Zookeepers are chased by gorillas at an American zoo; to see

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Two zookeepers trapped in a yard at the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas were terrorized by Elmo, a silverback gorilla, but managed to escape unharmed.

Two zookeepers were trapped in an area reserved for gorillas At the Forth Worth Zoo in Texas, visitors witnessed the moment they had to escape from the animals. The footage went viral on social media.

Elmo, a 34-year-old male silverback gorilla, A cave-like structure emerged into public view According to a video posted on TikTok, one of the employees briefly escaped and ran to a nearby door.

“In it, you see the first zookeeper throw a bucket and run in,” former zoo security officer Ben White, who captured the video, told WFAA.

“She'll hold the door open for a while, so you'll also see her using the radio to communicate with the other guards,” he said.

“You see Elmo running, you see the second keeper. She tries to distract him, hides behind a tree, plays hide and seek with him,” White said. “At the end of the video, you see the gorilla with the bucket and he's like, 'Hey, did you forget the bucket,'” the source jokes.

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Terrified witnesses can be heard pleading and praying for the two employees' safety throughout the 2-minute video. Despite the scare, no one was injured. The video was made about five months ago, but White released it this week and it's a hit 42.5 million views.

“I was actually going through the camera gallery and saw that I had it,” he said. “There was no intention, I just posted it because I thought it was cool,” he admitted.

In a statement, the Fort Worth Zoo said: “One incident involved two of our keepers sharing space with our 34-year-old silverback gorilla. Fortunately, there was no physical contact between the keepers and the gorilla; and all staff and animals. Every day, zookeepers move troop of gorillas into their indoor habitat, So zookeepers can keep the animals' lunch in their outdoor habitats.”

“Due to a keeper's mistake, the staff entered the yard unaware that the gorilla was still in its habitat. The zookeepers train these animals daily and thanks to their knowledge and experience, they calmly handled the situation and left. The yard is safe. Understandably, sharing this video was emotional for all the keepers involved. was