Alice’s care team simply called her name, and she calmly returned to her enclosure approximately 90 minutes later.
A 52-year-old Asian elephant at Albuquerque ’s ABQ BioPark Zoo busted through steel fencing early Sunday morning and went for a stroll along the visitor walkways, snacking on plants and trees before anyone could stop her.
Zoo security found the escapee, Alice, around 7:30 a.m. — an hour and a half before opening – casually munching away without a care in the world. Staff arrived within 10 minutes, but didn’t need to wrangle her: Alice’s care team simply called her name, and she calmly returned to her enclosure approximately 90 minutes later. Kristi Noem weighs in on report husband lives cross-dressing double life: 'The family was blindsided by this' Why TSA workers in Atlanta are being ordered to give back gift cards that Tyler Perry handed out during shutdown“The BioPark routinely runs drills to practice response to all types of emergencies, and today, the staff executed that protocol perfectly,” reads a news release from the City of Albuquerque. “Because the elephant care team has developed a deep and trusting bond with Alice, she walked safely and calmly back to her habitat when called.”Officials said their response protocol worked “exactly as we intended” and that major changes to operations weren’t necessary, though they acknowledged they’re now working to make the habitat “Alice-proof.” The zoo opened just 30 minutes behind schedule, delayed only long enough to clean up the trail of half-eaten foliage Alice had left in her wake. Kristi Noem weighs in on report husband lives cross-dressing double life: 'The family was blindsided by this' Why TSA workers in Atlanta are being ordered to give back gift cards that Tyler Perry handed out during shutdown3.8K Pentagon preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran — as Trump warned regime to ‘get serious’ about peace deal: reportShop our Amazon Spring Sale editors’ picks ASAP: Skincare to Hailey Bieber-worn jeansWatch Travis Kelce’s “Embarrassing” Opening Day First Pitch, Courtesy of Netflix Sports: “Looked Like Taylor Threw It” ‘Love Story’ Ending Explained: Were JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette Planning Their Divorce When Their Plane Crashed? “I’m So Sorry, Mommy”: Savannah Guthrie’s Teary ‘Today’ Apology To Her Missing Mother Will Break Your Heart Howie Mandel Sparks Tense Moment On ‘Live’ After Finding Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos’ Compliment Backhanded: “Like Saying, ‘You’re Smart For A Stupid Person’”Stream It Or Skip It: 'Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole' On Netflix, Where A Troubled Detective Tracks Down A Serial Killer Who Is Terrorizing Oslo
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