A chimp, a branch, and an escape

A chimp, a branch, and an escape

A chimp, a branch, and an escape

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chimpanzees escaped at the Kansas City Zoo.

They were too smart for their zookeepers.

That, at least, was Randy Wisthoff's explanation. He runs the zoo.

“Chimps are so smart,” he said.

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This news article is most likely?

• Fiction / Fantasy

• Non Fiction / Informational Text

• Fact / Opinion

Up The Wall

Wisthoff thinks one of the chimps found or broke off a long branch. The chimp leaned it against a wall. The chimp climbed to the top. Then he got six friends to join him. They all climbed up the branch.

At one point, three chimps went over the wall. Only zoo workers can enter that area though.

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How did the chimps escape from their zoo area?

• They left through an open door.

• They got up on a branch and went over a wall.

• They left through an open door.

None of the zoo visitors were ever in danger.

The breakout happened in the afternoon. It took an hour to get the animals back in. Twelve chimps live in a huge fenced-in area. It's the size of 75 football fields.

Zoo workers lured the chimps back with fruit and vegetables.

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Who got the chimps to go back into their cages?

• visitors

• zookeepers

• animals

“It was almost their dinnertime,” Wisthoff said.

Most of the chimps went back quietly. One chimp liked his freedom. Zookeepers offered him malted milk balls.

That worked, said Wisthoff.

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Which choice gives an example of how the chimps were "lured" back to their area?

• Zookeepers offered him malted milk balls.

• The largest chimp weighed about 150 pounds.

• Visitors had to stay where they were.

"Code Red"

Chimps can be dangerous. The largest chimp weighed about 150 pounds. They also can be very strong.

The escape caused a "Code Red." That's the zoo's emergency plan. Visitors had to stay where they were. About 1,800 people visited the zoo Thursday.

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What is a "Code Red"?

• zoo visitors feeding animals

• dangerous chimps

• the zoo's emergency plan

Zoo visitor Mari Cintron was at the penguin exhibit when the chimps escaped. She was with three children. They all enjoyed their time.

“We just visited with the penguins,” she said. “It was very calm.”

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Zoo visitor Mari Cintron was at the penguin exhibit when the chimps escaped.

What does the word "exhibit" mean?

• building

• display

• area

But Brie Huffman was stuck in an area where food is kept. It was boring and smelly. Zoo workers gave her free tickets. That made her happy.

The free tickets are good until Dec. 31. Huffman said she will be using all of them.

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What made Brie Huffman happy?

• free zoo tickets

• the boring and smelly zoo

• being stuck in the area where the food is