They will remember Adam and Eve. Biblical characters aside, they were two chimpanzees living in a zoo in Mallorca who had decided to escape from it years ago in search of freedom. The two found him days later, but sadly in the form of death. One was shot dead, and the other was found drowned on a raft.
Escape from the fences where orangutans, gorillas, bonobos or chimpanzees live is constant. Designers of such centers know how easy it is to achieve this. It makes sense, all these animals have two very powerful weapons to succeed in their escape. On the one hand, it has power. It is estimated that this is at least 10 times superior to the strongest man that could ever exist in the world. On the other hand, he has intelligence and the ability to use tools that help him achieve his goal. A simple screwdriver forgotten in maintenance or a weak wire on the ground may be the best exit key for them.
One of the last animals to achieve its goal was “Oseye”, a chimpanzee from the Barcelona Zoo. The animal was eventually caught and returned to its facility. Another case was “Chichi”, a chimpanzee who escaped from the Kharkov zoo, frightened by the noise of the bombing.
In the second case, it was her keeper who talked to her and persuaded her to return to the zoo. In fact, the image of the same to return home by cycling has become viral in the human networks they spread.
Currently, most zoos still have such animals on their premises. Many are part of captive breeding programs to combat species extinction. However, their constant escapism, extremely strong intelligence, and very human appearance fuel the debate over whether such animals should live in captivity.