later.[306]
2024 Hoo Zoo Shropshire, England Capybara One week [307]
2024 Highland Wildlife Park Kingussie, Scotland Japanese macaque Five days The macaque, named Honshu, escaped and survived in the wild for five days before being captured after being found eating from a bird feeder two miles away in Kincraig.[308]
2024 London Zoo London, England Blue-throated macaw Six days The two females Lily and Margot did not return to their enclosure after their usual routine of flying freely. Six days later, they were found 60 miles away behind a family’s garden in Cambridgeshire.[309]
2023 Blackpool Zoo Lancashire, England Great white pelican[310] 19 days The 17-week-old bird went missing after being scared by seagulls. 19 days later, it was captured in Knaresborough, 73.5 miles (118 km) away from the zoo.[311]
2023 Newquay Zoo Cornwall, England Red panda One day [312]
2023 Pet Encounter Cumbria Cumbria, England Tegu 2 weeks Echo escaped after digging her way out of an enclosure. Two weeks later, she was found in the backyard.[313]
2023 Wild Zoological Park Staffordshire, England Yellow parrot Unknown The birds were knocked off the zoo's area by a gust of wind.[314]
2022 Tiny Steps Petting Farm Lincolnshire, England Wallaby 18 days [315]
2021 Waulkmill Menagierie Petting Farm Aberdeenshire, Scotland Wallaby Unknown The 6-month-old Eddie escaped on his first day in the zoo. He was spotted one mile (1.6 km) away from the zoo outside a pub in New Deer.[316]
2021 Whipsnade Zoo Bedfordshire, England Brown bear Less than a day A falling tree damaged a fence, allowing two female bears to cross into the neighbouring enclosure, where they attacked a male boar. They were shot by zookeepers.[317]
2020 Curraghs Wildlife Park Isle of Man Red panda 3 days The 7-year-old Kush escaped.[318]
2020 Johnsons Zoological Gardens Cambridgeshire, England Wallaby Unknown The wallaby was captured by the police in St. Ives, almost six miles (9.65 km) away from the zoo.[319]
2019 Belfast Zoo Belfast, Northern Ireland Chimpanzee Brief escape Several chimps used a branch to climb up a wall.[320]
2019 Belfast Zoo Belfast, Northern Ireland Red panda 1 day [321]
2019 Curraghs Wildlife Park Isle of Man Red panda 3 weeks The 7-year-old Kush escaped after a tree fell across his enclosure. He was spotted a mile (1.6 km) away from the zoo in garden.[322]
2019 Exmoor Zoo Devon, England Pink-backed pelican[323] Unknown The 3-year-old bird escaped while workers were cutting the feathers of its flock.[324]
2018 Belfast Zoo Belfast, Northern Ireland Colombian spider monkey[325] Several hours The monkey died after being hit by a car on the M2 motorway.[326]
2018 Dudley Zoo West Midlands, England Snow leopard Less than a day 8-year-old Margaash shot dead after a zookeeper left the enclosure door open and it escaped. At this time, the zoo was already closed.[327]
2018 Five Sisters Zoo West Lothian, Scotland African sacred ibis 3 days The 3-year-old bird was caught six miles (9.65 km) away in Whitehill Industrial Estate in Bathgate.[328]
2018 Tropiquaria Somerset, England South American tapir Several hours [329]
2018 Unspecified private zoo Cornwall, England Clouded leopard 1 week The animal hunted sheep until it was caught in a farmer's fox trap.[330]
2017 Borth Animalarium Borth, Wales Eurasian lynx 13 days 1-year-old female Lilith climbed a spindly sapling growing in her enclosure and jumped over the fences. She was killed by marksmen in a caravan park in Aberystwyth.[331][332]
2017 Chester Zoo Cheshire, England Sumatran orangutan Brief escape The 8-year-old female Indah escaped her enclosure and went into a staff area.[333]
2016 Chester Zoo Cheshire, England Sumatran orangutan Brief escape The four apes Subis, Indah, Tuti and Siska escaped during a time when the Monsoon Forest building was not open for visitors.[334]
2016 Dartmoor Zoological Park Dartmoor, England Carpathian lynx 3 weeks The 2-year-old male Flaviu escaped one day after arriving from Port Lympne Wild Animal Park. Children at the nearby Little Orchard Montessori School were told to stay inside earlier. Until he was captured three weeks later, the young lynx killed four lambs.[335][336]
2016 London Zoo London, England Western lowland gorilla[337] Brief escape After a door was left unsecured during feeding time, the male Kumbuka made his escape but only made it as far as a storage area, where he drank five litres of undiluted squash before being tranquilised and brought back to his enclosure.[213]
2016 Paignton Zoo Devon, England Lechwe 2 hours The escape was triggered by fights between the males in the zoo's herd. After it was tranquilized and recaptured in a garden in Paignton, it was put down.[338]
2015 Belfast Zoo Belfast, Northern Ireland Lion-tailed macaque 3 days (1st escape), brief escape (2nd escape) In March, the two monkeys Zoid and Rose escaped. Rose was captured one day later at Cave Hill, Zoid was captured three days after its escape near houses in Ben Madigan Park in northern Belfast. One month later, another animal escaped for a brief period, before it was also recaptured.[339][340]
2014 Tropiquaria Somerset, England Raccoon Unknown The female Missy escaped by digging a tunnel through the ground which was softened due to a recent flooding.[341]
2013 Belfast Zoo Belfast, Northern Ireland Lion-tailed macaque 1 week Six monkeys escaped.[342]
2013 Colchester Zoo Essex, England Timber wolf 8 hours Five wolves escaped through a damaged fence. Three of them were shot dead.[343]
2010 Belfast Zoo Belfast, Northern Ireland White-nosed coati Five weeks [344][345]
2009 Chester Zoo Cheshire, England Chimpanzee 3 hours 30 chimps escaped their enclosure at lunchtime and went to a food preparation area. The zoo was evacuated. After they had eaten, they could be brought back.[346][347]
2008 Belfast Zoo Belfast, Northern Ireland Prairie dog Unknown [348]
2008 Belfast Zoo Belfast, Northern Ireland Ring-tailed lemur Unknown The lemur was found dead 1.5 miles away from the zoo on Hightown Road.[348]
2008 Hamerton Zoo Park Cambridgeshire, England Cheetah Unknown The 3-year-old animal escaped through a defective fence and was later found by a 9-year-old boy in his back garden.[349]
2007 Dartmoor Zoological Park Dartmoor, England Wolf Less than a day [335]
2006 Belfast Zoo Belfast, Northern Ireland Bongo Unknown After a dog attack, two animals jumped over the fence of their enclosure.[348]
2006 Dartmoor Zoological Park Dartmoor, England Jaguar Less than a day The animal escaped into the tiger enclosure before it was sedated.[335]
2005 Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park Birmingham, England Red panda Less than a day, 4 days Believed to have been blown out of a tree or leapt to another. Initially escaped and recaptured the same day, then escaped again a few days later. Netted after being found in a tree.[350][351]
2005 Belfast Zoo Belfast, Northern Ireland Chimpanzee Several minutes 9-year-old Phoebe escaped together with two other chimps by using a log to climb out of the enclosure. They put their hands up and returned after the police fired warning shots into the air.[352]
2005 Belfast Zoo Belfast, Northern Ireland Eastern black-and-white colobus[353] 1 week The young male Mojo fled after an argument with his father and returned one week later. After his return, it was decided to ship him and his brothers off to South Africa's Induna Primate and Parrot Park.[354][355]
2003 Chester Zoo Cheshire, England Orangutan 90 minutes The ape sat on the roof of its enclosure until he went back in to sleep.[346]
1997 South Lakes Safari Zoo Cumbria, England White rhinoceros Brief escape The animal fell down a ravine and had to be shot.[22]
1996 Chester Zoo Cheshire, England Chimpanzee Less than a day A 30-year-old ape escaped and attacked a zookeeper. It was shot after tranquilisation failed.[346]
1975 Chester Zoo Cheshire, England Asian elephant Less than a day The bull Nobby broke through the perimeter fence while in his musth. He was shot dead in a nearby residential area after employees failed to tranquilise him.[346]
1965 London Zoo London, England Golden eagle 17 days The escape of the male Goldie caused a nationwide sensation. Ten months later, he escaped again for five days.[356]
1957 Glasgow Zoo Lanarkshire, Scotland Red deer Unknown The deer Bambi was later recaptured after being found more than 1.5 miles (1 km) away.[357]
1951 Glasgow Zoo Lanarkshire, Scotland Raccoon Never found [357]
1949 Glasgow Zoo Lanarkshire, Scotland Bengal tiger Less than a day The tigress Sheila was shot dead after nearly killing a zookeeper.[357]
1948 Glasgow Zoo Lanarkshire, Scotland Asian elephant, camel Less than a day The female Freda bursted out of the elephant house and released a camel from the neighbouring enclosure.[357]
1947 Glasgow Zoo Lanarkshire, Scotland Kangaroo Unknown Two kangaroos escaped. One wandered through the zoo, the other was found at a field in Mount Vernon.[357]
1904-1905 Unspecified zoo Northumberland, England Wolf 2 months Hexham wolf

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2025 Brookfield Zoo Chicago Brookfield, Illinois Nyala Brief escape [358]
2025 Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio Alpaca Unknown Three alpacas escaped from The Barnyard during a routine cleaning.[359]
2025 G&G Animals Oswego, New York Wallaby 11 days The female wallaby Mac escaped.[360]
2025 Indianapolis Zoo Indianapolis, Indiana Chimpanzee Brief escape The 34-year-old female Mara escaped her enclosure around 10 a.m., forcing 37 guests to take shelter inside the dolphin exhibit.[361]
2025 Living Desert Zoo and Gardens Palm Desert, California Bat-eared fox Unknown [362]
2025 New Zoo Adventure Park Suamico, Wisconsin North American river otter Never found During a snowstorm the pair Louie and Ophelia escaped through a hole in a fence. One month later Ophelia was captured. After Louie evaded capture several times, the search for him was concluded.[363]
2025 Reid Park Zoo Tucson, Arizona Reticulated giraffe Brief escape Three-year-old giraffe named Msituni (see-TOO-nee) escaped briefly and was found nearby her enclosure munching on mesquite tree leaves. She came back into her enclosure on her own, under the supervision of the zoo's animal care and veterinary teams.
2025 Turtle Back Zoo West Orange, New Jersey American black bear Brief escape The 20-year-old female Jelly briefly escaped into an area not open to the public before the zoo opened.[364]
2025 Zootastic Park Troutman, North Carolina Capuchin monkey 6 days The monkey escaped by pulling the wire bars apart and sliding through them. About a week later, it was killed by a vehicle.[365][366]
2024 Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio Dromedary, goat Brief escape One June 11, two camels escaped. Four days later, 15 goats were released from their enclosure.[359]
2023-2024 Central Park Zoo New York City Eurasian eagle-owl 1 year Flaco escaped from his enclosure, living in Central Park for a year drawing much attention and eluding attempts at being captured.
2023 Central Park Zoo New York City California sea lion[367] Less than a day Sally the sea lion escaped during a flooding, but was monitored by employees and returned to her enclosure by herself.[368]
2023 Dallas Zoo Dallas, Texas Clouded leopard Several hours A clouded leopard named Nova was intentionally let out of her enclosure by a man named Davion Irvin, who also killed a vulture at the zoo and stole two monkeys.[369]
2023 Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium Omaha, Nebraska Cheetah Brief escape A 5-year-old female Cheetah named Gretchen escaped; the zoo was immediately closed, and guests and staff members were directed to secure indoor locations.[370]
2023 Saint Louis Zoo St. Louis, Missouri Spectacled bear 2 hours (in total) The 4-year-old male Ben escaped in early February by meddling with the steel mesh of his outdoor enclosure, he was captured after one hour and a half. The same month, he escaped again for 50 minutes.[371]
2022 Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Cleveland, Ohio Mexican wolf Brief escape [372]
2022 Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens Jacksonville, Florida Black bear Under an hour A black bear was shot after escaping its enclosure and attacking a zoo keeper.[373]
2022 Memphis Zoo Memphis, Tennessee Wallaby 2 days [374]
2021 It's A Zoo Life Macclesfield, North Carolina Serval Brief escape The owner of the zoo said that a pig released the serval.[375]
2021 Minnesota Zoo Apple Valley, Minnesota Eurasian eagle-owl 14 days Gladys
2018 Audubon Zoo New Orleans, Louisiana Jaguar 1 hour, 35 minutes A jaguar named Valerio managed to escape his enclosure, entering other enclosures in the zoo and killed four alpacas, one emu, and one fox. The jaguar was tranquillized and was not harmed.[376]
2018 Greenville Zoo Greenville, South Carolina Sumatran orangutan 20 minutes The 12-year-old male Kumar escaped briefly while a contractor was replacing mesh panels[377]
2017 Greenville Zoo Greenville, South Carolina Sumatran orangutan Brief escape The 12-year-old male Kumar escaped briefly.[378]
2017 Smithsonian National Zoo Washington, D.C. Bobcat 2 days [379]
2016 Binder Park Zoo Battle Creek, Michigan Waterbuck 2 hours [380]
2015 Memphis Zoo Memphis, Tennessee Celebes crested macaque 2 days A tiny macaque called Zimm escaped her enclosure by climbing a wall. Two days later, she was found inside a drainage system. Zimm's escape resulted in a Twitter account that racked up more than 1,500 followers.[381]
2014 Como Zoo Saint Paul, Minnesota Western lowland gorilla 50 minutes The three male gorillas Virgil, Sampson and Jabir escaped briefly, visitors were brought into secure areas.[382]
2013 Smithsonian National Zoo Washington, D.C. Red panda 1 day Rusty the red panda escaped from his enclosure around 7:30 am. He was found in the Adams Morgan neighbourhood and rescued from a tree by the local humane society.[383]
2011 Bronx Zoo New York City Egyptian cobra 6 days An Egyptian cobra managed to elude zoo keepers and survive nearly a week outside of its enclosure at the Bronx Zoo.[384]
2011 Los Angeles Zoo Los Angeles, California Bornean orangutan[385] Brief escape The 6-year-old female Berani escaped through a hole before she was sedated by zookeepers.[386]
2011 Minnesota Zoo Apple Valley, Minnesota Mexican wolf Brief escape An 8-year-old male wolf escaped his enclosure through a hole in the fence. To keep visitors safe, the animal was shot.[387]
2011 Muskingum County Animal Farm Zanesville, Ohio Bengal tiger, black bear, grizzly bear, wolf, macaque, baboon, cougar, lion 1 night See 2011 Zanesville, Ohio animal escape
2008 Honolulu Zoo Honolulu, Hawaii Sumatran tiger Brief escape The 8-year-old male Berani escaped briefly through an open door before being lured back into his enclosure.[388]
2007 San Francisco Zoo San Francisco, California Siberian tiger One night See San Francisco Zoo tiger attacks
2006 Utah's Hogle Zoo Salt Lake City, Utah Wolf 1.5 hours The 8-year-old female Maddi jumped over a barbed wire fence. The zoo was evacuated and temporarily closed.[389]
2005 Sedgwick County Zoo Wichita, Kansas Lesser flamingo 17 years Two flamingos, Flamingo 492 and 347, escaped their enclosure during a storm. One of the flamingos was last seen in Minnesota, while the other was last seen in 2022 in Port Lavaca, Texas.[390]
2004 Binder Park Zoo Battle Creek, Michigan Mexican wolf 2 months The wolf was hit by a train in Vicksburg.[380]
2000 Los Angeles Zoo Los Angeles, California Western lowland gorilla[391] Unknown The 24-year-old female Evelyn took advantage of the zoo’s need for a renovation and escaped her enclosure four or five times.[392]
1997 JungleLand Zoo Kissimmee, Florida Lion 2 days The lioness Nala (named after the fictional character from The Lion King) escaped after being scared by the noises of the installment of a platform. She was tranquilised two days later by a vet.[393][228]
1997 Oakland Zoo Oakland, California American bison Half an hour [394]
1994 Como Park Zoo and Conservatory Saint Paul, Minnesota Western lowland gorilla 45 minutes The male Casey escaped by climbing a 15 ft (4.5 m) tall concrete wall.[395][382]
1987 Tracy Aviary Salt Lake City, Utah Chilean flamingo 18 years See Pink Floyd the flamingo
1986 Los Angeles Zoo Los Angeles, California Western lowland gorilla[391] Unknown The 10-year-old female Evelyn jumped on the back of another gorilla to jump over a 12 ft (3.65 m) tall wall.
1985-1987 San Diego Zoo San Diego, California Bornean orang-utan Usually under an hour The orang-utan Ken Allen escaped his enclosure nine times.
1982 Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, Illinois Western lowland gorilla[396] 15 minutes The silverback Otto escaped and wandered between the Lion House and the Reptile House. After a vet tranquilised him, he climbed on top of the Crown Field Center before falling into some bushes.[397]
1979 Los Angeles Zoo Los Angeles, California Wolf Unknown The female Virginia escaped several times by climbing trees and fences.[398]
1964 Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, Illinois Western lowland gorilla[396] Brief escape The silverback Sinbad escaped his cage, but was tranquilised before getting out of the Ape House.[397]
1964 San Francisco Zoo San Francisco, California Agouti, American bison,[399] pygmy hippopotamus Less than a day [398]
1957 Bronx Zoo New York City Platypus Never found Penelope
1954 Fort Worth Zoo Fort Worth, Texas Python 15 days A female called Pete (later renamed to Patricia) escaped through a faulty door. Nearby residents wouldn't let their children out of the house, a $500 bounty was put up and the search for the reptile captured the nation's attention.[400]
1935 Frank Buck’s Jungle Camp Massapequa, New York Rhesus macaque Several days Led by a male called Al Capone, 175 of the 500 monkeys escaped from their enclosure, supposedly after an employee left a wooden plank over the moat that normally kept them in. Over the next days, the macaques wreaked havoc in Long Island.[401]
1934 Frank Buck's Jungle Camp Century of Progress, Chicago, Illinois Rhesus macaque Unknown At least two animals escaped and smashed up the exhibit of a pottery company.[401]
1916 Bronx Zoo New York City Ring-tailed cat 2 months The ring-tailed cat Loco escaped and feasted on the zoo's bird collection before being caught two months later.[402]
1908 Bronx Zoo New York City Cuban iguana, Indian python Brief escape Two iguanas escaped their confines, which caused panic among the visitors. They were thrown into burlap sacks and returned to their confines. In the same year, an Indian python escaped briefly.[402]
1905 Bronx Zoo New York City Snow leopard 1 day The mate of the one that escaped 1904. It was caught in the night after it escaped.[402]
1904 Bronx Zoo New York City Snow leopard 1 day A snow leopard managed to escape Bronx Zoo before being shot.[402]
1903 Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, Illinois California sea lion At least one year The male Big Ben destroyed two fences and escaped into the outer lagoon. He wasn't captured for several years and spotted in Racine, Wisconsin, St. Joseph, Michigan and Muscatine, Iowa. In 1904, it was reported that his remains had been found near Bridgman, Michigan, although fishermen from Galveston, Texas claimed that they caught him in 1910.[403]
1902 Bronx Zoo New York City Jaguar Never found A black panther crashed a picnic and is said to have eaten the sandwiches and the ham, which led to panic among the zoo's visitors. It eventually jumped into the Bronx River and swam away.[402]
1901 Bronx Zoo New York City Bear Unknown [402]
1897 Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, Illinois Spotted hyena 1 week A male named Jim escaped to Graceland Cemetery and was not caught for a week, until it was shot by two employees at a strawberry patch in Forest Park. During the escape, children in Edgewater and Rogers Park had to stay inside.[404]
1892 Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, Illinois Asian elephant[405] Less than a day The female Duchess escaped while being brought to her day quarters. She ran to Webster Avenue, smashed the double doors of the Bartholomae & Leicht brewery and tripped over a barrel of beer in a nearby saloon. Eventually, she was tied between two trees and brought back.[403]
1889 Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, Illinois Sea lion Never captured All 18 sea lions escaped and wandered to Clark Street. All but one were captured.[406]
1880 Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, Illinois Sea lion Less than a day Two sea lions hopped a fence. One was lured back with fish, the other returned by itself.[403]

Vietnam

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Year Zoo Location Species Time loose Notes
2024 Unknown zoo Thang Binh District Asian elephant 4.5 hours [407]

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