Paris Zoo Shut Down Due to 50 Baboons Escaping: Reports

Paris Zoo Shut Down Due to 50 Baboons Escaping: Reports
A male baboon watches his troop in Capetown, South Africa. Paula Bronstein /Getty Images
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A zoo in Paris was evacuated after about 50 baboons escaped their enclosure, according to reports on Friday.

The baboons were housed at the Vincennes Zoo on the southeastern outskirts of Paris, the Telegraph reported.